A recent book from Martha Bayles, a lecturer in humanities at Boston College, tackles the question of how American entertainment industry products confound official U.S. government efforts to represent the nation to...
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A New Chapter in US-Cuba Relations
Dec 19, 2014
Restoring diplomatic ties severed by the United States more than 50 years ago, President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro agreed this week on a breakthrough prisoner exchange, the opening of embassies in each other's countries, and an easing of some restrictions on commerce. A colorful array of PD News headlines about Pope Francis' soft power, I Love Lucy and Cuban Hip Hop ensued.
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- Francis’ US-Cuba Coup Demonstrates the Church’s Soft Power - The Tablet
- From ‘I Love Lucy’ to Pop Music, Cuba’s Influence on America Runs Deep - MSNBC
- Castro Brothers Resistance to Change Could Test Renewed U.S.-Cuba Diplomacy - The Washington Post
- Obama to Announce Major Changes in Cuban Policy - Russia Today
- Cuban Artists Defend US' Crazy Plan to Fund Revolutionary Hip Hop Scene - Fusion
- Fidel Castro Named Winner of Confucius Peace Prize - The Wall Street Journal
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