News of culture

UN report says cocaine use has risen in Argentina over past decade

29-06-2022 10:00 Argentina is one of the countries in South America where the consumption of cocaine and psychoactive substances has grown the most over the past decade, according to the latest UN World Drug Report.

Latino art conquers New York City

23-06-2022 23:09 Art created by Latin and LatinX artists is booming in the Big Apple, long overdue recognition for a community that makes up 35% of New York’s population.

Opposition, libertarians assess TV star Viviana Canosa’s political ambitions

03-06-2022 11:11 Juntos por el Cambio recently included the outspoken TV star in their opinion polls; Javier Milei’s people also want her but she has turned them down. Does Viviana Canosa have future plans in politics?

by Rodis Recalt

Centro Cultural Borges re-opens in state hands after two-year closure

27-05-2022 12:00 Historic building that houses the Galerías Pacífico shopping mall welcomes back the CCB, this time with a federal agenda.

by Hannah Gonzalez

Brazil's first indigenous fashion show 'a form of resistance'

10-04-2022 22:19 This April, Brazil held its first-ever indigenous fashion show, aiming to overcome stereotypes and embrace the indigenous culture.

Buenos Aires' famous Recoleta Cemetery is now charging tourists to enter

08-04-2022 13:29 Recoleta Cemetery began charging tourists to enter last Monday, prompting mixed reactions from city workers and tour guides alike.

by Hannah Gonzalez

Comedian and actor Enrique Pinti dies aged 82

28-03-2022 13:50 Enrique Pinti, the actor rose to fame as a comedian delivering sharp monologues about the idiosyncrasies of his fellow countrymen before embarking on an extensive career in film, theatre and television, has died at the age of 82.

The battle to keep Russia's Internet free

18-03-2022 11:28 Western powers have seized the possessions of Russian oligarchs and sanctioned banks, but moves to limit access to the Internet are highly divisive.

Disillusioned and 'betrayed,' Brazilians flock abroad

03-03-2022 14:00 Brazil is the largest economy in Latin America but every year thousands of its citizens pack their bags and head for pastures new.

Jaime Perczyk: ‘The prime educational policy is economic policy’

18-02-2022 22:00 Education Minister Jaime Perczyk on the importance of classroom attendance, the pandemic’s impact on learning and the make-up of Argentina’s education system.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

'Don't say gay': Sex education fuels US culture wars

09-02-2022 17:24 Swelling mobilisation by US conservatives over what is taught in schools has led several states to push for new curbs on what educators can discuss related to sexual and gender identity.

'The Power of the Dog' leads Oscar nominations with 12

08-02-2022 13:39 Jane Campion's gothic Western leads nominations, as Netflix film fended off big-screen studio movies from a year in which Covid-weary audiences slowly headed back into theatres.

Education tech start-up Open English files for US IPO

21-12-2021 16:05 Open English, an online English school targeting Spanish speakers, has filed confidentially for a US initial public offering, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

The great dichotomy

10-12-2021 23:33 Journalism is still in the middle of its transformation into a new discipline, and media companies continue to face a critical situation, particularly in Argentina where economic crisis is the norm.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Latin America's women writers ride wave of acclaim

29-11-2021 13:30 From Uruguay to Mexico, Argentina to Ecuador, women writers from across Latin America are enjoying growing acclaim after years of marginalisation by an industry they say has long favoured male authors.

Gang attacks offices of Clarín newspaper with molotov cocktails

23-11-2021 16:07 Political leaders, press groups condemn attack on offices of Clarín newspaper in Barracas. At least nine homemade incendiary devices were thrown at building’s entrance by attackers.

Amazon's new series on life of Maradona set to premiere in Argentina

27-10-2021 16:56 A new television series chronicling the life of football idol Diego Maradona premieres in Argentina on Thursday.

¿Quién es? Soy yo – Pimpinela launch 40th anniversary tour

26-10-2021 13:30 Pimpinela shook the music scene with the theatrical "singing duels" of the 1980s. Four decades on, siblings Lucía and Joaquín Galán are not even thinking of retiring, launching a 40th anniversary tour in the United States.

Argentina’s 120-year-old cattle auction is leaving Buenos Aires

10-10-2021 09:30 In late December, the Mercado de Liniers, a sprawling open-air cattle market built in 1901, is slated to hold its final auction in front of what is certain to be a teary-eyed crowd.

'Beach' coworking spaces the new craze in São Paulo

07-10-2021 08:44 After 18 months of being locked up by coronavirus pandemic restrictions, Brazil's largest city is breathing again, thanks in part to open air coworking spaces. Rooftops and terraces made out to look like a beach have sprung up all over – and they are no longer the domaine of just internet start-ups.