The view from your window: San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, USA. 11:20 AM. Send us the View from Your Window: caracaschronicles at fastmail dot fm, or nageljuan at gmail dot com. Please ensure the window...
Life
Contempt of Vote
Quico says: If the Chávez regime retains some patina of legitimacy in international circles beyond the know-nothing lefty fringe, that sense arises almost exclusively from one source: its...
Of drunks, fights and empty bottles
Quico says: I’ve been in a bit of a funk, lately. What can I say? Caracas got me down this time. There’s something about life in this incredibly...
The view from your window: Maputo
Maputo, Mozambique. 11 am. Send us the View from Your Window: caracaschronicles at fastmail dot fm, or nageljuan at gmail dot com. Please ensure the window frame is...
Neither here nor there
Juan Cristóbal says: – The soap opera continues. Hugo Chávez announced today that Manuel Zelaya was back in Honduras. In reality, he is hiding in the Brazilian Embassy...
Saved by the Gong
Quico says: This one is straight from the Annals of News Whose Relevance To Us is Downright Depressing. TNR, in an article about the weird confluence of interests...
The view from your window: Haarlem
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A photographer captures Venezuela's descent
Juan Cristóbal says: – The New York Times has an excellent review of the new book of photography, “Capitolio,” by Christopher Anderson. The images are haunting, and the...
Different fortunes of two chavistas
Juan Cristóbal says: – Few things thrill Hugo Chávez more than seeing a leftist win an election. Whether it’s in El Salvador, Ecuador, Bolivia or Spain, he can’t...
The view from your window: Lusaka
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