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Gen Z is the most anxious generation ever, because it always starts from the wrong assumption that we can control and monitor everything, even sex and love.
It was early in the morning. The man arrived at the 1908 War at seven in the morning and the war was still closed. There was a little woman at the door selling chestnuts. He bought some, waited, and asked what time they opened. It was to Solnado that we owe this chronicle of the Portuguese absurd, that of the hero who goes...
Portugal continues to cultivate with remarkable persistence an ancient art: monitoring women with the energy it rarely applies to monitoring those in power. Opinion by Paulo Sousa.
And here we are, in full-country mode, discussing Margarida's dress which, following Carolina's skirt, has become the centre of the great and renowned national forum for textile analysis. A column by Carmen Garcia.
The 'Valentino' who annoyed the bunch with nothing better to do.
This is the influence of these “influencers”. The ostracism I wanted for them is for them to be left talking to themselves, but that will never happen — we are not the Athenians of the 5th century. Opinion by José Pacheco Pereira
We are so afraid of what others think, so insecure, and have such a desire to always be highly desired, that we end up crushing our own soul. A column by Miguel Esteves Cardoso.
Enough of this tribalism that makes public debate impossible because every tribe thinks their topic belongs only to their private or tribal space; in this case, it is ballet and opera, but it could be Alentejo singing, rap, bicycles, doctors, animal rights activists, vegans, or the national curling league.
The monarch harshly criticised those who “abuse others without thinking about the consequences” at a Women's Day event.
I had to look it up on the internet — always a good sign — where the Webster’s website defines a 'failson' as an incompetent son of a wealthy father who only gets by because of who his father is. A column by Miguel Esteves Cardoso.
Reflecting on the enduring challenges of gender inequality, the author discusses the wage gap, the lack of women in leadership roles, and the necessity of International Women's Day. The text also pays tribute to the late Lobo Antunes and Nuno Morais Sarmento, while critiquing societal structures and the internal competition among women that often hinders progress toward true equality.
Do the clouds realise the harm they're causing? Can't they go and rain somewhere else? It's not as if there aren't places on the planet that need water. Column by Miguel Esteves Cardoso.
There’s a bit of everything: a touch of paganism, a touch of Christianity, a touch of democracy, a touch of clowning, a touch of sadness and a touch of love. Opinion piece by Miguel Esteves Cardoso.
An opinion piece drawing parallels between Portuguese society and the moral and social decay depicted in Eça de Queirós's novel 'Os Maias', arguing that the nation mirrors the family's decadence.
“We've reached something because there are others who keep growing and we...,” the commentator added on 'Irritações'.
We are the people of ‘it's not like everything's missing anymore’. As soon as we're born, it's 'not like everything's missing anymore'. The phrase 'it's not like everything's missing anymore' is a double-edged sword. If it weren't, it wouldn't have the power — or the charm — that it has. Column by Miguel Esteves Cardoso.
It is possible to reinterpret Iphigenia's sacrifice in the 21st century if we consider the progressive ideas that influence how we think and act and have helped shape a culture of divorce.
A breakdown unravels even the most prim-and-proper people. It disarms them. It takes them apart. It divides them into tiny pieces, like someone dismantling a monument made of Lego. Column by Miguel Esteves Cardoso.
Portugal needs a Church that is free: free from political parties, but not without conscience; distant from power, yet close to real suffering.
A bold woman is the equivalent of a moderate man. Column by Inês Meneses
One of the common complaints, from both women and men, is the lack of initiative on the part of women, which is linked to the so-called 'spontaneous desire'. Column by Tânia Graça.
Which carries more weight for the lives of people in cities today — the death of an acquaintance or a mobile phone failing?
History is cruel, but it is not useless. It creates a common destiny, albeit unequally. Opinion by Elísio Macamo.
We are all mired in an inward-looking subjectivism that protects what we think in the worst possible way: by becoming indifferent to what others think. Column by Miguel Esteves Cardoso.