Everyone loves Mojito’s, but after watching this, one can’t help but wonder why in a Communist state like Cuba there isn’t some sort of sort of punishment for people who make drinks this slow.

The two-part saga runs four hours, 30 minutes. It is almost entirely in Spanish, a particular challenge for U.S. viewers who dislike subtitles.

Hot of the press from Havana, almost: Government newspaper the Daily Granma newspaper has exposed what it says are links between the United States government and Cuban dissidents.

Following the example of regional ally Venezuela, Cuba is turning to plastic homes to solve a national housing shortage.

SOURCE: With a Whisper, Cuba’s Housing Market Booms , Marc Lacey, The New York Times