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· May, 2006

Stories about Argentina from May, 2006

Argentina: Music: Travesti

Fernando Casale introduces readers to Travesti: “It means ‘transvestite’ and it’s the name of an Argentinian duo that came out from within the suburbs of Buenos Aires (by the way,...

Written by David Sasaki
31 May 2006

Argentina, Chile: El Chaltén

“Just when you thought nationalism had nothing good to offer the world, along comes a wonder like El Chaltén. A town with no conceivable economic or geographic purpose other than...

Written by David Sasaki
27 May 2006

Argentina: The 25th of May

Yesterday was Día de la Patria in Argentina, which From Bmore to BA explains commemorates the end of Spanish rule. Jeff Barry describes the rally held in the Plaza de...

Written by David Sasaki
27 May 2006

Argentina: Music and Misinformation

This week, Argentinean newspapers informed readers that some Internet users had reached an agreement with CAPIF, the company that represents record companies in Argentina, to pay an amount of money...

Written by Jorge Gobbi
25 May 2006

Argentina: More on Borges

The 20th anniversary of the death of Jorge Luis Borges continues to leave its mark in Argentina-based weblogs. Roberto Bobrow cites an allusion made to Borges by Italian intellectual Umberto...

Written by David Sasaki
25 May 2006

Argentina: “The Take”

Jon of Posthegemony reviews Avi Lewis's and Naomi Klein's film “The Take” about the Argentine movement to take over and recuperate abandoned factories and argues that “Lewis and KIein are...

Written by David Sasaki
24 May 2006

Latin America: World Cup Weblogs

José Luis Orihuel has posted a compilation of all the Spanish-language weblogs devoted exclusively to this year's World Cup. “El Expatriado” says that Argentina is getting ready and Franco Giménez...

Written by David Sasaki
24 May 2006

Argentina: Ale Lago's First EP

Fernando Casale has posted the first album of Ale Lago, “published under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 2.5 AR license, so you’re free to copy, share and remix, as soon as...

Written by David Sasaki
22 May 2006

Argentina: Free Wi-Fi for Buenos Aires

Chilean blogger Leo Prieto inspires applause in the comments for Buenos Aires Mayor Jorge Telerman's announcement [ES] that the city will provide its citizens with free wi-fi access. One commenter...

Written by David Sasaki
19 May 2006

Argentina: Galbraith and Weinberg

Roberto Bobrow, accompanied by one of his ever-talented caricatures, describes the relationship between American economist John K. Galbraith and Argentine historian Gregorio Weinberg, both of whom passed away around the...

Written by David Sasaki
17 May 2006

Argentina: Protesting in a Bikini

Costa Rican blogger Julia Ardón applauds the risque protests [ES] of an Argentinean model who gained access to an international summit of politicians, then stripped down to a bikini and...

Written by David Sasaki
16 May 2006

Argentina: The Tango Singer

Jeff Barry, who is writing his own novel set in Buenos Aires, mentions the newest work by famed Argentine novelist Tomás Eloy Martínez. “The Tango Singer is about an American...

Written by David Sasaki
10 May 2006

Mexico, Argentina: Encouraging Free Culture

The winners of the “Mexicommons Creativity Contest” have been announced (ES). You can download the winning songs, podcasts, photographs, and designs from the post. The site Bienes Comunes (Common Good)...

Written by David Sasaki
9 May 2006

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