Foucault in Tocorón
Este artículo se publica en español en Prodavinci. In the wake of news of yet another extraordinarily violent prison riot, we’re reminded once more that Venezuelan prisons are a...
Life
Ad War Update
The latest from the Capriles’ camp uses a first-hand account of how negative the Chavernment’s policy of expropiations has been for the country. This ad from the Chavez’...
The Crashed and the Furious
Gold mines, sneakers, grocery stores and now, PDVSA’s latest non-oil related venture: a brand new race-driving school. Bet you can’t guess who’s involved with it? Yup, Pastor Maldonado,...
Another Comments Experiment
So I’m calling off the Comments-via-Email experiment. My goal had been to improve the signal-to-noise ratio, and though there was far less noise, there was far less signal...
Puerto La Cruz? You can't get there from here...
All transit between Caracas and the East of Venezuela is halted for now, after a bridge located near the Barlovento town of Cupira (in Eastern Miranda State) collapsed....
The mausoleum still awaits its opening
The day after Bolivar’s new 3D face was revealed to the public, Hugo Chavez was supposed to officially open the new mausoleum behind the National Pantheon, as a...
Luidig Ochoa's Back Story
Yup, the kid behind those Carcel o Infierno animations knows the beast from the inside. Amazing talent.
Orwell-on-Guaire
That weird Orwellian vibe on State Media these days may be clear as day to Venezuelans, but it’s tough, very tough to get it across to a neutral....
Jail or Hell
I don’t know any of the backstory to Carcel o Infierno, the stunning, terrifying animated web series about Venezuelan prison life. I don’t know who @luidigalfo, the animator...
Pitch Perfect
Today, Valencia-native Felix Hernández threw very many balls perfectly during a professional baseball contest of some kind. (I think.) Sources claiming to understand the baffling arcania of American Rules...
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