Tropical Hathos Chronicles
Andrew Sullivan defines “Hathos” (from “hate” + “pathos”) as those moments when you want to look away but cannot. Hathos is the attraction to something you really can’t...
Politics
Even the "food sovereignty" is imported...
Food Minister Félix Osorio (brother of his predecessor, Carlos) has indicated that at least 26,000 tons of food (just under 1 Kg. per person) have been arriving to...
"It"
I’m sitting in a small conference room in e basement of a. Santiago hotel. A delicate breakfast is placed before me, and thirty people are gathered for an...
Twittervisión
Last night, Twitter came of age in the Venezuelan public sphere. For as long as we can remember, if the opposition wanted to get its message out, it...
Chávez or bust, cont.
Looks like I was right after all: the bust of the late comandante supremo located outside the IPSFA shopping center in Caracas will be the first of many....
The Cuban elephant in the room
You know what’s weird about MarioSilva-Gate? Well, several things. For starters, we’re still not sure who leaked the audio in the first place nor for what purpose, and...
50 Shades of Boy Are We Screwed
Courtesy of Miguel Angel Santos.
Taking the Measure of Celestially-Bestowed Follicle
I’m always slightly alarmed when I find out that Alejandro Tarre disagrees with me, because that’s usually a pretty reliable indicator that I got it wrong. For Tarre,...
Bandes's not-so-great overseas adventures
Back in 2006, the Venezuelan state’s development bank BANDES decided to expand its operations overseas by starting a commercial branch in Uruguay. Five years later, Bandes Uruguay announced...
Really, Auntie Beeb? UPDATED
UPDATE: Success! The story’s headline is suddenly altered. I usually go out of my way to resist the BBC-bashing instincts of many of my readers, mostly cuz I...
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