News of culture

Stories that caught our eye: April 25 to May 1

01-05-2025 17:00 Our (almost a weekly) round-up of what you need to know about Argentina.

Not just a rationale for atheism

01-05-2025 09:23 ‘Beyond the Gods,’ by Nicolás E. Meyer, Hypatia Press.

by Michael Soltys

Culture secretary heckled at inauguration of BA Book Fair

25-04-2025 13:21 Writers hold up signs bearing Osvaldo Bayer’s image as Culture Secretary Leonardo Cifelli is met with jeers at the opening of the 49th edition of the Feria Internacional del Libro de Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires Book Fair returns with Middle East tint

24-04-2025 18:34 Forty-ninth edition of Feria Internacional del Libro de Buenos Aires returns to La Rural, running until May 12.

by Julia Malyszko

Three in ten Argentines now have tattoo – more women getting inked

20-04-2025 11:37 What was, until not so long ago, considered to be a symbol of marginality has now become a mark of identity. According to an opinion poll carried out by the Voices! consultancy firm, three out of every ten Argentines have some kind of tattoo on their skin – and almost half of youngsters surveyed plan to get one in the next year.

by Enrique Garabetyan

A nose for theatre

18-04-2025 17:57 ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’ by Edmond Rostand, translated by Brian Hooker; Directed by Simon Chater; Suburban Players at The Playhouse, San Isidro.

by Michael Soltys

Stories that caught our eye: April 4 to 11

11-04-2025 16:56 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina and beyond.

‘El Eternauta’: Secrets behind Argentina’s most long-awaited adaptation

08-04-2025 14:58 Eagerly awaited adaptation of Héctor Germán Oesterheld and Francisco Solano López’s classic comic 'El Eternauta' débuts on Netflix on April 30. A look behind-the-scenes of the new series starring Ricardo Darín.

by Juan Manuel Dominguez

Stories that caught our eye: March 21 to 28

28-03-2025 17:59 A selection of stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Interactive art exhibition 'DESATAR' opens

22-03-2025 07:31 Interactive art exhibition DESATAR (“untying”), by artist María Eugenia Llorente, operns at the British Arts Centre (Suipacha 1333).

by Michael Soltys

MALBA presents new Guillermo Kuitca exhibition

17-03-2025 17:42 'Kuitca 86' – New Guillermo Kuitca exhibition at MALBA revisits 1980s from a contemporary perspective, delving into the artist's work from the era.

by Rosario Bernasconi

The Ides of March

15-03-2025 07:21 While conspiracy theories are wildly fashionable in today’s world, accidents can also happen.

by Michael Soltys

Argentina’s annual wine exports near US$1-billion mark

10-03-2025 14:12 Nation is now the world's ninth-largest wine consumer; Export market worth US$933 million last year, making Argentina 11th-largest exporter by volume worldwide.

Marcelo Longobardi: ‘Milei’s conduct with journalists identical to Kirchners’

08-03-2025 06:00 Veteran reporter, radio presenter and host Marcelo Longobardi – whose incisive criticism led both the Kirchner and Milei governments to force him off the air – offers a critical analysis of the state of journalism in Argentina.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Milei government deregulates collection of author’s royalties

05-03-2025 10:46 President Javier Milei government orders deregulation of the collection of authorship royalties in Argentina, whose processing was previously obliged to pass through a society for artists but can now be transmitted without intermediation.

The month of Ramadan: a new opportunity for reconciliation

04-03-2025 16:57 Let us not forget in our thoughts and prayers those corners of the globe where fasting is not a choice, but an imposition and the consequence of war.

by Marwan Gill

Latin American classics get the streaming treatment

25-02-2025 10:54 Decades on from the Latin American literary boom that took magical realism to the wider world, several notable artworks and comic books – including ‘Mafalda’ and ‘El Eternauta’ – are being given a new lease of life on streaming platforms.

Stories that caught our eye: February 14 to 21

21-02-2025 18:16 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Stories that caught our eye: February 7 to 14

14-02-2025 15:37 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Milei vs the Music: Free Milo J show at ex-ESMA blocked

13-02-2025 16:48 National government blocks performance by chart-topping star at ex-ESMA clandestine detention centre, prompting anger from artist’s camp.

Milei government announces ban on gender transitions for under-18s

05-02-2025 21:32 Milei government announces it will amend Argentina’s Gender Identity Law to “prohibit hormone treatments and body adaptation surgeries for minors under 18 years of age”; LGBT+ activists say they will challenge measure in court.

Pro-LGBT+ protesters defend diversity with march against Milei

01-02-2025 09:21 Activists take to the streets later today for the 'Marcha Federal del Orgullo Antifascista y Antirracista LGTBQI+,' in condemnation of President Javier Milei's recent remarks tat the World Economic Forum in Davos.

UK's first AI classroom without teachers sparks debate

28-01-2025 12:39 Computers are teaching core curriculum subjects to students at David Game College in an artificial intelligence pilot as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledges to make Britain an "AI superpower."

DeepSeek, Chinese AI startup roiling US tech giants

28-01-2025 11:25 Fears of upheaval in the AI gold rush rocked Wall Street, following the emergence of a popular ChatGPT-like model from China, with US President Donald Trump saying it was a "wake-up call" for Silicon Valley.

Stories that caught our eye: January 17 to 24

24-01-2025 16:06 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Government wants to remove femicide from Argentina's Penal Code

24-01-2025 15:48 President Javier Milei's government wants to strip femicide from Argentina's Penal Code, eliminate non-binary IDs and remove quotas for disabled and trans people.

Francis recounts 'mischievous' youth in autobiography

15-01-2025 12:33 Argentine pontiff reminisces on a childhood spent eating pizza, walking the streets and getting up to no good in his Buenos Aires neighbourhood.

What the heck is going on with Mark Zuckerberg?

11-01-2025 06:56 There are few doubts that the Silicon Valley elite would benefit from a US president who will ease the regulatory pressure at home while supporting them in their overseas endeavours, particularly one like Trump who has gone on the offensive against the EU.

by Agustino Fontevecchia