Search results for: new man

Message from Angel Santiesteban, sent to the event “Detained Writers/Dispatched Writers” / Angel Santiesteban

Dear writers – French and from other nations present – critics, editors, translators, readers and the public in general: I do not deny to you that after several days the news of this event slept inside the prison, mocking the constant and deep watchfulness over my person, without it being possible to calm my anxiety … Continue reading “Message from Angel Santiesteban, sent to the event “Detained Writers/Dispatched Writers” / Angel Santiesteban”

El Sexto, Between Paints and Searches / Miguel Iturria Savon

Tall like a pine and genuine in his desire to express himself through art that is ephemeral and challenging, describes the young Cuban graffiti artist, Danilo Maldonado Machado — alias El Sexto (The Sixth) — who does not smile at the spring greenery nor the excess of tropical light, despite a love for the colorful … Continue reading “El Sexto, Between Paints and Searches / Miguel Iturria Savon”

Rafael Alcides, Who is a Very Important Person / Regina Coyula

My husband is not just any writer.  He belongs to the generation known as “The Generation of the ’50s,” a rather arbitrary poetic grouping that started with Carilda Oliver (1922) and ran through David Chericián (1940). His generation’s peers — if they haven’t died or emigrated — have received the National Literature Prize and enjoyed … Continue reading “Rafael Alcides, Who is a Very Important Person / Regina Coyula”

Playing Dirty / Fernando Damaso

Archive photo With those incomprehensible absurdities of politics, the United Nations Decolonization Committee adopted the resolution presented by Cuba, with support from Bolivia, Ecuador, Nicaragua and Venezuela, on behalf of the inalienable right of the people of Puerto Rico to self-determination and independence. By any chance does this Committee know that on 6 November 2012 … Continue reading “Playing Dirty / Fernando Damaso”

Apprehension of the Press / Regina Coyula

As a young girl, I wanted to study journalism, entirely for the romantic idea to follow in the tracks of my grandfather, a decent Cuban who from the jungle in The Free Cuban and then from The World and Bohemia made me feel proud of my name. A proud lady with the last name of Nuiry, … Continue reading “Apprehension of the Press / Regina Coyula”

Support Requested for “El Critico”: Imprisoned Rapper

From “Pieces of the Island“: Yudisbel Roseyo Mojena, wife of dissident rapper and political prisoner Angel Yunier Remon Arzuaga “El Critico”, has been passing through some very difficult moments during these three months in which her husband has been behind bars.  She has had to raise their newborn child (only 4 months old) on her … Continue reading “Support Requested for “El Critico”: Imprisoned Rapper”

Consciousness Asleep / Fernando Damaso

Photo Rebeca One of the main sources of my posts is the newspaper Granma, not only for what it says, but also how it says it and for what it doesn’t say. Although sometimes it publishes this or that interesting letter, the Letters to the Editor section from last Friday was priceless: either everyone who … Continue reading “Consciousness Asleep / Fernando Damaso”

Throwing Out the Sofa / Rebeca Monzo

Again, the education sector is marred by scandal: the theft and sale of the questions for the eleventh grade exams. Apparently all or most of the municipalities of Havana are involved in this crime. It is not the first time this has happened, and the media haven’t reported it. As usual, the news comes through … Continue reading “Throwing Out the Sofa / Rebeca Monzo”

Prison Diary XXX: Internet in Cuba / Angel Santiesteban

The Cuban government announces Internet connection points around the country, proving that the cable extending from Venezuela, which was the pretext for justifying out exile from browsing the digital networks, is working in the nation. They say, however, that it has not yet been approved for use in Cuban households thus maintaining the iron surveillance … Continue reading “Prison Diary XXX: Internet in Cuba / Angel Santiesteban”

Neighborhood Decline / Rebeca Monzo

Photo: Peter Deel Much has been written about the deterioration of Havana and other cities throughout the width and breadth of the country, and I can assure you that nothing has been exaggerated. One need only to take a quick stroll through any Havana neighborhood such as such as Víbora, Santo Suárez, Casino Deportivo, Fontanar, Altahabana, Nuevo … Continue reading “Neighborhood Decline / Rebeca Monzo”

Living In or Among Trash Dumps / Rosa Maria Rodriguez

The stench has overwhelmed Cuba for years, and in Havana it is more apparent in neighborhoods where the common people and workers live, where inhabitants do not have high positions in the state bureaucracy. We live among trash, and they treat us like trash. Countless malodorous corners overflowing with waste are contagious witnesses, giving evidence … Continue reading “Living In or Among Trash Dumps / Rosa Maria Rodriguez”

The Cannes Film Festival Closes / Miguel Iturria Savon

I have visited the Spanish Mediterranean but Cannes is, for me, a futuristic city approximated by its famous international film festival. The 66th ceremony closed with awards presented by Steven Spielberg, president of the jury that awarded the Grand Prix to the film Inside Llewyn Davis, from the Coen brothers, and the Palm D’or to … Continue reading “The Cannes Film Festival Closes / Miguel Iturria Savon”

Fear and Loathing in LASA / Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo

After three months moving from coast to coast of the United States like an off-balance electron, finally I receive a little from dirty faces, the smell of croquette and military comemierduría (“crap eating”). I deserved it: I already missed my homeland so much… Welcome to LASA 2013, Cubans. Indeed, also after three months meeting there … Continue reading “Fear and Loathing in LASA / Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo”

Olive Green High Society / Ivan Garcia

They have few reasons to envy of their capitalist counterparts. The differences between them are ones of rhetoric and philosophy. The anti-capitalist islanders having studied Marxist manuals and speak on behalf of the poor. But many are living at full throttle. At the workplace they wear sweltering uniforms designed by some sadistic tailor from the … Continue reading “Olive Green High Society / Ivan Garcia”

Occupy LASA / Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo

From Sampsonia Way Magazine. For many years academic study of Latin America in the US has rested on a form of political leftism that brushes aside anyone who won’t comply with the Cuban revolution’s orders. As a result, many intellectuals on the Island have been excluded from Latin American professorships just for having lived in … Continue reading “Occupy LASA / Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo”