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A Better Life?

Yesterday, when I was walking briskly to the Payret Cinema (it was just about time for the movie), I saw that a young guy standing against the wall on the side of the cinema had gotten caught up in an embarrassing situation.

Book illustration (Part I)

At the fair, the assistant director of the publishing house justified the omission of my credit as illustrator by saying that “it was an unforgivable slip”.

Cuba’s Double Standard

Cuban political discourse and the island’s official media made such a huge shift from the revolt in Egypt to the disorders in Libya that I began to think: What’s behind all this?

Cameras at Med School

The professor opened the door. A video news crew and a couple of Cuban workers from the school’s Office of International Relations peered into the classroom.

In a Valley of Shadows

Attempting to read a comment concerning one of my posts in the English edition of Havana Times, I discovered a phrase that translates into Spanish as something like “en un valle de sombras” (in a valley of shadows).

My Vanilla Ice Cream Salad

“Buy mine! I’m telling you, they’re the cheapest and tastiest, but also inside there aren’t any,” the vendor suggested, using one of the most amusing selling strategies.

The Latest News

“The government store is charging eight pesos a pound for white sugar and six for brown sugar,” said my uncle the day they published that news. “You’re joking,” I replied, accustomed to his teasing.

So Now the Bonapartists Too? (Part II)

March 18th marked the 140th anniversary of the proclamation of the Paris Commune, an attempt at socialism born of a popular revolution that overthrew French emperor Napoleon III during a war against Prussia.

I Am Misinformed

A friend called me to ask what I knew about the accusation made against Cuban artist Agustin Bejarano. It seems that during a recent trip to Miami by him and his wife to attend the Latin American Art Arteamericas Fair, he was arrested by the local authorities under the sensitive charge of pedophilia.

The Dinosaurs

The difficult circumstance of always being too close to these treacherous Jurassic residents makes me vulnerable. The fact is, I’m no David.