The Illusion brings together around thirty texts by Antonio Doñate written between 2002 and 2022. They were mostly published in a variety of media, including personal or collective blogs, cultural supplements, alternative space magazines, and books by various authors, and they review some of the aesthetic, formative, and informational changes in contemporary societies. Pop music, graphic design, contemporary art, new politics, conscious parenthood, educational complexities… all serve as vessels for expressing personal opinions and panoramic views. A true manual for navigating the vital, aesthetic, and ideological changes of the past twenty years.