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Miami: Where the Night Stops

Ever since I learned of the existence of the Miami program “La noche se mueve” (The Night Moves), directed by the ineffable Cuban radio host Edmundo Garcia, I haven’t stopped asking questions.

It Happened in Fraternity Park

This past Sunday afternoon, by mere chance I was cutting through the busiest and most centrally located park in Havana: “Parque de la Fraternidad” (Fraternity Park). It was drizzling only slightly, the temperature was nice and I was walking along in pretty good spirits, eager for human contact.

About the Pap Smear Test in Cuba

Kenya said she would never undergo a Pap smear* – and that was it. Despite my curiosity as a teenager, I couldn’t imagine how to get into her mental labyrinthine to understand the reasoning behind her refusal to do something that other women in the apartment building did without the slightest protest.

My Impressions of the 4th Cuban Social Forum (3rd and Last Part)

Unquestionably, the issue of rights and opportunities is seen as key to the future of Cuba. Frameworks that are more precise in the building of a more just country will be discussed in future gatherings of the Critical Observatory Network.

Response to an Outrageous Pamphlet

An editorial published a few days ago in the official Cubadebate web site is one of the most sickening examples of media manipulation that I have read of late. They lie without the most minimal scruples while their non-stop discourse is scathing, offensive and threatening.

The CIA Should Declare Bankruptcy

If indeed the CIA was the sponsor of the recently concluded “Festival Clic” in Havana, as claimed by the Cuban government web site Cubadebate, the leaders of that notorious international agency should seriously consider filing for “bankruptcy” right now.

Havana’s a Bunch of Crazies

“Hey, it’s hard as hell to get it. It’s a mother… I don’t have any family, so for the past several days I’ve been visiting some friends who stay there.” He then gestured with his head, pointing to the psychiatric hospital that we were riding past in the bus just then.

A Spanish Father

I have a Spanish friend who I’ve stayed in touch with for a long time. We don’t talk face to face very often because whenever he comes to Cuba he’s always in a hurry. Between his girlfriend, his two daughters and other relatives, he doesn’t have time for too much else.

Not By Mere Chance

Perhaps my level of suspicion concerning government strategies has become overblown, but since this is what we’ve gotten used to over the course of years, there aren’t many reasons to be trusting.

Paul McCartney Turns 70

There was a time when the Beatles were censored in Cuba, though today their songs are almost a part of the “official discourse.” Perhaps to someone of the heroic epoch of that Liverpool band, it was a group that was never surpassed – and that someone would probably be right.