February 2012
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Invective and disappearing internet.
I wrote a few months back on the Cuban bloggers who dare to go middle-of-the-road with their e-commentary. There’s been some interesting new writing on the topic of internet in Cuba in the last few days: The editors over at Penúltimos Días have looked at the rumors on the ground surrounding the absence, a year after its supposed arrival, of the high speed cable that was to launch Cuba into...
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RIP Cuban Architecture
Today’s Hablando de Espacio radio show, run by heroic young architects Claudia Castillo and Orlando Inclán, featured a chat with art critic and curator of the Havana Biennial Nelson Herrera Ysla. He had some scathing things to say about contemporary Cuban architecture. Here’s a tiny translated bit:
“Speaking honestly, the Cuban architecture that’s being produced today...
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