Torres for dummies
Quico says: Yesterday’s post was probably too long and convoluted, so today I’ll make it as simple as I can. Everybody loves a PowerPoint, right? Here, in barest...
Torres in Bethlehem
Quico says: Everybody knows Jesus of Nazareth wasn’t from Nazareth at all: he was born in a barn in Bethlehem. But what on earth was Mary doing gallivanting...
Caracas: De Informele Stad
Quico says: It’s great to run into a film about Venezuela that sets the politics to one side and focuses on the way the society actually works. Caracas:...
Gone fishing
Quico says: Katy and I are both out of town for the rest of the week. See y’all Monday.
The politics of fiscal retrenchment
Quico says: So, Finance Minister Rodrigo Cabezas finally figured out that if you prime the pump long enough, the thing just breaks. In a rare outbreak of economic...
The bomb in my editor's car
Quico says: I don’t know what’s more dismaying: the RSF note reporting that Roger Santodomingo’s car blew up outside his house last night, or the fact that none...
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