Two items: The Fun of OFAC and the strange (and positive) role of Espacio Laical

Two fascinating articles to digest with your morning coffee (I'm in Sedona, Arizona) or with your afternoon tea (for those on the east coast).

How to get to Cuba legally without losing your mind. By Melissa Lockhart.
http://foreignpolicyblogs.com/2011/06/20/a-quest-to-travel-to-cuba/

Cuba's hottest publishing house is a house of God. By Nick Miroff.
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/cuba/110701/publishing-house-god-church-magazines