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tony perrottet

@TonyPerrottet

Historian and journalist, author of six books, including Cuba Libre!, Pagan Holiday, Napoleon's Privates and The Sinner's Grand Tour

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Joined May 2011
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Today is the 60th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs! My visit to the CIA's training camp: smithsonianmag.com/travel/fl…
The Florida Resort That Played an Unlikely Role in the Bay of Pigs Fiasco

The Florida Resort That Played an Unlikely Role in the Bay of Pigs Fiasco

Sixty years ago, the CIA-backed invasion of Cuba failed disastrously. It all began, here, on Useppa Island

smithsonianmag.com
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My take on the brave new world of NYC museum openings in WSJ today wsj.com/articles/new-yorks-s… via @WSJ
New York’s Star Attractions Are Reopening. Here’s What You Need to Know.

New York’s Star Attractions Are Reopening. Here’s What You Need to Know.

With limited capacity and other Covid-19 restrictions now in place at the city’s most beloved landmarks, locals and visitors are finding an unexpected upside to the “new normal”—plenty of elbow room....

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And a footnote to @WednesdayMartin episode, "Columbus Discovers the Clitoris" and other milestones of modern love... historyunzipped.com
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Hear the hilarious @WednesdayMartin discuss "the science of lust" through history on Episode 4 of the historyunzipped.com Podcast...
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Celebrity body parts: a footnote to @davidfarley on Jesus' foreskin -- the organs of Napoleon, King Tut and John Dillinger and other grisly relics, on the History Unzipped podcast tinyurl.com/yc5a8tez
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Hear @davidfarley dish the dirt on Jesus' foreskin on the new episode of the History Unzipped Podcast... (below The Circumcision of Christ by Friedrich Herlin) tinyurl.com/yb7kk4q8
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Was Charles Darwin a player? Who invented key parties? The latest on sexual evolution in new "History Unzipped" episode with @ThatChrisRyan: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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My new Podcast on "erotic archaeology" just went live -- first episode @KarenAbbott on American Vice podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
History Unzipped

History Unzipped

History Podcast · Biweekly Series · Historian and journalist Tony Perrottet unearths sexual stories from throughout the ages. The series is modeled on the "secret cabinets" in Victorian museums,...

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My latest from Cuba: What's Ernesto Guevara, son of the world's most recognizable revolutionary, doing on a Harley Davidson? Leading a whirlwind tour around his native island po.st/tiQYKC via @po_st
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Awesome to chat with Scott Simon​ on NPR's Weekend Edition this morning about America's 1959 "Fidelmania" -- Castro's riotous visit to New York was 60 years ago this week! n.pr/2VbCdBL
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¡Vivan Los Fashionistas! My take on how "guerrilla fashion" infiltrated the US in the Times Style section: nyti.ms/2Xmk2qJ
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Yay!!!! Great review from LARB: Love and Loss in the Sierra Maestra: On Tony Perrottet’s “¡Cuba Libre!” - Los Angeles Review of Books: Love and Loss in the Sierra Maestra: On Tony Perrottet’s “¡Cuba Libre!” lareviewofbooks.org/article/… via @lareviewofbooks
Love and Loss in the Sierra Maestra: On Tony Perrottet’s “¡Cuba Libre!” | Los Angeles Review of...

Love and Loss in the Sierra Maestra: On Tony Perrottet’s “¡Cuba Libre!” | Los Angeles Review of...

Avoiding hagiographical impulses, Tony Perrottet’s "¡Cuba Libre!" remains grounded in the crude texture of everyday life during the Cuban Revolution.

lareviewofbooks.org
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Replying to @AstroDocScott
@AstroDocScott Hey Scott, can't find a better way to contact you! Tony Perrottet here from Smithsonian Magazine, was looking for a quick interview about OceanGate for a big story on the Titanic trips... [email protected] if you have spare second? Thank you!
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My story in Smithsonian out now: At Lost Spirits Distillery in Los Angeles, high-tech instruments accelerate the aging process of precious whiskeys and rums po.st/4KOjKt via @po_st
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My take on Havana, from research trips there for Cuba Libre! newsweek.com/havana-cuba-tra…
Secret Havana: How to Truly Experience Cuba's Capital

Secret Havana: How to Truly Experience Cuba's Capital

After Cuba opened up, hordes of travelers descended upon the famed capital, Havana - and many were disappointed. Cuba expert, Tony Perrottet tells us how to truly experience the city and its unique...

newsweek.com
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My latest: Che Guevara, food writer tastecooking.com/the-guerril…
Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, and The Guerrilla Gourmands

Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, and The Guerrilla Gourmands

Some of the most riveting food writing of the 1950s took place among revolutionaries feasting on boas and canned sausages in the jungles of Cuba.

tastecooking.com
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My first ever Podcast with my intellectually omnivorous friend @thatchrisryan @sexatdawn tangent.libsyn.com/website/t…
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Cuba Libre! in The Paris Review! What Che Guevara and Fidel Castro Read theparisreview.org/blog/2019…
What Che Guevara and Fidel Castro Read by Tony Perrottet

What Che Guevara and Fidel Castro Read by Tony Perrottet

January 31, 2019 – Cuba’s revolutionaries enjoyed all sorts of books—including Ernest Hemingway’s ‘For Whom the Bell Tolls,’ which they combed for tips on guerrilla warfare.

theparisreview.org
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In the NYT today: When Americans Loved Fidel Castro nyti.ms/2HxJuq2 My musings inspired by my new opus Cuba Libre!
Opinion | When Americans Loved Fidel Castro (Published 2019)

Opinion | When Americans Loved Fidel Castro (Published 2019)

The revolutionary was popular here, until Americans realized he intended to free Cuba from the United States, as well.

nytimes.com
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The big excitement is getting a new Twitter header with the cover of ¡Cuba Libre! ... although it is not out until Jan 15¡
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