Chavistas-in-China syndrome
On this blog, the occasions where we actually congratulate the government for something are extremely rare. Today is one of those occasions. A few days ago, Vice-President Jorge...
Life
You don't know Father Vidal
Last month, a Maracaibo priest named Vidal Atencio put Chávez on the altar…literally. Alongside the image of the comandante eterno he had pictures of the Libertador and Zulia State Governor...
(In)secure fatherland
This weekend, three major violent incidents around the country left a total of 17 deaths: eight at a graduation party in Caicara del Orinoco, five during a birthday...
ProPublica on Iran and Latin America
Pulitzer-prize winning ProPublica came out with a thorough look into the links between Iran and Latin America. ProPublica is considered by some to be left-leaning, so I was...
Here's something you don't read every day
A positive review of Caracas, courtesy of the New York Daily News’ Michael Kaminer. I’m glad Kaminer had a fun time, but … the Paris of South America…?...
The Petrostate, Visualized
This is just the coolest visualization tool ever. Venezuelan Exports in 1995 Venezuelan Exports in 2010: (These static images don’t really do the visualization-platform justice, you have to...
Malaria comes back to the future
As the H1N1 outbreak which started last month is still affecting the country, a very different health concern is now among us. The Venezuelan Society of Infectology is denouncing...
Even the rectal sovereignty is imported...
To stop the “imperialist plan” to deprive us from toilet paper and making our lives (even more) miserable, the State has joined forces with a major corporation del...
Dystopias
Panfleto Negro is running a Dystopia-writing contest. Prize: 100 euros, via paypal. Great fun! Check out my entry. Then write one of your own!
Motorizado nation
With the transformation of the Venezuelan landscape in recent decades, the figure of the motorcyclist (motorizado) has become almost omnipresent not only in the largest cities, but also...
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