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Sitting on the steps of Opera Garnier, this afternoon, reading the excellent Biography of Gabo, and feeling elated and hopeful, I thought of Gustav Mahler, the austro hungarian jew who…
I thought the journey had begun well, when my coworker at the Indian Clinic informed me that there is enough time for us to drive to the nearest town, 25…
Winnebago is a small village of american Indians along the river in the North Eastern corner of the State of Nebraska in the middle of the USA. I have been…
Corruption of Morality to other Human Beings Last night, around Midnight, was walking along Marais, a Hip neighbourhood of France, after a very satisfying dinner at Breizh Café, a Breton…
Gabo and Magical Realism; Alejo Carpentier and Realidad Maravillosa Currently I am reading an excellent book, Gabriel Garcia Marquez: A Life by Gerald Martin, a labour of love of over…
Just few of the thousands of images of my life in Baracoa, Cuba: full of magic and mystery and sensuality and satisfaction, intellectual stimulation and divine friendships.. Yes A True…
CUBA | MEDICINE Cuban cancer drug undergoes rare U.S. trial An `exciting' cancer drug developed in Cuba is being tested in the United States -- but it won't be sold…
Philosopher of Everyday Life Alain de Boton is being paid 30 000 pounds to stay at the London Healthrow terminal 5 to observe and write about the life among the…
Above Mari 1 in 2003. TEARS OF JOY FOR MY LITTLE TOWN, BARACOA IN CUBA Mi querido Sudha, quiero que sepas que aunque no te escribo mucho, porque se me…
I was extraordinarily lucky to have had my medical education divided between three countries: London in England, a medical model still paying attention to the great masters of the past…
Priests of the New Nutritionism: An American Tragedy Since when do we need these self appointed guardians of packaged food to supervise our eating? My Lunch today chicken kebab. salad.…
Cultural Frankenstein How the foreigners fail to transact symbols in Cuba. Sometimes, it is interesting to see a Cuban walking by, and your immediate thought is Here goes a cultural…