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My Job Is Going to Kill Me (Part II)

I’ve thrown myself into trying to find solutions to my physical and mental state, but so far I’ve only found one, through a book by the Spanish yoga practitioner Ramiro Calle.

Sports City & Cuba’s Push for Exercise

Early every morning, people of all ages start showing up on the running track at Havana’s Ciudad Deportiva “Sports City” complex. Since this institution is one of the largest sports centers in the country, it’s an excellent indicator for diagnosing the willingness of average people to incorporate exercise into their daily life routines.

Cubans Living on Credit

A new method is now emerging in Cuba as a way to help with supply and demand in the black market. Through this you’ll hear the soothing words: “You can pay in installments.”

What Kind of Democracy Are We Talking About?

Recently I participated in the National Conference of Communicators that takes place every year under the sponsorship of Cuba’s Ministry of Culture. This is a chance for us to become updated on various issues related to this field of work.

Don’t Pollute and Be Freer

To prove that my effort was serious, one hot morning this summer I decided to do without my old friend, that jewel of socialist technology: my Orbita-model fan.

It Really Shows, Ma’am!

For a person who has never set foot outside of Cuba and for the first time they finally do, it’s very difficult to get over the psychological trauma caused by such a long time here with so many questions.

Polito and the Marxism Teacher

I was recently at a Polito Ibañez concert and it came to me that years ago—though he was one of my favorite trova singers—I had preferred not to look at his face while he sang.

A Lynch-Mob Revolution? (II)

On YouTube it looks like a porn movie. “But who cares! – they’re Arabs. Those are their customs…” (as was thought in 1994 in Rwanda: “They’re only a few African tribes going at it”).

My Father and the Sugarcane Harvest of ‘70

Before my father gave me his version of the story, for me the 1970 sugarcane harvest was a simple incident that gave people something to laugh at. “I haven’t been to a fiesta since the ‘70 harvest,” you could hear any Cuban say with a smile.

Photography in Cuba

Every seemingly innocent and simple picture has its own life. Its speech is so powerful in itself. The figure is there, posing its challenge by imploring “Look at me!” This is photography in today’s Cuba.