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Friday, 03 April Los Cadillacs -- reunited and fabulous[Miami Herald] They are among the most talented and successful Latin rock bands in the history of the genre. Their most famous song, Matador, is a dark, irresistible anthem ... Thursday, 02 April Farewell to Alfonsín[Buenos Aires, City of...

Monday, 30 March 5 star breakfast at Alvear[Yillabean] Saturday, March 28th, 2009 Just after a couple hours of sleep (because we were salsaing last night) we woke up around 9am. Nicholas insisted on taking me to the super expensive swanky five star h... US Embassy Issues Dengue Fever...

Thursday, 26 March Re-emerging As an Emerging Market[The Washington Post] ... But I'm more concerned that the United States is coming to resemble Argentina, Russia and other so-called emerging markets, both in what led us to the crisis, and in how we're trying to fix it... The Kirchners make...

Sunday, 22 March Love at first aria[Science Centric] Through his observation of middle class opera fans who stand on the upper floors of the Colon Opera House in Buenos Aires, Claudio Benzecry from the University of Connecticut in the USA sheds light on what it takes to develop a true passion...

Wednesday, 18 March Argentina: Xenophobia in the Football Stands[Global Voices] Chants, songs, and signs can be directed at the opposing team and the opposing supporter groups. In some cases, these messages contain racist or xenophobic overtones, as it recently happened between a match...

Wednesday, 11 March Most Ridiculous Shopping Trip Ever?[micheleandtom.com] There is a chain of English-language bookstores that we frequent here in Buenos Aires called KEL . (We normally only buy the Z’s books there since it’s really expensive and Tom and I... The Downside to Being an...

Wednesday, 04 March New Efforts To Repatriate Borges’ Remains[The Argentine Post] ... two weeks ago lawmaker Maria Beatriz Lenz opened a storm of controversy by declaring her intention to request that the writer’s earthly remains be repatriated to Buenos Aires ... Poking Fun at Expats...

Monday, 02 March Road Tripping Argentina: Mendoza City to the Andean Giants[Argentina's Travel Guide] The Mendoza province is a land of intense beauty. The landscape diversity of vineyards reaching out to the horizon and the mighty Aconcagua looming above creates a stark contrast of mountain...

Thursday, 26 February Mar Chiquita, an inland sea in the middle of Argentina[argentinalook] Mar Chiquita is a large saltwater lagoon that is located in the province of Cordoba in central Argentina. One of the biggest lake area of Argentina and one of the largest salt lakes in the planet...

Monday, 23 February Drought sucks life from Argentina's farms[BBC] A deflated bag of bones, the carcass of a bull, lies dried out on the banks of a river, baked by the sun. Normally green, the prime pastureland around lies silent and dry... Sunday, 22 February Is Buenos Aires Cheap?[Buenos...

Thursday, 19 February Nuestros Caballos 2009 (Our Horses 2009) Equestrian Exhibition[My Buenos Aires Travel Guide] "Nuestros Caballos 2009" (Our Horses), the most important equestrian exhibition in Latin America, will be held at La Rural Exhibition Center from March 24 to March 29, 2009, with...

Sunday, 15 February The Peron pattern[Washington Times] The disastrous path on which America is currently embarked was tried in another country - in the Western Hemisphere: Juan Peron's Argentina. During the 1940s until a 1955 coup ousted him from power... They dance all night in gay Buenos...

Monday, 09 February More on the Burger Battle[SaltShaker] Fight one more round. When your arms are so tired that you can hardly lift your hands to come on guard, fight one more round. When your nose is bleeding and your eyes are black and you are so ... Sunday, 08 February “America Is...

Tuesday, 03 February Major Newspapers in Buenos Aires[Buenos Aires Tips] The two main Spanish-language newspapers in Buenos Aires are Clarín and La Nación (The Nation). I find the depth and quality of journalism of both papers to be very high. I do, however, prefer... More Argentine...

Thursday, 29 January The Well-heeled Friends of Art[Buenos Aires, City of Faded Elegance] A few days still remain to catch the Amigos del Arte exhibition at MALBA . (… till February 9.) Curators Patricia M. Artundo y Marcelo E. Pacheco have excelled at the extraordinary challen... Women...

Saturday, 24 January I Am Sir Edmund Hillary[micheleandtom.com] Tom and I put ourselves in the shoes (or crampons) of an adventurer and mini-trekked on Perito Moreno with Zoe (who just made the age limit by the skin of her teeth). In truth, our ice hike was n... Friday, 23 January Diseno...

Tuesday, 20 January Lookout Perito Moreno[micheleandtom.com] I contemplated entitling this post, “best bathrooms at a national park…” Don’t worry, I won’t elaborate further! The first portion of our visit to Southern Patagonia... Monday, 19 January photos: graffiti art[Yillabean] Last night...

Friday, 16 January Always a Bridesmaid[SaltShaker]  Hear, mortals, the sacred cry: “Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!” Hear the noise of broken chains... Broadway’s New Maria[Argentina's Travel Guide] Director Arthur Laurents was looking for his Maria for the upcoming Broadway revival of...

Saturday, 10 January delivery please[Yillabean] I've heard rumors that you can get cigarettes delivered in Bs.As. There is ice cream delivery; they bring it with a moped that has a cooler on the back. You can get your groceries delivered; yo... This Wine Smells Like Dirt[micheleandtom.com]...

Tuesday, 06 January Holiday scenes from Parque Lezama, 1898[Buenos Aires, City of Faded Elegance] I always will have great memories of Parque Lezama. I’ve spent many hours strolling around the park. Sure, on weekends it’s rather dusty and crowded but wonderful during the week. Here ar... City...