From Cuba With Heat
On the journey of 24-year-old Jose Fernandez, the Cuban defector turned Major League all-star, who died Sunday.
On the journey of 24-year-old Jose Fernandez, the Cuban defector turned Major League all-star, who died Sunday.
Jordan Ritter Conn Grantland Jul 2013 20min Permalink
A collection of picks about exile, defection, revolution, and the country’s future.
Cuba’s wary embrace of private enterprise.
Cynthia Gorney National Geographic Nov 2012 25min
The story of William Morgan: American, wanderer, Cuban revolutionary.
David Grann New Yorker May 2012 1h25min
The country’s uncertain future.
Witnessing an execution in war-torn Cuba.
Richard Harding Davis New York Journal Feb 1897 10min
The tale of a Cuban boxer leads a filmmaker to a larger story.
Brin-Jonathan Butler The Rumpus Dec 2012 20min
Exiled in 1962, a pair of brothers return home.
Paul Reyes VQR Nov 2009 35min
On baseball player Yasiel Puig’s escape from Cuba.
Scott Eden ESPN Apr 2014 10min
A crime novelist navigates Cuba’s shifting reality.
Jon Lee Anderson New Yorker Oct 2013 35min
Feb 1897 – Apr 2014 Permalink
Yasiel Puig’s journey to the Dodgers.
Jesse Katz Los Angeles Apr 2014 30min Permalink
How a commuter college in Miami became a chess powerhouse.
Josh Schonwald The Miami New Times May 2006 25min Permalink