Spanish Civil War

80-Year-Old Nun Charged In Baby-Stealing Operation

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 04.13.2012

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MADRID -- An 80-year-old Spanish nun has refused to testify at a court hearing about her alleged involvement in the stealing of newborn babies from th...

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Baltasar Garzon, Champion of Human Rights

Kerry Kennedy | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Spanish Civil War, Chile Murders, Baltasar Garzon Human Rights, Human Rights, Batasar Garzon, Augusto Pinochet, Chile Disappearences, World News
Kerry Kennedy

Judge Garzon has courageously sought accountability for atrocities around the world. His conviction in the wake of his pursuit of justice for the murdered and the disappeared should be a warning to all who care about human rights.

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Historic Testimony From Victim Of Regime That Killed Thousands

AP | DANIEL WOOLLS | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzon, Video, Baltasar Garzon, Francisco Franco Trial, Spanish Judge, Spanish Civil War, Ap, World News

MADRID (AP) — With a voice so faint and hoarse it sounded like a whisper, an elderly Spanish woman dressed in black gave Spain's court system on Wed...

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The Spanish Soccer Civil War

Alan Black | Posted 10.20.2011

Read More: La Liga Latest, Barca, Real Madrid, Conflict in Spain, Spanish Civil War, Spain, Jose Mourinho, Spanish Soccer, Barcelona Real Madrid, Sports News
Alan Black

When a self-righteous man becomes obsessed with a powerful enemy, flames are almost a certainty. Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho, self-described as "the special one," is setting fire to Spanish soccer with dangerous fireworks that some fear may spark a bigger conflagration.

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Murdering Clowns Will Cause You Nightmares

Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: The Last Circus Alex De La Iglesia, The Last Circus, Spanish Civil War, Clowns, The Last Circus Clowns, Alex De La Iglesia, Video, Entertainment News

Though centuries of tradition insist that clowns are engineered to bring joy and laughter in to the hearts of boys and girls, there's always been some...

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How Do You Solve A Problem Like St. Josemaria?

Cathleen Falsani | Posted 07.09.2011

Read More: Josemaria Escriva, Opus Dei, Saint, Sinner, There Be Dragons, Catholic, Spanish Civil War, Da Vinci Code, Redemption, Roland Joffe, Dan Brown, Catholic Church, Religion News
Cathleen Falsani

"There Be Dragons," is an epic period piece set during the Spanish Civil War that tells part of Escriva's back story. But instead of focusing on the would-be saint, the film casts him in a supporting role.

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There Be Dragons Review, and Interview With Wes Bentley

Richard Karpala | Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: Communism, Roland Joffe, Catholic Film, Religious Film, Faith-Based Film, There Be Dragons Review, Fascism, Film Reviews, Spanish Civil War, Josemaria Escriva, Wes Bentley, Catholicism, Entertainment News
Richard Karpala

There Be Dragons is one of the few faith-based films that knows what "cinematic" looks and sounds like. That's what a $35 million dollar budget gets you.

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Anniversary Of The Bombing That Inspired Picasso's Masterpiece

The Huffington Post | Travis Korte | Posted 06.26.2011

Read More: Guernica, Iraq War, Politics, My Lai Massacre, Colin Powell, Prince William, Sfmoma, United Nations, War, Spanish Civil War, Painting, Picasso, Arts News

This April 26, we commemorate not a birth but a conception. 74 years ago, the air forces of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy conducted a raid against ci...

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WATCH: Joan Miró's Secret Political Side

The Huffington Post | Travis Korte | Posted 06.20.2011

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Curators have a lot to say about the new Joan Miró exhibition at London's Tate Modern. In the video below, journalist Will Gompertz asks Tate Modern ...

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The Real Thing: Saul Bellow Off the Record

David Galenson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Experimental Innovator, Virginia Woolf, Saul Bellow, William Faulkner, Philip Roth, Letters, Spanish Civil War, Leslie Fiedler, Victoria Lidov, Camus, The Plague, Ezra Pound, Arts News
David Galenson

Bellow's recently published Letters give us a generous sampling of the literary judgments of a great writer, with private assessments of his own work -- as well as that of others.

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PHOTOGRAPHY: Legendary 'Mexican Suitcase' Disappeared In 1939, Now Lands In New York

ARTINFO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Photos, Photography, History, Spanish Civil War, Art, International Center of Photography, Art Galleries, Museums, Robert Capa, Mystery, Mysteries, Arts News
ARTINFO

The mystery of the "Mexican Suitcase" is a Hemingway-esque story of vigorous expat men and women leading spare and luckless lives in the midst of the Spanish Civil War. The difference between Hemingway's yarns and this, is that this one is true.

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Memorial for Social Activist Betty Millard (1911-2010)

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Luce

Betty Millard of Chicago, a long-time social activist had danced with Zhou Enlai after the Chinese Revolution and then was called to testify as a host...

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Francisco Franco Monument Used As Set For Spanish Porno

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pornography, Generalissimo Francisco Franco, Francisco Franco, Porn Industry, Spain, Spanish Civil War, The Valley of the Fallen, Porn, Franco, World News

Anita Brooks, The Independent The valley of the Fallen, an immense monument built by the dictator Francisco Franco as a mausoleum for himself and ten...

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Capa Spanish Civil War Photo Likely Staged: Researchers

AP | HAROLD HECKLE | Posted 05.25.2011

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MADRID — Robert Capa's photograph of a falling Spanish Civil War militiaman became one of the most famous and enduring images of conflict in the...

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