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A beautiful voice (to Roger Ebert)

A beautiful voice (to Roger Ebert)

Though I knew little about Ebert and had never seen him, in my mind, he was not necessarily a "nice" man, more like a Neptune with his trident, letting films pass in front of him, and decreeing which ones would live and which ones would be sentenced to death.
18 April, 2011
Cherchez la muse

Cherchez la muse

I have a friend who is obsessed with muses. She keeps saying, jokingly, "what did she have that I don´t?" referring to women like Gala, who inspired Paul Éluard, Max Ernst and Salvador Dalí alike.
14 April, 2011
Through inside passage – Cruising Alaska

Through inside passage – Cruising Alaska

This land of low clouds and scattered islands
11 April, 2011
REALENGO, Rio de Janeiro

REALENGO, Rio de Janeiro

No, this is not a post about how wonderful it is to travel round the world. It is about the death of children, the most unnatural of all unnatural things upon our ailing Earth.
7 April, 2011
DOMINICA, Through the windows of Jean Rhys

DOMINICA, Through the windows of Jean Rhys

The only thing that this little Caribbean island, not to be confused with the Dominican Republic, is known for is because the famous writer Jean Rhys once lived there.
5 April, 2011
Japan, nuclear tsunamis and what is wrong with “progress”

Japan, nuclear tsunamis and what is wrong with “progress”

Recently, Kenzaburo Oe wrote an article about how intrinsically disrespectful of the memory of the nuclear bomb's victims it was for Japan to keep developing nuclear power
30 March, 2011
Madrid: Art, flamenco & beautiful gardens

Madrid: Art, flamenco & beautiful gardens

Looking for a favorite painting at Prado Museum and falling in love with Madrid, the Retiro gardens, the nightlife and the flamenco spirit.
23 March, 2011
RAUL at Punta del Este Film Festival; cinema & pastoral bliss

RAUL at Punta del Este Film Festival; cinema & pastoral bliss

When my friend Sergio, who was organizing the Fest told me that our preview was going to be shown at Fundacion Atchugarry, I didn't think much of it. I had never heard of the place, though the prospect of it being en route to beautiful Jose Ignacio and in the middle of the country sounded very appealing.
21 March, 2011
IBIZA, a schizophrenic paradise

IBIZA, a schizophrenic paradise

Whichever form of the paradise may fit your taste, the island of Ibiza, famous for its discos and pumping party scene, remains a paradise for all. An account of my trips and evolving perceptions of it from 1997 till today.
17 March, 2011
Las Toscas, Uruguay: Childhood memories and the smell of the summer

Las Toscas, Uruguay: Childhood memories and the smell of the summer

Sometimes, when you have been going to a place your whole life, you tend to take it for granted. There is a tiny beach spot on Uruguay´s Golden coast where I spent all of my childood summers.
13 March, 2011