Author: Stickwithus

​​SLXLM José Sabogal (1888-1956), was one of the few commercially successful artists in the first half of the 20th century in Peru and was one of the creators and masters of the Indigenismo movement. This movement denounced and criticized inequalities in society and the \”Indian problem\” (SCIORRA, 2013). \”The common image of the Andean Indian…

We wish You a peaceful time with your relatives and friends during this holiday season and a happy new year from us to all of You. We\’ll continue posting in the year 2019 too, so let\’s keep in touch!

INTRODUCTION The idea is to talk about regional mythology and analyze the origin of the gaucho from another point of view. Through myths, legends and stories and it is possible to know the sources that helped to build the identity of the gauchos. Studying the social imaginary of Rio Grande do Sul is being able…

Movies are bigger than ever. The budget and the audiences are going through billions of dollars every year. I would like to quote “Brad Fox” who did calculations as follows: Given all that it\’s safe to assume that the total production expenses of \”Hollywood\” in 2014 was probably somewhere around $16.62B worldwide. Of course, it…

This insightful quote has been attributed to late actor Heath Ledger, who tragically passed away at the early age of only 28 in 2008. The cause of death was intoxication by prescribed meds that caused a cardiac arrest. Despite that, many people say that his mental state was already in a bad place prior to…

Yes, I turned thirty. No, it was not as I thought it would be. Of all ages so far, this was the only one that made me think about all things in my life, good and bad. Why? Perhaps from of all birthdays, this has been the one I thought about and idealized the most…

Do you remember how easy it was to make friends as kids? Most of the times, all you needed was a common interest like a sport or music in to go on and forge a friendship that, sometimes, could last years or a lifetime! Personally, I had a bit of difficulties making friends when I…

As the end of 2018 is approaching, the temperature is getting colder and the nights longer. The one thing that remains from one year to another is the people\’s need to buy things. I don’t want to write about the consumer’s side of the issue, as we all know that many people go crazy when…

Technologies have made it possible for information to be shared all over the planet in a matter of seconds. Information that can be faulty, edited or purposely misleading. The fact checking and the critical receiving of the information has become even more crucial than ever. There are now an even growing movement that doesn’t believe…

In the future we will see things that we can’t even imagine. That is if you look at inventions and engineering in a long enough scope. Sure, everyone could have good guesses/estimates/predictions on what will happen for example, tomorrow, but you would have to be psychic or a genius to know what will happen in…