Music
Aruán Ortiz Wins Guggenheim Award for Musical Composition
Aruán Ortiz, born in Santiago de Cuba in 1973, is the recipient of the Guggenheim Award in musical composition for 2024. He joins two other Cubans who have recently garnered...
Interviews
Cuban Artist Luis Manuel Otero Interviewed from Prison
More than two and a half years have passed, half of his sentence, since the jailing of artist Luis Manuel Otero, one...
Society & Politics
I Have a Friend in Gaza
I didn't know I had a friend in Gaza. In the Facebook profiles of street animal rescuers,...
Cinema
‘Veritas’: The Reverse of Bay of Pigs (Special)
Introduction
Veritas goes beyond simple historical narration; it is a cinematic essay that unveils a crucial event of...
Articles
Aging in Cuba
Today, my mother takes care of my grandmother. This time, I didn’t have the support of my...
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Society & Politics
The Sound of Silence
In the last few days, as the latest protest by the San Isidro Movement has morphed from...
Chronicle
“Can We Still Be Revolutionaries?” Anna Veltfort interviewed by Ted A. Henken
In this exclusive interview with Ted Henken, New York graphic artist, blogger, and one-time habanera Anna Veltfort...
Opinion
Disneyfication of San Isidro
As far as the Cuban issue is concerned, the anti-Trumpist exile is between a rock and hard place. A...
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Society & Politics
An Amnesty Law for Cuban Political Prisoners, is It...
For the visit last January 10, Ailex Marcano carried coffee, toast, and a soda. Ángel Jesús, her...
Photo Gallery
The Flesh of Julián: Tattoos of an Abakuá
“Abakuás are known for their music, dance, rituals, and distinctive symbols, including tattoos,” says photographer Jorge Bonet,...