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Venezuela: Interacting with the Works of Artist Jesus Soto

The works of Venezuelan artist Jesús Soto (1923 - 2005) are among the most famous representations of Latin American modern art, known mostly for his kinetic works. Soto was born in Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela, where he began working as a painter of ...

From LAURA VIDAL, Global Voices Online,  5 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Creative Commons,  Museum of Modern Art

Venezuela: Expectations for the Oliver Stone Documentary

The trailer for the documentary called “South of the Border” from U.S. filmmaker Oliver Stone, which profiles Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, has been a topic within Venezuelan blogosphere. Many are speculating on the content of the film based on the ...

From LAURA VIDAL, Global Voices Online,  27 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Oliver Stone,  Fidel Castro,  Anthony Hopkins,  Josh Brolin,  Creative Commons

Venezuela: Another Miss Universe Crown

After Miss Venezuela was selected as winner of the Miss Universe beauty pageant for the second time in a row, and which was the sixth Venezuelan in the history of this pageant to win, the Venezuelan blogosphere exploded with pride and joy. Once again, ...

From LAURA VIDAL, Global Voices Online,  8 Sep 2009

Venezuela: The Relationship With Iran

The Venezuelan blogosphere has been both touched, and moved by the latest development in Iran. There have been blogger opinions that try to make comparisons with similar events in Venezuelan recent history, as well viewpoints on the support given by ...

From LAURA VIDAL, Global Voices Online,  22 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Twitter Inc,  Hugo Chávez,  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,  Creative Commons,  Facebook Inc.

Venezuela: Keeping the Internet as a Priority

When the Venezuelan government emitted Decree No. 6649, it raised red flags within the online community concerned about the possible effects to education, research and other fields important to development. The decree seeks to eliminate “luxuries” or ...

From LAURA VIDAL, Global Voices Online,  25 May 2009
Related Topics: Twitter Inc,  Facebook Inc.

Venezuela: Conflict Between the Media During Earthquake

The earthquake that awoke Venezuela earlier this week had a wide variety of reactions among bloggers. After all the panic and the worries finally subsided, most of these bloggers shared different strategies to protect and prevent accidents during an ...

From LAURA VIDAL, Global Voices Online,  6 May 2009
Related Topics: Twitter Inc,  Facebook Inc.

Venezuela: Do the Actions of the Chávez Government in Support of Palestine Reflect the Views of the People?

David Ludovic of the blog Historia No Prejuicios [es] (History, Not Prejudices) writes about three events that recently took place in Venezuela that clearly shows the government's views towards the conflict in the Middle East: “El presidente de Israel ...

From LAURA VIDAL, Global Voices Online,  11 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Hamas,  OPEC,  United Nations,  Flickr,  Hezbollah

Venezuela: Casting Doubt on the Cause of Bolivar's Death

Every December 17th, all the countries that consider Símon Bolívar as its national hero commemorate the anniversary of his death. In Venezuela, people place a flag outside their doors, while Bolivarian groups of intellectuals and academics around the ...

From LAURA VIDAL, Global Voices Online,  29 Dec 2008

Venezuela: Telling the Country's History Through Film

A group of young Venezuelan filmmakers have succeeded in illustrating some of the country's history or adapting famous pieces of literature (both international and national) through films that have been well-received by the general public. Many ...

From LAURA VIDAL, Global Voices Online,  23 Dec 2008

Venezuela: Jose Ignacio Cabrujas and His Mark on Society

Cabrujas was a outstanding playwright, theater director, actor, TV writer, and above all, a humorist and a critic of Venezuelan society. As a leading critic of his time, he managed to build, with irony and humor, a sort of a mirror of the common ...

From LAURA VIDAL, Global Voices Online,  26 Nov 2008

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