Stories about Argentina from October, 2005
Recently in Argentina
As always, “[ES]” refers to posts in Spanish. All other linked pages are, at least partly, written in English. Diego Sarraseca, an Argentine living in Los Angeles, wrote a trilingual post yesterday entitled, “Today We Celebrate Christmas in Argentina,” referring to the birthday of soccer star Diego Maradona and the...
Argentina: Sunday's Election and Bush's Visit
Ian of GoodAirs tries to give more meaning to last Sunday's election compared to what he saw as a boring, girl fight story picked up by the international media. Meanwhile, Mirko doesn't understand why Argentines are making so much fuss about Bush's upcoming visit [ES] for the Summit of the...
Argentina: Turpentine's First EP Available to Download
Zona Indie says that Argentine band, Turpentine is reminiscent of Sonic Youth or Soundgarden with a PJ Harvey-like voice. Their first EP can be downloaded for free.
Argentina: Sunday's Election Results
Robert Wrighton has an entertaining rundown of Sunday's election results in which the current first lady, Cristina Kirchner easily beat out the former first lady Hilda Duhalde to become senator of Buenos Aires Province. Complete with fancy graphics.
Argentina: Another Anti-Bush Bomb
GoodAirs covers yet another small explosion, this time at a BankBoston ATM, in protest of George Bush's upcoming visit to the Summit of Americas. GoodAirs also digs up some info on the group's apparent inspiration using Wikipedia.
Argentina: Publicity and the Media
Jorge Gobbi, with his eyes on the european regional conference of Communication and Tourism pens his thoughts on the nexus of journalism and tourism.
Argentina: Education, Rock and Roll, and Soccer
After a long absence, Altered Argentina tackles education financing, Argentine rock stars, and a young football prodigy.
Argentina: Still Corrupt, But Not As Corrupt
GoodAirs tries but ultimately fails to find anything worth celebrating after Argentina claims 97th in Transparency International's annual honesty/corruption rankings.
Argengina: Expocomm Argentina
Fernando Cassia was at Expocomm Argentina and finds it ironic that Argentina is implementing WIMAX internet access before the United States.
Argentina: Anti-Bush Bombings
GoodAirs sums up last Thursday's bombings by the groups Comando Antiimperialista Comandante Che Guevara and Coronel Dorrego at six scattered American symbols a day after Bush's attendance at the Summit of the Americas was confirmed. Expat Argentina has more on the protests which could be awaiting George W. Bush.
Venezeula, Argentina: Talks of a Nuclear Reactor
Jorge Arena has the lowdown on rumors that Chavez is looking to buy a nuclear reactor from Argentina.
Argentina: The Argentine Elections and “Clientelismo”
GoodAirs offers some analysis on Argentina's upcoming October 23rd congressional elections.
Bolivia, Argentina: Fidel Castro Beats Bush for Presidency
Alvaro Ruiz-Navajas links to an interesting survey by Equipos Mori and Capital y GBA, which found that 31% of Argentinians would hypothetically vote for Fidel Castro as president compared to 2% who answered George Bush. In Bolivia, 21% said Castro, 19% Hugo Chavez, and 13% George Bush.
Argentina: Whither the Famed Argentine Ego?
GoodAirs wonders if the famed “Argentine ego” has taken a hit in the last few years, citing a survey in which only 3.5% of respondents chose “the people” as their country's major attraction.
Argentina: 400 Years of Don Quixote
Buenos Aires, City of Faded Elegance posts about the 400th anniversary of the publication of Don Quixote and points readers to 400 Windmills, “a group blog dedicated to discussing Don Quixote.”
Argentina: Perspectives on Homosexuality in Media
Andrés Duque translates an article from Argentina about CNN reporter Anderson Cooper. Duque claims the article was factually wrong when saying that Cooper is openly gay.
