Close, but no cigar.
As Venezuelan’s speedy gonzález ándale ándale presidential campaign draws to a close, candidates Maduro and Capriles begin to count their eggs. This has been Venezuela’s shortest official run-up to […]
Brecha en el Silencio
A few weeks back, Caracas chronicler Héctor Torres published an article entitled “Hostigando el silencio” ["Pestering Silence"], in which he writes of Caracas as a city kept afloat by its […]
“Nadie se atreve a llorar, dejen que ria el silencio”
Nadie se atreva a llorar, dejen que ria el silencio [No one dares to cry, let silence laugh], Juan Toro’s latest exhibit at ONG Organización Nelson Garrido, is not for the […]
Confessions from a Foreigner: Thoughts on Chavismo and its opposition
When I first arrived in Venezuela in 2006, I was predisposed to supporting Hugo Chávez and his project known as the Bolivarian Revolution. I come from an academic background in […]
Caracas. March 8th-9th.
As Chávez’s state funeral took place on Friday, local media coverage of mourning moved from the personal to the public: the thousands queuing along the roads to the Military Academy […]
Caracas. March 7th.
Today was the first full scheduled day of Chávez’s lying in state. Media outlets reported queues stretching kilometres; most likely these were underplayed. When we arrived around midday, many had […]
Caracas. March 5th 2013.
The heat has been suffocating in Caracas for the past three days. According to old Venezuelan wisdom, an unrelenting sun means rain on the horizon. Sure enough, the rain fell […]
