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June 1, 2012
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What Is

‘What is love?’  I asked Liam.  It was a question we revisited often. Liam took a drag of his cigarette and said: ‘What IS?’ Yeah, …

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A Ride Home During Moyano’s Strike

My breath was shaken by the nearby explosions when I got off the ferry from Colonia.  I could hear the cannons firing for Moyano’s strike …

Leon Ferrari Modern Collage MALBA

León Ferrari. Brailles y Relecturas de la Biblia Exhibit MALBA

  Untitled, 1986 (San Pedro), Collage over paper.  source I spent a leisurely Sunday strolling through the inventively curated gallery spaces of MALBA, or Museo de …

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Winter’s Open Window

Reflected in a mirror.

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Tapas in Villa Crespo at La Esperanza De Los Ascurra

Despedida (farewell) season is in full swing.  This week it was Sophia’s turn, and we took her out for lunch to console ourselves in oily …

Drinking Mate in the Campo San Antonio del Areco

The Search for Playadito

“At the temple there is a poem called “Loss” carved into the stone. It has three words, but the poet has scratched them out. You …

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Cold Morning Remedy: Shredded Apple Oatmeal

It is 10 am on a Saturday morning and I don’t want to get out of bed, because my room is cold and I can …

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A Dinner Worthy of a Thank You Note: The Hernán Gipponi Restaurant

Dear Senior Gipponi, Thank you so much for the divine dinner last weekend!  Nora and I had a lovely evening.  We had heard so much …

Chipa Recipe Argentine Cheese Puff Manioc Flour From Scratch

CHIPA CHIPA CHIPI

This post is dedicated to my amazing coworkers, because we all love chipa! Everyday, we have the same discussion.  Sometime between 1:45 and 3:30pm, someone …

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Que Rica La Vida

I took five taxis yesterday. The first driver, on a hurried trip from Palermo Soho to Palermo Chico told me about when he migrated from …