Category Archives: Cuba

Miami Baker Concocts Cake Featuring Fried Ham Croquetas –Because Miami

Posted on February 22, 2018 by

if you thought the Dunkin Donuts’ Cuban Sandwich wasn’t enough to lure you to the Sunshine State, consider this: Andy Herrera, a happy-looking Miami baker based in Hialeah, is having his social-media moment of glory thanks to an abomination unusual creation of … Continue reading →

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Fidel Is Dead. Long Live Fidel — or Not

Posted on November 26, 2016 by

Granma (above) vs. todos los demás…

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Fidel Castro Is Dead, Because 2016

Posted on November 26, 2016 by

On November 25, 2016, at around 10:00 PM local time, Raúl Castro confirmed the dead of Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary who was the nemesis of 11 U.S. presidents. He was 90. This blogger has yet to process this information, and … Continue reading →

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President Obama Does Latin America; Has more Fun than you

Posted on March 24, 2016 by

After a historic visit to Cuba, where he posed next to El Ché, learned how to salsa, sipped mojitos and smoked cigars, President Barack Obama this week made his way to Argentina, his first official visit to the South American country. Barely hours after the Air … Continue reading →

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Obama Goes to Cuba; Cubans Brace for the Dunkin’ Donuts Cuban Sandwich

Posted on March 20, 2016 by

It’s all over now. President Barack Obama is set to arrive Sunday, March 20 in Cuba, marking the first time a sitting U.S. president visits the island in nearly 90 years. And this, my friends, only means one thing. It means the … Continue reading →

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Let the Hispandering Begin. Ted Cruz Launches Ad in Spanish

Posted on March 23, 2015 by

The anti-immigration, anti-gay, climate-change denier, Canadian immigrant Christian (aka Ted Cruz) today confirmed he will be running for President in 2016, which is like sad, since I don’t think he is even remotely aware he has a zero chance of going anywhere with … Continue reading →

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U.S.-Cuba: The Thaw in Today’s Newspapers [photo gallery]

Posted on December 18, 2014 by

Click on each paper (below) to see full gallery… I will be adding more as time -and energy- allow.

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