Firuzeh Shokooh Valle · January, 2011

Latest posts by Firuzeh Shokooh Valle from January, 2011

Cuba: Gay Club in Havana

Paquito writes [es] about the first gay club in Havana. The restaurant El Sótano, in Old Havana, becomes a gay club during weekend nights when it hosts “La Fiesta de...

20 January 2011

Puerto Rico: School Away from School

Poder, Espacio y Ambiente [es] informs about the initiative “Universidad sin paredes” (University without Walls), that aims to offer classes outside the physical space of the University of Puerto Rico,...

9 January 2011

Puerto Rico: Blogs go Mainstream

The tech blog Qiibo has posted the audio of the interview [es] journalist Jonathan Lebrón Ayala did with various bloggers in Puerto Rico for the mainstream radio station WKAQ/Univisión.

9 January 2011

Cuba: Essays on Cuba

In Octavo Cerco [es], guest author Boris González Arenas publishes the first part of a trilogy of essays on the political situation of Cuba.

4 January 2011

Puerto Rico: Stolen Art

In Trance Líquido [es], Lilliam Nieves analyzes the recent theft of three masterpieces of the Puerto Rican paintor José Campeche from the National Gallery.

3 January 2011

Puerto Rico: Poetry is Busy

Poet and blogger Yarisa Colón comments on the event “Poetry is Busy” [es] at the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Juan: “It was a wonderful night. I read in...

2 January 2011

Puerto Rico: In 102 words

Students of the University of Puerto Rico have launched the blog 102 Palabras [es] (102 Words) where they narrate the everyday difficulties they will confront to be able to afford...

2 January 2011