The baseball world is now literally “atwitter” with the phenomenon of Aroldis Chapman’s first two innings of major league action–two altogether successful 3-up and 3-down frames in which the flame-throwing southpaw has unleashed several heaters clocked at between 103 and 105 mph.
Read MoreHAVANA TIMES, Sept. 4 — On Friday morning Fidel Castro addressed thousands of Cuban students and professors on the steps
Read MoreThis summer I went to visit my family in my tierra natal: Pinar del Rio Province. I have to admit, though, that I wasn’t prepared for the flood of both agonizing and appealing images that appeared; that’s why I wanted to share them. (30 photos)
Read MoreJust in is the September Cultural Calendar for Havana put together by the Cuba Absolutely web site. For a look at the happenings in music, dance, theater, etc. in the capital click here.
Read MoreMavi Susel, the first transsexual in Cuba to undergo sex reassignment surgery, back in 1988, has found herself trapped in the traditionally assigned gender role of a housewife. “She is a woman imprisoned in that gender role,” Marilyn Solaya, the Cuban filmmaker who made the documentary “In the Wrong Body.”
Read MoreNot everything is poetic or magical in this place; some youths with love for their partners —but little for Mother Nature— leave their names carved into trunks of the bamboos. There are also those who are involved in the illicit cutting down of the bamboo trees.
Read MoreCuba’s Fidel Castro continued on Friday morning his campaign of alert of an imminent new war in the Middle East. He spoke to students and professors on the steps of the University of Havana and centered his speech on a call for US President Obama to avoid setting off a war against Iran with nuclear consequences.
Read MoreHow can the scales of the Cuban caiman be turned into feathers? In Amerindian mythology, such a transformation is indispensable for the crocodile to fly. GECNA (the Our America Cultural Studies Group) aspires to defy not the gravity on the island, but something that is even more restricting: the individual ego.
Read MoreThere were few surprises on the announced player list, with veteran sluggers like Freddie Cepeda, Alfredo Despaigne, Hector Olivera, and Yulieski Gourriel leading the highly productive offense, and such familiar standbys as Pedro Luis Lazo (who announced his retirement after the international competitions), Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez and Norge Luis Vera fronting the robust pitching corps.
Read MorePedro Lazo’s announced retirement nearly overshadowed the release of Team Cuba’s shortlist for the upcoming October roster. Lazo will pitch for the national team in this fall’s international events but will not be back for the 2010-2011 Cuban League that follows.
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