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Valentine’s Day, a very special day for Cubans

February 14th is upon us which means it’s the day of lovers here in Cuba. Most couples go out hunting for a gift worthy of such a celebration. All of them on their own and in secret.

Havana Book Fair Concludes, another Big Success

The San Carlos de La Cabana fortress was the main venue for the fair but not the only one as there were 22 smaller venues in the capital selling books and presenting them.

Facebook or the sea of reencounters

I belong to the analog generation. The generation that watched Russian cartoons in black and white and lived the boom of the videotapes. I only received letters every three months and a birthday card from my father who had emigrated.

My Book Presentation at the Havana Book Fair

I just presented my third collection of poems: “De las escaleras para abajo”, recently published by the Hermanos Loynaz publishing house from Pinar del Rio, on Sunday February 4th, at the Morro-Cabana fairground.

The problem with being a YouTuber

I have already spoken about YouTubers in a few of my previous articles, but today I want to touch on another aspect of this phenomenon.

Abstract expressionism in Havana

Inside the headquarters of Lloyds* in the Cuban capital is a visual arts exhibition under the unique halo of abstractionism. (8 photos)

Venezuela’s King Midas

I don’t know why, but every time I hear or read the story about King Midas, I begin to hum a song, the chorus of which goes like this: “Go hide, the garbage is coming.”

You Won’t Read in Public

I ask myself, if I as a citizen of this country I don’t have the right to read my writings wherever I want, to show my literature to whomever I like, without having to feel afraid of being sabotaged, violently arrested, or seen as an outcast…

Unity in the Cuban Revolution

Some people criticize the fact that there aren’t disagreements and debates in the Cuban Parliament because someone is against some law or article being approved. But far from being reprehensible, this unanimity communicates the unity that exists in the Cuban Revolution.

Where Are We Heading

It’s becoming harder and harder to find an artistic product that moves you. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a movie, a series, even a song or a book, nearly everything we consume is just like a meal.