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The scene takes place in Havana, at the U.S. Interests Section based in the Swiss Embassy (the United States doesn't have an official embassy in Cuba...). On the front of the building that accommodates them, the Americans displayed an electronic billboard streaming news and human rights messages to remind passers-by that Cuba isn't exactly a paradise for freedom. There was deeply felt anger from Fidel Castro (see this AP news from January 26) who instantly ordered the erection of an odd folding-screen made of flags (picture above) and pretty colored placards (picture below) with the aim of shielding his countrymen's eyes from the American messages. A game worthy of Tex Avery. Question in standby : does guerilla marketing have a liberal or a communist nature ?
More pictures on this page. Big thanks to our Man in Havana, who prefers to stay anonymous.

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New blog coquin on Fluctuat.net. Sexe, love etc. is brought to you by a glamourous team, composed by Maïa Mazaurette (picture), Mambo Miam Miam and Maxence Grugier. They will have no taboo and increase your fantasy all day long. Voulez-vous coucher avec lui ? (hm... french)
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"This is the second year Offset has been digging for outstanding projects of young Romanian artists. (...) The artistic year 2005, as we see it in Offset 2005, is a social and political one. The artists and curators are taking on issues of interraction and communication between society, church and state."

For instance, roumanian artist Alex Dragulescu (www) has created blogbot in 2005. He imagined "What I Did Last Summer" (illus.), which is the first experimental graphic novel generated by Blogbot. Based upon visuals from Civilization 3, the animated novel uses "cached versions of the "My War" blog (written by a US soldier deployed in Iraq, cbftw.blogspot.com) and the now famous dear_raed.blogspot.com of the Baghdad Blogger". Watch Alex's work on Offset 2005.
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The Pictoplasma Character Colouring and Activity Book is out. "Rainy day fun for your inner child" ! The fun thing about it is it's still very beautiful in black and white.
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