Archive | July, 2010

Editing my film in Los Angeles A photo journal

I have a knack for doing things in a non-traditional way. My LA film editing was no exception to the rule.

No ode to the Uruguayan winter

From time to time, when I message a friend, they will say “call me when you are in town,” or something of the sort. It appears that, since I have spent most of the last five years away from my hometown travelling, they all assume that I am somewhere else all the time. In fact,  Read more »

Villefranche

If you have never been to the Cote d´Azur, it´s easy to wonder what all the fuss is about.

Politics and the Spanish language (en español)

El análisis de Orwell sobre el vaciamiento del discurso aplicado a las canciones en español.

¿Le pedimos demasiado al Calamaro de 2010?

La historia es así, AC y yo nos conocimos cibernética y tangencialmente cuando escribí un guión y él aceptó componer la música, además de hacer un cameo. Eran épocas de Honestidad Brutal y luego El Salmón, y mi mente estaba completamente acalamarada. Después nos cruzamos a lo lejos varias veces, sin jamás llegar a coincidir,  Read more »

Celebrating Uruguay´s soccer triumphs: are we all like sheep?

High schools were shut down, military planes were hovering over the Uruguayan House of Parliament, the crowd was cheering at random, and I got to thinking about Orwell´s sheep.

South Africa after the world cup

I must have been something like 12 or so when I first read all about apartheid, Dutch colonialism, and Mandela´s leadership

Falkland islands, Valizas (Uruguay), and Bonaire

Honored to be a guest blogger

How I met Miss Tacuarembo

The story of how I met Dani Umpi, some 15 years ago is quite curious. I was crossing a desert,

Uruguay, the New Yorker, and the world cup.

The New Yorker said we were an ordinary team, but we made the top four. Returning from LA, I was able to witness and celebrate Uruguay´s triumphs in the soccer world cup.

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