Monthly Archives: January 2009
Soderbergh’s “Che”: A Review & Something More
Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo Che photo: Brayan Collazo Alonso 40 Napoles photo: Francisco Collazo * Fifty years ago, Fidel Castro and his ragtag group of guerrillas rode into Havana triumphant after having provoked dictator Fulgencio Batista to abandon Cuba. Central to the “triumph of the revolution,” as it’s called in Cuba, was Ernesto “Che” Guevara, … Continue reading
Being a Customer Shouldn’t Be Hard
Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo For the record, understand this: I don’t think that the customer is always right. But I do think being a customer shouldn’t be hard. Last January, I was scheduled to fly from JFK to Mexico City on Aeromexico. I checked in, cleared security, and had even settled into my seat on … Continue reading
Ode to New York: Francisco’s Reflection on Subway Music
Text: Francisco Collazo [Julie's note: Francisco has always loved subway music. Fair enough: here's his reflection from today's subway concert.] It’s a cold Saturday afternoon in New York. The news– television, radio, and print– is depressing: the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Israeli attacks on Gaza, the economy, the interest rate, the housing market. … Continue reading
Subway. NYC. January 3, 2009.
Text & Video: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photos: Francisco Collazo There was a moment last year when I realized–suddenly–that subway music pisses me off. I was making my way through the masses of people waiting to catch the N train when I heard drum sticks beating on an overturned plastic bucket. An irrational annoyance flooded me … Continue reading