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  • East of Havana Rapper visits US

    It’s been an exhaustive but enlightening world tour for East of Havana… so much positive dialogue from college students about “the new Cuba”. 4 years after it’s release, the big day we fantasized about is finally here. EOH’s lead protagonist rapper, Soandry, has been granted a visa out of Cuba and is visiting US. This… Read more

  • Rick Sanchez Gets Canned

    Watch John’s Stewart’s reaction to Rick Sanchez getting fired on the Daily Show. It’s a pretty funny ride. Read more

  • The Frank Cuba Issue

    The new Frank issue is out. As we all know and love our thematic issues of Frank, this particular is dedicated to my favorite topic — Cuba! The project East of Havana has seeped into three of the stories in the issue. We congratulate the team at Frank for creating an all around informative issue… Read more

  • Sugar Baron: Julio Lobo

    ‎”As it turns out, the fates of sugar and Cuba appear to be the same” writes Ann Louise Bardach. Meet a Sugar Baron, Julio Lobo. Published on my other blog, Sugar Barons Read more

  • Vice Goes to Cuba

    Props to Vice for their new Cuba story, “Castroland” (aptly named for sharing the spectacle of this sometimes dark amusement park). The photo portfolio is profound, humorous, and visually strong. The short captions are intelligent and loaded. I’ve read a million predictable Cuba articles that make me yawn, but this one has a vibrant personality.… Read more

  • East of Havana goes to Boston

    (My Ferry Ride Today) Well, I’m here in Provincetown, Massachusetts. We’re going to enjoy some Lobster rolls, hang out on the docks, and talk Cuba Cuba Cuba…. Here is the breakdown from the website: Saturday, June 12, 2010 11:15am to 12:15pm SESSION – HISTORY OF CUBAN MUSIC – Jauretsi Saizarbitoria will give a presentation describing… Read more