Hemingway's Picasso
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Hemingway's Picasso
Steve Kough lived many lives. He was an NFL journeyman, a male model, and one of the most well-connected smugglers in 1980’s Miami, the “Drug Capital of the World." Kough collected many souvenirs from his adventures, but his most treasured bounty – a beautiful ceramic, crafted by Pablo Picasso and...
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The Kingpin
Carlos Lehder isn’t a celebrity like Escobar, but the truth is that, without Lehder, Escobar would never have become a wildly famous drug kingpin.
The Writer
Ernest Hemingway was embraced by many Cubans as Papa, the everyday man who lived in the iconic seaside estate, Finca Vigia. He wrote some of his most...
The Artist
We speak to Antony Penrose, the son of artists Lee Miller and Roland Penrose. He and his parents spent summers in the South of France with Pablo Picas...
Chapter Seven: The Answer
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Chapter Six: Verso
The consequences of Steve’s actions as a father and drug smuggler have lasting effects on his loved ones.
Stevie, his son, recounts an a...
Chapter Five: The Equation
Leah attempts to understand how Hemingway could have ended up with a Picasso ceramic by examining the relationship between these two important figures...
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Chapter Four: Poor Pablo
After being released from prison in 1984, Steve tries his luck at getting a normal job.
But when his past kept catching up with him, Mus...
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Chapter Three: The Other Side of the World
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Chapter Two: Bisquick
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Chapter One: Into the Mine
Steve Kough was a lot of things: an ex-NFL player, model, drug smuggler, art aficionado, Miami’s heart-throb, and a father. His unfiltered and brazen...
Introducing...Hemingways's Picasso
Steve Kough lived many lives. He was an NFL journeyman, a male model, and one of the most well-connected smugglers in 1980’s Miami, the “Drug Capital...