Patricia Vieira

Is it wrong to use the expression ‘women and children’ when reporting on disasters or war zones?

The rebel fervour of the new Hollywood film is unlikely to last longer than its theatre screening.

Literature breaks the continuum of the everyday and makes us stop and think, notes Vieira.

The popularity of The Hobbit and other prequels makes us reflect upon the reasons why this film genre is so attractive.

Is ‘Skyfall’ telling us that, like Bond, Europe should to go back to its roots for regeneration?

Unlike fatalists, tragic heroes do not give up in the face of fate; rather, they act against all odds, write authors.

Inanimate objects may communicate a meaning or intent through their juxtaposition with other objects, and with us.