*As seen on the photo blog (“Boring Home Utopics,” www.vocescubanas.com) by Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo, this was scrawled on a Havana truck: “Viva la Ilusion.” (“Long Live the Illusion.”)
*Those looking for democratic forums in Cuba should look no farther than the country’s parks, reports a recent Reuters piece. That’s where you will find countless examples of “La Esquina Caliente” – or “The Hot Corner.” It’s where Cuba’s passionate, open-air baseball debates occur. Reuters labeled them “the most democratic spaces in Cuba.”