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Top 5 Alternative Date Spots in BA

Top 5 Alternative Date Spots in BA

Lina Soualem picks five unconventional spots to take someone on a date in Buenos Aires, from the sensual ‘erotic’ dinner to a ping pong tournament in Villa Crespo.

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Movimiento Afrocultural: Quilombo Culture

Movimiento Afrocultural: Quilombo Culture

Chris Barrett checks out some of the afro-centric classes and workshops offered by Movimiento Afrocultural as it continues a tradition of struggle, tolerance, and cultural awareness in European-influenced Buenos Aires.

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BA’s Underground Biking Boom

BA’s Underground Biking Boom

As Buenos Aires comes out of hibernation, residents take up their two-wheeled approach to transport once again. Alex King looks at the other side of biking in Buenos Aires, beyond the ‘bicisendas’.

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Top 5 Mausoleums in Recoleta (That Aren’t Evita’s)

Top 5 Mausoleums in Recoleta (That Aren’t Evita’s)

Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires’ walled necropolis of the rich and famous, is one of the city’s most popular attractions. It’s like going to Egypt and visiting the pyramids – you kind of have to do it. Opened in 1822 as the city’s first public cemetery (after the expulsion of the Franciscan monks, who chose the [...]

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The Buenos Aires Daily Secret

The Buenos Aires Daily Secret

Jen Michalshi catches up with the folks behind Buenos Aires Daily Secret, an insider’s guide that sends e-mail subscribers a different secret about their city each day.

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VIDEO: Skating in Argentina

VIDEO: Skating in Argentina

Michael Tanenbaum gets on a board and speaks to some local skaters about how the scene developed in Argentina and how it continues to evolve today.

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VIDEO: Tattoo Show

VIDEO: Tattoo Show

Megan Cassidy heads to Argentina’s 8th annual Tattoo Show to meet with organisers, a network of friends who have worked in the industry together for years.

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Corporate Graffiti: Brands Turn to Urban Art for Street Cred

Corporate Graffiti: Brands Turn to Urban Art for Street Cred

After visiting the Puma Urban Arts festival earlier in March, Alex Glynn wonders whether the use of street art by big-name brands is innovative marketing or the corruption of a free movement.

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The Indy Eye: PUMA Urban Art Festival

The Indy Eye: PUMA Urban Art Festival

Natasha Ali shares photos from the weekend’s PUMA Urban art festival at Centro Cultural Recoleta featuring graffiti artists and musicians from Argentina and abroad.

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Exile and the Kingdom: Was France’s Louis XVII a Nationalised Argentine?

Exile and the Kingdom: Was France’s Louis XVII a Nationalised Argentine?

Jessica Sequeira investigates the myth that French Dauphin Louis XVII lived out his years in exile in Argentina, until his ultimate assassination.

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In a week that sees the return of ArteBA, we recall a bizarre incident from the art fair's 2010 opening, when Buenos Aires mayor Mauricio Macri broke a large artwork.

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