21 September 2008
12 July 2008
última semana

o mundo tá pirando, mas desde quando é crime pirar?
deixa o mundo girar, bota a bola no chão, deixa a bola rolar
deixa o bonde passar que eu não sei pra onde ele vai nem de onde vem
não tem problema não, que tem problema tem, mas também tem solução
me mandaram andar na linha mas eu vi que vinha o trem na contramão
Sem neurose, sem grilo
na tranquilidade, tranquilo
Gabriel o Pensador
6 July 2008
Iê, viva meu Mestre!
30 June 2008
noites de Verão
25 June 2008
estar de tanga
hoje, no Expansión
23 June 2008
20 June 2008
18 June 2008
14 June 2008
1 June 2008
20 May 2008
14 May 2008
10 May 2008
ainda sob o efeito do jet lag
Encontros III: Hudson
The New Yorker's view: This time we revisited an old favorite. Special in many senses, in particular because this New Yorker spent key moments in the premises of this Hotel before becoming part of this city. This is where I stayed when I came to NY for interviews, this is where I kept on returning to have dinner when coming to NY on business and this is where, now, as a New Yorker, I come from time to time to enjoy the Cafeteria; the Library bar; the other, more colorful, bar; or simply the outdoors terrace/bar/restaurant. Well, this time I shared the Hudson with Madrid…

The Madrid visitor's view: I've heard a good deal about the Hudson before, as its interiors were designed by Philippe Starck. One thing I like about NY interiors is that they are usually small but with very high ceilings, which convey an interesting sense of space. Another thing I love is that “effortless chic” feel that you get from most places and people in NY. A bit of “everything goes” but still impeccable and trendsetting. The Hudson Cafeteria, with its high ceilings, dim lights, long communal tables and open kitchen is no exception to that. After dinner, we headed to the Library for a drink. Very British with its fireplace and pool table, but finished with a beautiful huge lamp, big and oversized as it could only happen in America. The final touch of glamour came with our Cosmopolitans. Salut!

Encontros II - Pastis
The New Yorker's view: The Sunday brunch is a New York institution which at Pastis acquires a French twist. It is a boulangerie; it is menus and mirrors on the wall; it is a huge crowd; it is delicious eggs Norwegian or pancakes with fruit and maple syrup; it is Bellinis or simply freshly squeezed orange juice as I normally have; it is Sunday end of morning or beginning of the afternoon in the Gotham, which is better spent with friends in our favorite places.
The Madrid visitor's view: As for me, Sunday morning came as a “two in one”, 1) Sunday brunch in NY, and 2) getting a glimpse of the Meatpacking district.We had our reservation at Pastis made well in advance, as the French style bistrot is always packed, especially for brunch. This was my second real NY experience after getting a cab at rush hour.
Another great thing was getting there in a foggy morning and coming out to a perfect sunny early afternoon. We strolled around the pretty shops, cafés and warehouses still serving their “meatpacking” purpose, all of which give such a relaxed atmosphere to this part of town.
Encontros I: TriBeCa Film Festival
The New Yorker's view:These are hottest tickets in town, long gone before one can decide which movies to watch, but a very generous offer of two open tickets prevented the irremediable loss. Ready to start the adventure we chose to watch the winner of the Best Narrative Feature, the festival's equivalent to the Oscar for Best Picture. Let the Right One In brought a new twist to a story about vampires. The film is a tale about every day life and about coming-of-age, but also about blood and revenge. In the jury's comments: “[a] mesmerizing exploration of loneliness and alienation through masterful reexamination of the vampire myth.”
The Madrid visitor's view: Who would say that on Friday morning while strolling around TriBeCa, camera in hand, we would actually get our “from yellow cab to red carpet” moment the next Sunday. But that’s NY. My friend R has a friend, who has a brother, who does volunteer work at the Festival and got us two hot open tickets. Still thrilling with excitement we chose to watch the winner of the Best Narrative Feature – no less – the Swedish film Let the Right One In, by Tomas Alfredson. Based on a novel by Lindqvist, it is a story about first love between 12-year-old kids, a bullied boy and a vampire girl, both handicapped in their own way. The story was great food for thought about loneIiness, alienation and ultimately about power and dependence. Also very interesting for me was seeing the audience’s reaction to this European film, as they focused on the sweetness of kids falling in love, rather than on my darker thoughts about alienation. To sum it up, a good display of New World innocence against Old World disenchantment, as Henry James would put it.
9 May 2008
take your time
brand new
8 May 2008
reflexo(ões) do artista na Big Apple

27 April 2008
23 April 2008
19 April 2008
Candide ou l'Optimisme
in The Guardian, 19 de Abril, 2008
Para os detalhes do caso, mais aqui.
Lamento informar que sou favorável à questão das quotas e dos governos de paridade. Lamento ter que contrariar os opositores (e as opositoras) da discriminação positiva, baseadas nessa ideia naïf de meritocracia, justo reconhecimento e da paz entre os povos. Não vivemos no "melhor dos mundos possível" e há coisas que só mudam a golpe de decreto e de sentença... lentamente.
17 April 2008
son mis amigos
12 April 2008
eu é mais bolos...

Ena! Ena! O livro relativo ao projecto fabrico próprio , sobre o qual escrevi aqui , já foi lançado.
30 March 2008
26 March 2008
jóias da coroa
hoje no Expansión
21 March 2008
10 March 2008
e vocês ainda se queixam das Finanças
hoje no Guardian, para ler a notícia completa ir aqui
8 March 2008
2 March 2008
o ar do campo


Não há nada como o ar do campo. Como diz o ditado, deitar cedo para cedo erguer. Domingo madruguei e lá fui na camioneta das 9.00h a caminho da Serra de Madrid, com o nobre propósito de plantar árvores num terreno público perto de Lozoyuela. Com a enxada na mão, cavar um buraco de duas mãos por duas mãos, tirar as pedras grandes, algumas têm que se partir com a enxada. Remexer bem a terra, tirar as minhocas brancas nojentas que comem as raízes e as formigas mais desprevenidas também, juntar caca de vaca, plantar a árvore propriamente dita, tapando completamente a raíz com a terra. Pôr palha seca por cima para ajudar a manter a humidade da terra. Regar q.b.
Quatro árvores plantei eu seguindo este procedimento.
28 February 2008
é a economia, estúpido!
"Telefónica aumenta un 42,9% sus ganancias de 2007, hasta los 8.906 millones de euros"
in Expansión, 28-02-2008
"Lucro da Portugal Telecom cai 14,4%, para 742 milhões de euros em 2007"
in Diário Económico, 28-02-2008
24 February 2008
18 February 2008
hoje no Rastro
um feirante anónimo
14 February 2008
13 February 2008
10 February 2008
sol de inverno
3 February 2008
ah fadista!
Al final, la mejor canción según la Academia es: 'Fado da saudade' de Fernando Pinto do Amaral y Carlos do Carmo en 'Fados' de Carlos Saura. Una oportunidad para los galardonados de homenajear a la música y la poesía portuguesa.
in El País, 03 febrero, 2008
31 January 2008
30 January 2008
temos concorrência
in Público, 30.01.2008
24 January 2008
21 January 2008
17 January 2008
onomatopeia
14 January 2008
má sorte
chama-lhe Fado
Nuno Fernandes Thomaz, in Diário Económico
Má sorte. Andamos nisto há 500 anos.
6 January 2008
4 January 2008
1 January 2008
27 December 2007
26 December 2007
25 December 2007
coisas fantásticas que tem Lisboa II
22 December 2007
última hora
21 December 2007
coisas fantásticas que tem Lisboa
14 December 2007
a visita da velha senhora*

in Diário Económico, 2007-12-13
9 December 2007
8 December 2007
vai roubar prá estrada
in Público, 08-12-07
6 December 2007
3 December 2007
vermouth de grifo

2 December 2007
30 November 2007
até que enfim!

28 November 2007
14 November 2007
pãozinho sem sal
in Público, 2007-11-13





























