Ten Years After Tunick
Chile recently marked ten years since American photographer Spencer Tunick visited the country. About 4,000 Chileans went out naked to take part in the “cultural event” around the Museo Bellas Artes. It was a very cold Sunday, the picture was facing Brazil and full of nuances. Thousands of Chileans ran naked and free in the [...]
My Two Cents: New Terms for Corruption
The word corruption comes from the Latin word corrumpere which means “ruin”, and all government types are susceptible to it. Forms of corruption may vary, but the nation, especially the working class, always pays the consequences. Political corruption is a global reality, and the level of tolerance for it demonstrates the political maturity of each [...]
My Two Cents: Lithium Revolution
The government’s decision to issue licenses to “white gold” companies such as CODELCO reopened the debate on what the state’s role in lithium extraction should be, and what companies should be involved. Experts, however, say the most important issue is that Chile must join lithium revolution in the future, and imply that a state enterprise [...]
My Two Cents: Chile and Bolivia – The Unfinished Agenda
The statements of Bolivian President Evo Morales and Chancellor David Choquehuanca at the meeting of the Organization of American States (OAS) were seen as childish and unnecessary attempts to avoid unfavorable circumstances, as they sought to counteract the internal problems of their nation. President Morales announced today that this week he will visit The Hague. [...]
My Two Cents: And the Bomb Finally Explodes
The “caso bombas” (bombs case) hinted at how low a public ministry can sink in order to maintain an image of efficiency, and show that their fight against crime is paying off. Last Friday at noon, six defendants were acquitted in the Third Trial Court of Santiago. It was as if the curtains were finally [...]
My 2 Cents: If you can love you are smart
By Jerusa Pozo Intelligence is the ability of man to think, seek and find the truth through the mind and reason, or at least that is what we were taught. I remember once a teacher at university (a bit like the role of Julia Roberts in “Mona Lisa Smile” if you saw it) who told [...]
Acting for a good cause
Just over two months ago, the play “Noises off” by Michael Frayn was presented at the Grange School in Santiago by a group of actors from Santiago Stage. The motive was to collect funds for a non-profit foundation. It was Monday of this week, July 11th, when the money was finally delivered to the “Carolina [...]
Chile’s Evening News: July 14th
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:17 — 7.5MB) | Embed Vanessa Cerutti is the new Miss Chile 25 year old actress and model Vanessa Cerutti has been crowned the new Miss Chile with the right to represent the country at the upcoming Miss Universe pageant to be held on September 12th in [...]
Chile’s Evening News: July 13th
Students, teachers and workers will deliver proposals to the government The protagonists in the field of education expect to present what they call “a broad national consensus for education” after expressing their total rejection of the proposal submitted by President Sebastián Piñera last week. For their part, they said that for the national strike in [...]
