Do It Simply with Your Own Hands
“Simply, do it simply, do it with your own hands and la la la…” sing the voices in the introduction of a program on Cuba’s “Multivision” television network.
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Diaries
The Havana Carnival
In many parts of the country where they have carnivals, people are accustomed to dancing behind floats that parade through squares and streets carrying “live music” and beautiful dancers. This peculiar form of trailing behind floats is known in Cuba as “arroyar” (streaming).
Read MoreModifications to a Cuba Political Map
From my point of view, the key word that identifies the left (at least one of them) is “participation,” not passive but active, in creating their own living conditions and we can break down participation into its economic and political components.
Read More‘Thanks for Putting Up with Me’
Martinez Fure remained silent for several seconds … until in a perfectly modulated voice he began to speak about the emergence of Africa, humanity’s place of origin, the wealth of the continent, the immigration process and slave routes toward Europe, Asia and the Americas.
Read MoreCulinary Discouragement
In these four magazines I found eleven cooking recipes, all fairly varied; from soups and vegetables juices to pineapple ice cream and coconut water with mammee fruit.
Read MoreMen at Work
They arrived full of enthusiasm, with the security that comes from having a firm grasp of the work that one does daily. These seven men were ready to get rid of the leaks in our apartment building for once and for all.
Read MoreMaria Aguilar Beach: Symbol of Beauty or Exclusion
“Brother, what happened to the fishing village that used to be near this beach! A few years ago I bought some fish at a house close by to cook them here on this very spot. I also remember that lots of people would come from town to swim and sell things.”
Read MoreSantiago: Somebody’s Got to Be Kidding?
Last month I visited my hometown of Santiago de Cuba. When walking through the streets of my native city, what unavoidably came to my mind was the post by my Havana Times colleague Dariela Aquique.
Read MoreTo the Students on Hunger Strike in Chile
If they’re struggling for life then what makes rationale sense is that they take care of it. Other methods of struggle exist, such rash alliances with death are not indispensable.
Read MoreLook but Don’t Touch
This year — just like in previous years — Pavilion Cuba is promoting exhibitions and musical presentations of diverse styles for the public’s enjoyment, especially for those people who are able to get to Vedado, the bohemian neighborhood of the city.
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