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  • A Journey with Questlove to Cuba

    Questlove was the first person to reach me after President Obama’s announcement to normalize relations with Cuba on December 17, 2014 and ask to visit Cuba. His heart and soul has been invested in the island nation since their Havana performance in 2002, always dreaming of the day he’d go back. Enter April 2015, there… Read more

  • Cuban Loafers for Spring

    Spring is here and the prestigious loafer company, Stubbs & Wootton, have released their Cuban collection of shoes in honor of the island nation. Models include: Vedado, Habana Yacht Club, Country Club Habana Hunter, Cigar Brown, Rumba Straw Natural, Mambo Raffia Black, and Souvenir Cobalt. See the whole collection here. Purchase them on the official site. Read more

  • Airbnb Just Launched in Cuba

    It’s official. Yesterday, Airbnb announced their launch in Cuba, listing 1,000 Cuban properties on its website for American users to book (half of these homes are in Havana). I’m impressed with the official statement made by the company on its blog, specifically stating the support of the Cuban people and it’s growing private sector. “Because we’re… Read more

  • Tiny (Minisculo) Animation

    Muestra Joven is a showcase of young talent hosted by ICAIC (Cuba’s Film Institute). It’s sort of a competition festival of audiovisual work made by Cuba’s youth today. This fresh director, René Alejandro Díaz Rodríguez, competes in the Animation section with his short film, Tiny (Minisculo). In only one minute, this animator seems to capture the “grandeur of small things”. Moreover,… Read more

  • Selfies in Cuba

    Read this clever article released by fairly new blogger, and amusing writer, Ana Dopico on her blog Cuba Cargo Cult. In it she describes: “The recent pictures of Paris Hilton with Fidel Castro Díaz Balart taken while the socialite was in Havana visiting the Habana Hilton (opened by Conrad Hilton)…. Smiling side by side, the selfie… Read more

  • El Duque

    La Gran Fuga is a story about sports, patriotism, and family. Orlando “El Duque” Hernandez is a national treasure to the Cuban people, and struggled with his decision to leave his country for the promise of excelling at his passion – the game of baseball. His story is filled with complex repercussions with a cat-and-mouse… Read more