CHOCQUIBTOWN - Somos Pacifico. How amazing is this group?
The one place I want to see the most…
is Palenque San Basilio in Colombia. In the midst of the massive love affair I am having with Colombia at the moment, and so getting to learn more about AfroColombia is way up on the list.
The Unstoppable force of freedom
Freedom is an unstoppable force. It may be delayed or diverted, blocked or shunted down dark alleyways but it emerges always to strike down tyranny. This, I think, is worth remembering because I forget it too often. Striking down tyranny is no guarantee of final victory: there is always the need for [...]
Fernando Botero and Abu Ghraib
Fernando Botero is showing his incredible new paintings of the Abu Ghraib torture scenes at the Marlborough Gallery in New York. You can see more of them at Slate.com