What do actors Sean Penn and Michael Douglas have in common? Yes, they’re both Oscar winners, but more importantly, both were in Cuba a few days ago; Douglas for a “walking tour,” and Penn for a meeting with local artists, including possibly, an interview with Fidel Castro himself. Penn wasn’t there as a filmmaker though, [...]
Do you want to know what the average Cuban thinks of their world?
After years of having their freedom of expression quashed by the Castro regime, Cubans are now taking to the internet and blogging about what’s on their minds — everything from run-of-the-mill concerns to musings that are more social and political in nature.
And they [...]
A controversy erupted recently when it was announced in August that Colombian musician Juanes would perform at the Plaza de Revolution in Havana, a venue renowned for its use by the Castro government for speeches and political rallies. Juanes, who’s also considered a social and political activist, was both criticized and supported in the Cuban-America [...]
This year, demand for Cuban cigars fell by 15 percent, and as a result, Cuba has decided to reduce the amount of land allotted to growing tobacco by 30 percent. Translating those percentages into units, that means only 49,000 acres will be available to grow next year’s tobacco crop, down from 70,000 acres this year, [...]
