After a prolonged break imposed by one of those terrible “occupational diseases” (tendinitis), I am now returning to this column with Havana Times and am filled with the desire to share my ideas and experiences.
Read MoreMy niece Isabela was just born. As occurs with all Cuban babies, she had to come into the world in one of our “vigilant” hospital institutions. In this case it was the renowned Maternidad Obrera hospital in Havana.
Read MoreEverybody has something to say regarding public transportation in Cuba… well, maybe not everybody, because I know people who haven’t stepped on a Cuban bus in years. But those people are missing out on our experiences, those of us who sometimes walk on foot and other times catch the bus… or whatever form of transportation that might appear.
Read MoreA few years ago there appeared a funny looking black and white dog on the first floor of my building; he seemed to be looking for company. Ivet welcomed him into her apartment and gave it an original name: “Oh!,” perhaps owing to the surprise he caused her when she saw how comically cute he was.
Read MoreBlogs have put public intellectuals in a true crisis. The immense ease provided today by these online dailies for publishing texts of dubious worth —with the opinions of anyone on any issue— have cast doubt on the public intellectual’s place in the culture of the not-so-distant future.
Read More“I don’t want dogs in here,” the grandmother snarled. All that could then be heard were the old woman’s screams and an excuse for Chanel, who had already given the puppy a good spanking with her house shoe.
Read MoreWhen I was a little boy my mom spoke to me of Ray Bradbury. We lived in the Soviet Union, and Bradbury was one of the most popular US authors back then. I remember how I searched in that dark Muscovite library for Fahrenheit 451º.
Read MoreNothing reminds me more of the army than Cuban schools. They are institutions for the perpetuation of the dominant ideology.
Read MoreA stewardess friend of mine told me about what happened when the airplane she was on from London made a stopover in Holguin (in eastern Cuba) before continuing on to Havana.
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