Stories about Argentina from May, 2006
Argentina, Brazil: Alternative Energy
Wondering if increased consumption of Biodiesel will be a boon to Argentina, Martin Varsavsky asks “Is Oil to Chavez what Biodiesel is to Kirchner?” Sangroncito recently wrote about Brazil's success...
El Salvador, Argentina: On Book Fairs
Soy Salvadoreño was impressed with the low prices (ES) at the Universidad Centroamericana book fair in San Salvador. Jeff Barry went to the Book Fair at La Rural in Buenos...
Argentina: Sketching Freud and Solá
It was Sigmund Freud's 150th birthday this past weekend and Roberto Bobrow commemorates the influence of Freudian psychoanalysis in Argentina, noting that a neighborhood of the capital city is even...
The Spice of Life
#1: From Argentina, Pomelo Pleasures presents: The Spice of Life: She wants it in her jam, me too!!! :) I am an absolute nut about mulled wine, and perhaps with...
Argentina: Iguana Lovers New EP
The new EP of the “mythical band” from Argentina, Iguana Lovers, is available for download on Zona Indie.
The State of the Argentine Blogosphere: Jujuy
Jujuy a northern province of Argentina, pegged between the province of Salta, Bolivia, and Chile. It's one of the most beautiful places of the country, but also one of the...
Argentina: Blogs and MSM: Two Distinct Markets
Argentine blogger Mariano Amartino is at the WeMedia conference in London where he says (ES) that the mainstream media still incorrectly views “blogs” as a single entity rather than another...
Argentina: Review of “Crónica de una Fuga”
The cutting edge film reviewers at GoodAirs give two thumbs way up for the new movie Crónica de una Fuga. Brandán comments on his sense that “the movie repeated a...
Argentina, Spain, USA: Humanity over Nationality
Martin Varsavsky, himself an Argentine immigrant living in Spain envisions “political parties made of immigrants joined by native citizens who felt that to them humanity was a stronger concept than...
Argentina: Maradona Betrayal and Worship
Brandan compares Maradona's recent donning of a Brazilian football jersey to “Michael Jordan wearing a CCCP warm-up during the Cold War.” Meanwhile, Argentine journalism professor Julian Gallo says that blogger...