· November, 2006

Stories about Argentina from November, 2006

Argentina: Buenos Aires in 4D

  28 November 2006

Alan Patrick notes that Google Earth has added a fourth dimension and gives a hyperlinked overview of the then-and-now of Buenos Aires. For those still caught in a 3D world,...

Argentina: 2007 Book Fair

  21 November 2006

Former librarian Jeff Barry takes an early look at the 2007 Feria Internacional del Libro de Buenos Aires, noting that “the average print run for a book in Argentina was...

Argentina: Pillow Fighting

  20 November 2006

Pillow fighting fans around the world will be overcome by jealousy after reading Alan Patrick's account of this past weekend's blog-organized pillow-thumping flash mob. Make sure to check out the...

Latin America: Technorati en Español

  17 November 2006

Martin Varsavsky confirms [ES] that Technorati will soon be available in Spanish. Argentine blogger Mariano Amartino notes [ES], “what's interesting is that, despite the fact that we're just 2% of...

Argentina: Palermo Hipodromo

  15 November 2006

After a day at the races, Alan Patrick is inspired to relate the history of the Palermo Hipodromo: “This beautiful race track was inaugurated on 7th May 1876, when a...

Argentina: Jacarandá Blossoms

13 November 2006

The annual blossoming of Buenos Aires’ Jacarandá trees has inspired an army of expat bloggers to march the streets with their digital cameras. Robert Wright started much of the craze...

Argentina: Film: Born and Raised

  8 November 2006

Robert Wright reviews Pablo Trapero's newest film, “Born and Raised”. But beware, Wright warns that “if you plan to see it, don’t read any further…”

Argentina: Blog de Alzheimers

  3 November 2006

Mariano Amartino applauds the concept [ES] of Mal de Alzheimer [ES[, a weblog which aggregates experiences, resources, and information regarding Alzheimer's Disease.

Argentina: Language and Authoriatarianism

  3 November 2006

Posthegemony looks at how authoritative regimes transform language and rhetoric to validate their governance and power. Specifically, he reviews some of the points brought up by Marguerite Feitlowitz in her...

Argentina: Darwin in South America

  2 November 2006

“Interested in South America and have a scientific bent? Then lose yourself for weeks among the complete work of Charles Darwin, now available online. It’s quite an astonishing collection pulled...