Graphically Generating Revolution 26 Nov 2009 | 11:30 am

Cuban billboards feature a wide variety of political, social, economic and cultural subjects. They range from the mundane of mosquito extermination to maintaining political unity, and from geopolitica...

Incarnation 16 Nov 2009 | 10:04 pm

Thus far I have noted the affinity between messages about the future and appeals to history. Within this thematic set, I have discussed the code of education—specifically the prevailing dialectical mo...

Bambinazos Cuadrangulares!! 8 Nov 2009 | 12:08 am

Santiago outfielder Alexei Bell hit two grand slams in the first inning of opening day in the national baseball series. He ended up going 4 for 4 with 12 runs batted in. That ranks as one of the all-t...

Homeland is Made from the Worth of its Sons 7 Nov 2009 | 11:10 pm

From a cursory coding of the data (yet years of familiarity with the subject matter), it appears to me that my main thematic category of The Future is often communicated in terms of History. While ...

The Wall Has Eyes 6 Nov 2009 | 09:02 pm

Back to the Future 6 Nov 2009 | 08:44 pm

This not subtle symbolism is a take on the very first poster of the Cuban Revolution.

Neighborhood Watch 6 Nov 2009 | 08:15 pm

The seventh congress of the neighborhood-level organization that keeps an eye out for counterrevolutionary activity and engages in recycling and blood drives. One of the many cross-cutting modes of...

Home Schooled Toddlers 4 Nov 2009 | 08:48 pm

The program called "Educate Your Child" attempts to teach children the basics in preparation for primary school. Facilitators school parents on how to school children at home. This education augments ...

Rotten Fruit 3 Nov 2009 | 08:26 pm

At a cooperative in eastern Cuba, the agricultural production of mangoes outpaced the capacity to package and to transport them, resulting in the rotting of the juicy fruit. So even when labor and tec...

Remodeling Permits 2 Nov 2009 | 03:35 pm

Most people do not get the legal permmission to remodel or make additions to their homes, even though state licenses allow you access to subsidized materials. The more common illicit route is pursued ...