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...more. They yearn for capitalist fare like jeans and jogging shoes, rap records and videocassettes. They have had their fill of rhetoric and bureaucracy, of long lines for buses and hamburguesas, the Cuban version of an American favorite, made with pork. The most visible rebels, known as los freekiss (freakies), hang out in the park around Coppelia ice-cream parlor, flaunting long hair and T shirts splashed with the logos of heavy-metal bands. But even government-approved bands like Carlos Varela sing openly of Cuba's woes. "The inequities in society frustrate the young. I couldn't make...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cuba: Dancing the Socialist Line | 8/12/1991 | See Source »

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