Laurence Blair
Journalist and Writer at Freelance
writer & journalist @NYTimes @guardian @BBC | PATRIA (2024) | Fascinated by South American history | Paraguay posting @theparaguaypost
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1 month ago |
yahoo.com | Laurence Blair
Yamandu Orsi was sworn in as Uruguay’s president on March 1, heralding a return to power for his left-wing Frente Amplio, or FA, coalition after its first stint in office from 2005 to 2020. In the runoff presidential election held in November, Orsi won 52 percent of the vote, narrowly besting Alvaro Delgado, the former Cabinet chief of outgoing President Luis Lacalle Pou, both from the conservative Partido Nacional, or PN.
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1 month ago |
worldpoliticsreview.com | Laurence Blair
Yamandu Orsi was sworn in as Uruguay’s president on March 1, heralding a return to power for his left-wing Frente Amplio, or FA, coalition after its first stint in office from 2005 to 2020. In the runoff presidential election held in November, Orsi won 52 percent of the vote, narrowly besting Alvaro Delgado, the former Cabinet chief of outgoing President Luis Lacalle Pou, both from the conservative Partido Nacional, or PN.
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2 months ago |
theguardian.com | Laurence Blair |Maria Magdalena Arrellaga
José Iquebi was hunting wild pigs in the forest when he was kidnapped at gunpoint by men on horseback. They lassoed him, locked him in a cage, and transported him hundreds of miles downriver to Paraguay’s capital, Asunción. His captors charged people money to stare and take photographs. He was about 12 years old. “They treated us like animals,” recalls Iquebi, now 84. It would be decades before he saw his nomadic Ayoreo community again.
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Feb 10, 2025 |
architectural-review.com | Laurence Blair |Eleanor Beaumont
A team of volunteer architects converted a dilapidated historic home into a bare-bones cultural centre for a biennial – five years on, the project’s legacy is mixedIn much of Latin America, the working class builds uphill: consider the favelas of Rio de Janeiro or the comunas of Medellín. But in flat, landlocked Paraguay’s capital, Asunción, low-income residents and rural migrants have little choice but to settle in low, flood‑prone places.
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Jan 13, 2025 |
newworlder.substack.com | Jaya Saxena |Laurence Blair |Nicholas Gill
A regular round-up of culinary news from around the Americas, and beyond. If you have any tips about restaurant or hotel openings, new culinary books, food media worth reading, plus events and happenings of every sort, drop me a line [email protected]. If anything, Elon Musk’s influence on Donald Trump and likely inclusion in his forthcoming administration is a sign of the power that tech companies and their owners are continuing to accumulate.
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The rumours are true! A pleasure to delve into the epic and tragic guerra guazú (The Great War) and its long shadow over Paraguay 🇵🇾 Featuring Dr Francia, an Irish would-be empress, swords, pens, artichokes, & the Attila of the Americas:
A brilliant bonus for @TheRestHistory Club members today, as the great @laurieablair explores the mad story of the PARAGUAYAN WAR. One of the most fascinating stories we've ever done on the show, inspired by his wonderful book PATRIA. Don't miss it! 🇵🇾 https://t.co/qIkWhLk5SM https://t.co/kIVOHUVx1A
I'm properly buzzing with this kind & thoughtful review of PATRIA - thanks @TheTLS 🐝 "A luscious, erudite romp through centuries of pre- and post-Columbian history ... The book buzzes like a beehive ... a tour de force of literary mezcla" https://t.co/nW2ubKVdID
RT @estherlallen: “Gulf of America,” my review of the indispensable new history by @GregGrandin is up on @LAReviewofBooks. https://t.co/4…
