@radiobrendan There’s a scene in the Godfather Part II movie where a sick Hyman Roth, in Havana, is being seen by a Cuban doctor who only speaks Spanish. Before leaving, the doctor gives his instructions as to what Roth should do to recuperate. As this is being relayed in...
@radiobrendan The Wrong Way approach to dating, or more appropriately trying to set up dates, has been to follow in some ways the economic policy of light-touch regulation. A laissez-faire style; um, beating about the bush rather than grabbing it by the hands you could say. In...
@radiobrendan I recently had to write an article for another publication looking at a new movement, centred in Argentina and labelled on social media ‘NiUnaMenos’ (‘NotOneLess’), calling for an end to violence against women. Many of the protesters involved in this have spoken about how they believe that many men see women as mere objects, […]
@radiobrendan When you’re an expat who has been based in Colombia for a while, you generally get used to the place; well, as much as a westerner can in these parts. In fact, you can even start to take it for granted, especially in terms of its natural beauty. It is only...
@radiobrendan With the club season, both domestically in Colombia and abroad, put to bed, attention on this side of the world turns to the Copa América. Chile provides what will be, um, the chilly venue for this year’s renewal. The winter weather apart, there are solid...
@radiobrendan It’s generally not seen as a good thing to be a ‘holic’ of anything. Everything in moderation and all that. Yet in today’s world, it seems that being a workaholic is almost universally accepted and even expected in some quarters. And of...
@radiobrendan There are lots of things we could all complain about, and on various occasions this blog has touched on many of them. For sure it can be good to vent every now and again, but you have to find the balance between highlighting malpractices and letting them personally...
@radiobrendan For some expatriates in Colombia, perhaps after an initial hedonistic phase that many don’t escape, the country can become a land of opportunity, of sorts. Or at the very least a place to trial out new things. Not all will go on to have success, but most have...
@radiobrendan This is, on the face of it, an important time coming up for Bogotá. In October the city’s inhabitants will vote for a new mayor. It’s a bit of an understatement to say that the outgoing Gustavo Petro administration endured a turbulent time. And...
@radiobrendan This blog tends not to do blatant advertising, but there are exceptions to that from time to time. And when it’s for a fun and, um, worthy cause, you could say that it’s almost obligatory to do so. You see, a few months back I had to make a ‘dash’ home to...
