bigbadwolf
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A number of threads on this forum have dealt with practical everyday problems: where to buy yoghurt, where to buy olive oil, and where to get laid being some examples. However -- and conspicuous and telling by its absence -- has been any discussion of the intellectual and cultural life of this metropolis. This life does exist here. As is my wont, I've spent many an hour browsing in bookshops. Many of the books I've read in English are to be found here in Spanish: Althusser, Baumann, Zizek, Foucault, and so on. But who reads these books, and what cultural and intellectual circles exist here?
There's quite a bit that's below the surface here. For instance, there's the Argentina Chess Club, at the intersection of Paraguay and Ayacucho, which I frequent from time to time for some speed games. The players exhibit a high level of chess erudition, and manage to acquire chess literature which must by their budgets be exorbitantly priced. I knew that such a club must exist because Argentina has a rich chess history (with famous players such as Najdorf, Panno, and Pilnik). Yet a question about chess raised on this forum last year produced next to nothing by way of response.
As for chess, there must be places to discuss literature, philosophy, and history. Does anyone know about such circles? What and where is the cultural life in this city?
There's quite a bit that's below the surface here. For instance, there's the Argentina Chess Club, at the intersection of Paraguay and Ayacucho, which I frequent from time to time for some speed games. The players exhibit a high level of chess erudition, and manage to acquire chess literature which must by their budgets be exorbitantly priced. I knew that such a club must exist because Argentina has a rich chess history (with famous players such as Najdorf, Panno, and Pilnik). Yet a question about chess raised on this forum last year produced next to nothing by way of response.
As for chess, there must be places to discuss literature, philosophy, and history. Does anyone know about such circles? What and where is the cultural life in this city?
