Posted on 27 June 2008. Tags: germany, Moche, reality tv
For four years, Russian born Andrey Neyman encountered screaming fans after starring in Germany’s first reality show. ‘Freunde – Das Leben Beginnt’ and ‘Abschlussklasse, Die’ tell the story of Jakob Kronberg a goateed prankster who films his high school experience.
Posted in BA Lives: the x-pat files
Posted on 27 June 2008. Tags: boca juniors, river plate, superclasico
On 23rd June 1968, Argentina’s two biggest clubs and fierce rivals, River Plate and Boca Juniors, played out a scoreless draw at River’s Monumental stadium. Moments after the whistle blew on a forgettable match, the day became etched in history, as 71 Boca fans died in a crush of people at the exit
Posted in Human Rights
Posted on 27 June 2008. Tags: graffiti, pollution, street art
“Graffiti is a crime,” Brazilian street artist Alexandre Orion reminds me, as we chat during Puma’s International Urban Art Festival in Buenos Aires. Obvious that may be, but its controversial status seems easy to forget in a world where top graffiti artists’ discarded pizza boxes are sold to fans on eBay.
Posted in Art
Posted on 27 June 2008. Tags: gnocchi, pasta, tradition
Every 29th of the month, households remember their ancestors by eating ñoquis. These small potato dumplings you generally eat with tomato sauce or pesto followed the Italian immigration, and have now become part of the culinary offer in the country.
Posted in Food, General