Trump on Iran: Wrong Again
Washington hoped to stir up further trouble inside Iran by loudly embracing social protests. But the protests soon petered out.
The old problem with the “intimas”
Cuban women never get enough sanitary napkins. Their quality is poor and there are never enough, even though, as it says, "All Cuban women of childbearing age are entitled to a pack of sanitary pads per month for an amount of 1.20 pesos in national currency."
Lena Headley also one of Weinstein’s Victims
Acress Lena Headley of Game of Thrones was also one of Weinstein's victims. So were many others, whose experiences are summarized in this report.
Liam Neeson: Innocent People Might Get Hurt
Irish actor Liam Neeson thinks the wave of exposures may have gone too far, and created a bit of a witch hunt. He was interviewed on The Late Late Show.
Michelle Williams earned 1% of what Mark Wahlberg got
Reports that the American actor Mark Wahlberg won 1,500 times more than his female colleague Michelle Williams for re-filming scenes from the movie " All the money in the world " have caused a stir in Hollywood .
Notes on Returning from Cuba
These are my first formal notes after returning from Cuba, December 14, 2017, after visiting for a month.
SOMOS – Photographs by Roberto Chile
Somos, dedicated to the memory of Enriquito de La Hata, will remain open to the public until February 18, at the headquarters of the gallery, which is located on San Rafael, between the Consulado and Industria, Centro Habana, and may be visited at the usual hours.
Bayamo, July 26, 2006)
Fidel Castro, speaking in Bayamo, Cuba, July 26, 2006. I took this picture, surrounded by tens of thousands of Cubans. It is my favorite picture of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution. Jan 9, 2018Walter Lippmann
He’s got a ticket to fly…
CUBAN CHRONICLES by Walter Lippmann THANKS TO MODERN TECHNOLOGY Thanks to modern technology I can use the cell phone’s ability to transcribe the spoken word into the written word. I was able to do this at the hospital and because we do have WiFi here at the airport I’m going to try to make at […]
Just getting back to home in Los Angeles
CUBAN CHRONICLES by Walter Lippmann December 15, 2017 Just getting back to home in Los Angeles. Trip was quiet, flight half-full, mostly tired and sleepy people. The flight attendants were older women who were a delight to be around, enthusiastic about helping people. Just great. No exit tax anymore. First time in ages I didn’t […]