Tango BA Festival Comes Back To Buenos Aires
Thousands of dancers and tango aficionados from all over the globe will arrive in Buenos Aires over the next two weeks to participate in the city’s highly anticipated Tango BA. A comprehensive schedule of events can be found here, or if the city’s webpage is down, here. The city government has also designated an additional 42 sites where concerts, shows, and dance classes will take place. As per the festival’s website, all events are free, and tickets are given out on a first-come, first-serve basis until the venue in question reaches capacity. Don’t forget the “Mundial de Baile,” where the best of the best will fight for the world titles in Ballroom Tango and Stage Tango at Luna Park.
Source:The Bubble
August 18, 2016 23:15 UTC
Buy A Berni: Argentina’s Sivory Museum Announces Its Annual Auction
The Sivory Museum Association is gearing up for its annual auction, where they put on a show that not only provides attendees with a shot to buy some incredible examples of Argentine art but also gives everyone a solid excuse to visit the museum located right in front of the bridge going to Bosques de Palermo’s rose garden. It’s not just about the old school Argentine masters of art, there is also a place for young artists like Pablo Lapadula, Mariana Villafañe, Andrés Paredes and Estanislao Florido at the auction. on Tuesdays to Fridays from 12 PM to 7 PM and on the weekend from 10 AM to 7 PM. Auction takes place on August 25th at 7 PM. You can check out the Annual Auction website for specific information for the pieces and the price points being featured.
Source:The Bubble
August 18, 2016 23:03 UTC
‘Living And Dying By Poetry’: Argentina Takes On The Hunt For García Lorca’s Body
An olive tree next to the memorial marks the location of Federico García Lorca’s grave, which might not actually be his grave. *The story of Lorca’s assassination during the Spanish Civil War is convoluted and often contradictory, winding from Madrid to the countryside of Andalusia. The history surrounding Lorca’s death and final resting place is ambiguous. Though the circumstances of Lorca’s death are still uncertain, the facts around his actual remains are even more tenuous. Servini de Cubría had previously investigated the Spanish Civil War, in some cases probing deeper than officials in Spain.
Source:The Bubble
August 18, 2016 20:37 UTC
Gas Cost Hikes Have Been Annulled: What Now? How Do We Pay Our Bills?
How Much Will Homeowners Pay, Then? Those who haven’t paid will now have to pay their overdue bills — without interest, surely — along with their future ones. It’s likely the Macri administration will instate a payment plan for those who can’t or won’t pay their bills all at once. They are only held for informational purposes and are not legally binding, according to the protocol for public hearings. The ruling only applies to gas increases.
Source:The Bubble
August 18, 2016 20:03 UTC
‘Es Tu Día’: An Event For Foreign Exchange Students In Buenos Aires Tomorrow
The Tourism Entity of the City of Buenos Aires will be organizing an open event called “Es Tu Día” (It’s Your Day) dedicated to welcoming foreign exchange students and students from abroad studying in Buenos Aires. The idea is that if you study in Buenos Aires, tomorrow is “your day” (but you don’t have to be an international student to attend). Basically, there’ll be a boatload of things to do, with live music and food trucks showcasing Argentine food. and a samba machine Then, as aforementioned, Agapornis will be the closing act of the event. In case you haven’t heard of them before, here’s one of their songs: they basically do covers adapted as cumbia.
Source:The Bubble
August 18, 2016 20:03 UTC
Argentina Gives Best Olympics Performance Since 1948
In terms of the quality (not number) of medals obtained in Rio, Argentina is giving its best Olympic performance since the 1948 London Games, with two gold and a silver so far. 2,102 gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded to the athletes competing in these Olympic Games. Immediately, his team companion Cecilia Carranza hugged him, becoming the first pair ever to obtain a gold medal in the history of Argentine yachting. This achievement led Argentina to its best Olympic performance since London 1948. It will be the first time that the Argentine Men’s Hockey team “Los Leones” wins an Olympic medal.
Source:The Bubble
August 18, 2016 19:07 UTC
Buenos Aires Street Style: If You Wannabe My ‘Plataforma’
If you’re the type to check out people’s clothing, you can’t go one day on the streets of Buenos Aires without noticing that porteñas love their platform shoes. When I arrived to BA, my first question was, “WHY?” My second question, to my surprise: “Where can I get some?”First, an acknowledgement: Not everybody in town loves platform shoes. She lightened up the style with coordinating – but not overly matchy – chunky platforms (also a Ricky Sarkany style). You say potato, I say platform. So love ’em or leave ’em, it’s safe to say that these shoes are in it for the long haul.
Source:The Bubble
August 18, 2016 16:30 UTC
Trial By Error: President Mauricio Macri’s Political Strategy
The Ruling Strategy, If There Is OneHow does this trial by error strategy work? “In most cases, Macri’s strategy seems to be composed of three stages: collective deliberation, centralized decision and decentralized implementation,” argues Andrés Malamud, a political scientist of Lisbon University. And whether Macri wanted to or not, it’s become his political strategy. Macri’s Boundaries: State Power Is No Matter of DoubtWhether the President is adopting the right or wrong road in terms of political strategy is not the right question. We can also add that Macri’s way of communicating “doesn’t use traditional channels but alternatives, based on social media and user interaction.
Source:The Bubble
August 18, 2016 15:33 UTC
Supreme Court Halts Gas Bill Increases For Homes
The Supreme Court has unanimously decided to halt the increase in gas prices, put forward by the Energy Ministry under Juan José Aranguren, for residential consumers, or homes. In addition, Judges Ricardo Lorenzetti, Carlos Maqueda, Elena Highton de Nolasco and Horacio Rosatti stipulated that policy changes of this nature (such as service hikes) must first be presented to the people through public hearings before being implemented. This is in accordance with Article 42 of the Constitution. When the Federal Court of La Plata ruled to ban gas price increases across the country, the Macri administration appealed the ruling, bringing it to the Supreme Court, which today has supported the Federal Court’s decision. Energy Minister Aranguren appeared on Tuesday before a special committee in Congress to justify the steep increases in utilities, collectively known as the tarifazo, including the increase in gas prices.
Source:The Bubble
August 18, 2016 15:11 UTC
‘Indefinite Reelections’ Ended In Buenos Aires Province
Yesterday, the Buenos Aires Provincial Senate approved a bill that limits the number of reelections for mayors, councillors and legislators in the province to one, i.e. This puts an end to the “indefinite reelection” system that encouraged many politicians to remain in power for decades and is still present in other provinces. The initiative affects 135 mayors, 138 legislators, 1,097 councillors and 427 school advisors in the province. FR leader, Sergio Massa, thanked Buenos Aires senators for their courage and celebrated the “end of a paradigm” on Twitter. There are currently four provinces that allow for an indefinite amount of reelections: Formosa, Catamarca, San Luis and Santa Cruz.
Source:The Bubble
August 18, 2016 14:48 UTC
Additional Security For Argentine Government Officials Following Threats
Following the Security Ministry’s decision to improve the security of President Mauricio Macri, additional measures are being taken to protect the Casa Rosada and other officials, as threats to their safety continue to be a regular occurrence. Everyone who arrived at the Casa Rosada after the long weekend — yes, even high-ranking officials — found that security procedures to enter the Casa Rosada had changed. This new procedure is a response to a bomb threat the Casa Rosada received last Friday. Other threats also arrived via social media, leading to two men being arrested last month for making threats in the name of ISIS. El Espectador also reports that former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has received threats as well.
Source:The Bubble
August 18, 2016 14:15 UTC
Public And Private Teachers To Strike Across Argentina For Higher Wages
Public and private teachers’ unions today announced they will conduct nationwide strikes, following the Macri administration’s refusal to re-open collective bargaining (or salary increases) negotiations. While public school teachers’ union (Ctera), announced their strike for August 24 and will march in different provinces, private school teachers’ union (Sadop), have decided to strike on September 2. Moreover, the union representing public school teachers in Buenos Aires Province (Suteba) — which already went on strike last week — decided to strike again for 48 hours sometime between late August and early September. It’s also important to clarify that the national collective bargaining agreement is not the final salary increase for teachers: each teachers’ union negotiates with its respective province, which actually pays teachers. Public school teachers in Buenos Aires Province, for example, agreed on a 43.6 percent salary increase.
Source:The Bubble
August 18, 2016 13:52 UTC
Irish Olympic executive arrested in ticket scheme
Controversy Thursday, August 18, 2016 Irish Olympic executive arrested in ticket schemeIOC member Patrick Hickey was arrested yesterday in connection with an investigation into ticket reselling at the Rio Olympics. Hickey’s alleged involvement was through Ireland’s Olympic committee, which police said helped transfer tickets to an unauthorized vendor who would set high fees and disguise the transaction as a hospitality package. Hickey will of course continue to cooperate and assist with all ongoing enquiries,” the Irish body said in a statement. Hickey, a former judo athlete, has been an IOC member since 1995. “We have full confidence in the system here.”The allegations centered on more than 800 tickets belonging to the Irish committee.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
August 18, 2016 06:31 UTC
Chile court sentences dictatorship-era killers
Thursday, August 18, 2016 Chile court sentences dictatorship-era killersSantiago’s Palace of the Courts of Justice, home to the Supreme Court of Chile, the Santiago Court of Appeals, and the Military Court of the Chilean Army, Chilean Air Force and Chilean Carabineros. The slayings occurred in a detention centre in Pisagua, in the north of the country, in 1973. The victims were left-wing supporters of the ousted government of Salvador Allende, and were arrested after the coup and taken to Pisagua camp. The bodies were wrapped in burlap and then buried in a grave in the Atacama desert. The judge’s ruling order the Chilean state to pay a total of 510 million pesos (US$780,000) compensation to families of the victims for moral damages.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
August 18, 2016 06:31 UTC
Turan fires Barcelona to glory
SOCCER — SPANISH SUPER CUP Thursday, August 18, 2016 Turan fires Barcelona to gloryBarcelona’s Lionel Messi raises up the Spanish Super Cup trophy after 3-0 win over Sevilla in second leg. Scores twice and Messi adds another in 3-0 victory over SevillaMADRID — Two goals from Arda Turan and one from Lionel Messi gave Barcelona a 3-0 win over Sevilla in the Spanish Super Cup second leg yesterday to seal a 5-0 aggregate victory. Messi made sure of Barça’s first trophy of the season when he headed Lucas Digne’s pass out of Rico’s reach. “It’s always difficult to play against Barcelona and more so when you have a 2-0 deficit from the opening leg,” Sevilla’s Luciano Vietto told Telecinco. The Super Cup is Spain’s traditional season opener between the winners of the league and King’s Cup.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
August 18, 2016 06:31 UTC