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Fashion Fridays: Kingston Style x Caribbean Fashion Week 2012

Words by Emily Shapiro, Photos by Biggy Bigz— Caribbean Fashion Week went down a few weeks ago and, while we weren't able to make the trip, we can always count on Biggy Bigz's Kingston Style blog to keep... Read More...

Seen: Vintage Rum Advertisements from the Gallery of Graphic Design

Words by Jesse Serwer— Mining through the depths of a Google Image search recently, I came across a striking throwback advertisement for Dagger, a long-forgotten Jamaican rum produced by J Wray and Nephe... Read More...

Outa (Rocky) Road: The Jamaican Ice Cream Shops of Washington D.C.

Words by Jesse Serwer, via the Washington Post From Tuesday's Washington Post comes this great article spotlighting Jamaican ice-cream shops in the Washington D.C. area. Apparently, there are quite a few... Read More...

Where deAction Is: Beaches of Barbados Video Series

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo by Nick Welch— For an island that's only 21 miles long and 14 miles across at its widest point, Barbados has a lot of beautiful beaches, each one a little different from the ... Read More...

Ticos Caribeños: Reggae and Caribbean Culture in Costa Rica

Words and Photos by Sabia McCoy-Torres— When people think of Costa Rica, what usually comes to mind are exotic animals, lush jungle, and tropical beaches—a paradise waiting be indulged in. Rarely would o... Read More...

Real Mas: Costume and Culture at Mas Dominik

Words and Photos by Erin MacLeod— Over the past week, the Eastern Caribbean spent quite a bit of time out in the streets partying. Trinidad and Tobago has, by far, the most famous Carnival, but the islan... Read More...

Dominica Calling: Q+A with Kelly Thomas, Madame Wob-Dwiyet (USA)

Words by Petra Valoma, photos courtesy of Kelly Thomas. Dominica, one of the smallest islands in the Caribbean--and one of the least populated places anywhere--has a far-flung but tightly-connected diasp... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: The Best Caribbean Books of 2011

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, Rishi Bonneville and Erin MacLeod. This list began life as a sort of fall study list, a hand-picked selection of LargeUp-approved assigned reading comprising 2011 titles ... Read More...

Good Morning, Barbados: Alison Hinds Shows Matt Lauer How to Wuk Up

Words by Jesse Serwer Matt Lauer from NBC's Today Show recently traveled down to Barbados for the final stop on his annual journey around the globe. In a video currently floating around online, the host ... Read More...

The Harder They Fall: Sunshowah Films Makes Its 1st Feature in Jamaica

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Cuccessful Brooklyn-based filmmakers (and friends of LargeUp) Daoud Abeid and Dahkil Hausif--collectively known as Sunshowah Films--recently announced the production of thei... Read More...

Free Cuba: Preview Gilles Peterson’s New Havana Cultura Comp + Free MP3 Download

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Havana Cultura: The Search Continues The new 2-disc sequel to Gilles Peterson's original Havana Cultura compilation of Cuban sounds from --is now ready for insertion in your... Read More...

First Resort: Rockhouse Gives Back to Negril

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Sobe Kelly Knight As one of the Caribbean's finest and most innovative hotels, Rockhouse in Negril, Jamaica attracts a loyal clientele of celebrities and other financiall... Read More...