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The New Cuba Journal

  • Dropping Beef Billboards

    Finnnnally, the US decides to turn off their electronic news “zipper” on the fifth floor of the sea-front American Interest Section in the Cuban capital. If you don’t know about the beefing billboards between United States and Cuba over the last several years, it’s a childish battle of “one-upping” the other country by dissing the… Read more

  • 25 KM

    I won’t over explain this short film. It was created in 2005 and runs 19 minutes. It is about 2 sisters who reside in Cuba. Part of their routine is their weekly stroll to church — 25 KM (approx 15 1/2 miles). If you notice, it takes tremendous patience to stay “present” in the film.… Read more

  • Rock Climbing in Cuba

    Rock climbing in Cuba is not really a sport that people talk about. There is a writer called Armando Menocal who wrote an interesting article in this months Cuba Absolutely magazine comparing the Viñales coast as a “little Yosemite”. Let’s not forget the Cuban Revolution was won with tenacious guerillas walking down a mountain… so… Read more

  • Chelsea Visits Havana

    Finally, out of box!  (Photo by Matthew Barney) Big things are happening between the art scenes of Cuba and USA! It’s called “Chelsea visits Havana” presented by Fundacion Amistad. It was organized by Alberto Magnan and Dara Metz (of Magnan Projects). This is the first U.S. based exhibition to travel directly from the United… Read more

  • Campo Adentro / Susan Bank

    Yet another beautiful book has been released on Cuba. You know how much I can’t stand to see those generic Cuban images coming out of the country with 1950’s pastel cars and ladies with cigars in her mouths. Obviously these images exist in Cuba, its just that I like it when photographers dig deeper, and… Read more

  • Obama’s New Telecom Game with Cuba

    April 13th, 2009- The Obama administration said today that it was changing some U.S. policies toward Cuba, hoping to, among other things, “promote the freer flow of information and humanitarian items to the Cuban people.” The news could create some major changes with regard to cellphones, computers and broadband in Cuba. The administration proposes to… Read more