The telenovela has gained an importance in the everyday lives of Cubans in quarantine that we could have never imagined. Photo credit: Startup Cuba Just like the old days. In spring 2002, I spent a semester as a study abroad student at the University of Havana. Those were different times, with just two TV channels […]
Our survey of over 500 of our followers showed that not only do 43% of you dislike the term “Latinx,” but another 42% have never even heard of it. Photo credit: Startup Cuba Before we went on an end-of-summer hiatus, we asked you, our followers, what you think about the term Latinx (pronounced la-TEEN-ex, rhymes […]
Chef Louie Estrada teaches his recipe for traditional ropa vieja from his home kitchen in Brooklyn. The other night was the second best night of my life. Chef Louie Estrada taught me and close to 100 others how to make his ropa vieja recipe, live. Karen Vierbuchen’s setup during the live ropa vieja class. Photo […]
Author Alvaro Santana-Acuña talks to us about his new book Ascent to Glory, and Gabriel García Márquez’s ties to Cuba and self-imposed quarantine. Photographer and author Emmy Park wants to give people a glimpse into the dogs she encountered while spending sixty days traveling Cuba alone. My name is Rafael Bou Lemus, and I’m a […]
