Category Archives: Don’t Cry For Argentina

Two to tango

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Q. When dancing the tango with a same-sex partner, who should take the lead? A. Who cares? This handsome twosome seemed quite happy to take turns at it, when they were thinking about it at all. Being on an equal … Continue reading →

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The disappeared reappear in Argentina

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Argentine forensic scientists unearth a mass grave at a military garrison which gained infamy during the junta dictatorship of the 1970s and early ’80s. Here’s a rundown of what they found in it, courtesy of Cubadebate: A mass grave with … Continue reading →

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Stupid Sex(ist) Tricks: How to smell like a pelotudo

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Everybody in North America knows (or SHOULD know) that Axe Body Spray is the masking odor for (pre)adolescent male sexual insecurity, immaturity and general lack of appeal. It’s the sort of stuff that you want to avoid if you’re a … Continue reading →

Posted in Don't Cry For Argentina, Isn't It Ironic?, Madvertising, Men Who Just Don't Get It, Stupid Sex Tricks, Teh Heterostoopid | 1 Comment

The True Story of Che Guevara

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Sabina Becker

A documentary about the life and death of the Argentine hero of the Cuban Revolution. Features Jon Lee Anderson, the author of the best Che bio by far.

Posted in Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Don't Cry For Argentina, Fascism Without Swastikas, Spooks, Teh Russkies, The Bold and the Badass, The United States of Amnesia | 4 Comments

Festive Left Friday Blogging: LOLChe

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Maradona meets his idol.

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The Herrera case: Negative results in the first round of testing

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Sabina Becker

One chapter ends and another begins in the ongoing mystery of baby-theft and illicit adoptions in Argentina. This one, unfortunately, offers no easy answers for the time being: The DNA tests recently performed on the Noble Herrera siblings, the adopted … Continue reading →

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Dramatic turnaround in an Argentine adoption case

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Marcela and Felipe Noble Herrera arrive to submit DNA samples in compliance with a judicial order. After 10 years of delays and legal wrangling, there will finally be an answer to the question: Are they children of the disappeared? The … Continue reading →

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Ollanta, Evo. Evo, Ollanta.

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Sabina Becker

This is such a nice shot of Ollanta and Evo that I was tempted to save it for Friday. But the story that goes with it is too hot to sit on for three whole days, so here it is: … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, Brazil is the Bomb!, Don't Cry For Argentina, Ecuadorable As Can Be, El NarcoPresidente, Huguito Chavecito, Inca Dink-a-Doo, Newspeak is Nospeak, Paraguay, Uruguay, The United States of Amnesia | 1 Comment

Surreal adventure in an Argentine lake

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Who wants to scuba-dive in a weird grey moonscape? This Argentine dude apparently does. The moonscape is Nahuel Huapí, which is normally a nice clear alpine lake in southern Argentina, and it looks like that now because it got a … Continue reading →

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