The Devil and Jeff Spicoli: A Response to Sean Penn and Hugo Chavez
Mr. Hand: Am I hallucinating here? Just what in the hell do you think you’re doing? Jeff Spicoli: Learning about Cuba, and having some food. – from Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) Sean and Hugo:...
View ArticleYou say you want a revolution…the Cuba Chronicles, Part IV
Che Guevara. He's like Jesus, only with a higher tobacco tolerance and better armament. It was hard departing Viñales the next morning. That vista alone could keep me here another week....
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"Fidel; tell us what else we should do!" Literacy Brigade on parade, 1962. All political revolutions focus on the young, and Cuba was no exception. A group of young students are plucked from their...
View ArticleYou say you want a revolution…the Cuba Chronicles, Part VIII
Santa Maria del Mar. I’m fully convinced that there is no social, political or moral problem that can’t be solved with palm trees, endless beaches, and copious amounts of hooch. My malaise of the two...
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