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Annals of Suggestive Headline Writing

ABN: Venezuela and Cuba Exchange Animals.

Francisco Toro October 31, 2008

Life

¿Qué?!

Quico says: One nice thing about living in Holland is that I’m close enough to England to pick up the BBC’s radio and TV broadcasts. It’s a balm....

Francisco Toro October 31, 2008

Life

Get a grip!

Quico says: The government could barely contain its collective orgasm today over the launch of “the first Venezuelan satellite.” Venezuelan?! Se fumaron una lumpia…Chinese design, Chinese engineering, Chinese...

Francisco Toro October 29, 2008

Life

If the electrons oppose us, we shall fight against them and force them to obey us

Quico says: The revolution’s Woody Allenesque extremes of paranoia reached a weird zenith last week with this story about the three Edelca engineers who took the rap for...

Francisco Toro October 29, 2008

Life

58%

Quico says: That’s the proportion of Venezuelan voters who still like Hugo Chávez. Datanalisis dixit. Granted, just 35% have confidence he can help solve the country’s problems. But...

Francisco Toro October 28, 2008

Life

Known unknowns

“There are known knowns. There are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we now know we...

Francisco Toro October 26, 2008

Life

Putting the fun in devaluation

Juan Cristobal says: – Let’s play psychic. With oil tanking and the world veering on recession, things are not looking good for Venezuela, no matter what Chávez says....

Francisco Toro October 24, 2008

Life

Some nuggets are worth keeping

Juan Cristobal says: – The President talks a lot of bunk, but sometimes, the stuff he says is really meaningful. Like yesterday, when he said: “We have managed...

Francisco Toro October 23, 2008

Life

The chats of others

Quico says: A few nights ago I was blown away by Florian von Donnersmarck’s brilliant 2006 film, The Lives of Others. In a quiet, methodical way, the film...

Francisco Toro October 18, 2008

Life

The unity fetish

Juan Cristobal says: Sometimes, when I’m bored, I like to indulge in a bit of political S&M and lurk in the opposition comment boards on Noticiero Digital and...

Francisco Toro October 17, 2008

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