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Miami to Seattle Day 3: Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial
TweetI’ve been told that much of my photos and tweeting while on the road has been about food. It’s true. I am very passionate about food. I spent the majority of my childhood eating only what my mom made as we didn’t have money to go out, and the fact that my family is a [...]
Full StoryFlashback: Miami Beach by Garland Jeffreys
Tweet Miami Beach was recorded in 1980 in London with the great Linton Kwesi Johnson as the narrator, reading the news from the Miami Herald. Garland Jeffreys went to the UK to record this one and worked with the great dubmaster Dennis Bovell and his musicians. They achieved the exact result we wanted. Linton read [...]
Full StoryFox’s Sherron Inn
Tweet Last Wednesday I headed to Fox’s to meet Maria from Sex on the Beach because I have sinned. It may shock you to know, but I am a horrible local. I’ve never been to Jimbo’s, I only went to PS14 once, never been to Vagabond, never been on an air-boat ride, have no idea [...]
Full StoryCuba: Waiting For A Revolution
TweetThere are few news sources that I trust. Current TV‘s Vanguard division is one of them. Vanguard Correspondent Adrian Baschuk travels to the last remaining Communist state in the Western Hemisphere. How hard is life there and is there any possibility of regime change? There is an entire page dedicated to the episode and any [...]
Full StoryHistory lesson you didn't know: The Battle of Cuito Cuanavale.
TweetAs someone who was born in the mid-1980′s, this is something I’ve never heard about in school. I had no idea that Cuba was involved in a war with South Africa. The two things just don’t mix in my mind. I grew up with a post-Soviet Union, Cuba that has issues even feeding it’s own [...]
Full StoryWings of Defeat Screening at Consulate-General of Japan in Miami
Tweet I got a nice little flyer in the mail from The Morikami Museum and Japanese Garden in Boca Raton. Now, I love the museum, but it’s such a schlep to go two counties north with almost two hours worth of driving. So imagine my surprise and glee that they are doing an event within [...]
Full StoryThe 16th Annual Miami International Map Fair
Follow me as I explore the Downtown Miami area for the first time on the weekend and enjoy The 16th Annual Miami International Map Fair.
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