Culture & Ideas
Book industry on alarm over bid to repeal fixed book price law
The bookshop capital of the world, Buenos Aires risks losing most of its independent bookstores, the Argentine book sector warned last week. Several...
Buenos Aires HeraldJuly 29, 20260
The woman who built modern Argentine cinema
Lita Stantic directed only one film but managed to change Argentine cinema forever. The 85-year-old producer, whose decades-long work is the object of...
Agustin MangoJuly 9, 20260
Want to listen to Los Redondos but dont know where to start? Weve got you covered
It’s been one month since Argentine rock icon Carlos Indio Solari passed away on June 5. His death sparked nationwide mourning, with thousands...
Marcelo Fernandez BitarJuly 5, 20260
Tuning in together: the rise of communal vinyl listening in Buenos Aires
Music lovers in Buenos Aires are gathering at bars, clubs and theaters equipped with sophisticated hi-fi sound systems and listening to classic albums...
Marcelo Fernandez BitarJuly 4, 20260
Daniel Melingo dead: Argentine Eighties rock cult hero who gained international acclaim through tango
Daniel Melingo, the Argentine musician who went from Buenos Aires’ vibrant pre-Democracy rock scene of the 1980s to becoming one of tango’s most...
Marcelo Fernandez BitarJuly 1, 20260
Argentine film community rallies to defend ousted film museum director
The Argentine film community is in an uproar over the firing of Buenos Aires Film Museum director Paula Félix-Didier, who confirmed on Friday...
Agustin MangoJune 19, 20260
Herald Archives: Borges: May he learn to rest at ease
Jorge Luis Borges died 40 years ago today in Geneva, Switzerland. As Argentina’s most renowned writer, his life and work were featured throughout...
Buenos Aires HeraldJune 14, 20260
Family, inspiration and intimacy: Borges love for English
Long before Jorge Luis Borges became one of the world’s most influential writers in the Spanish language, English was already woven into his...
Agustin MangoJune 13, 20260
Netflix unveils Mothers of Plaza de Mayo biopic Villaflor
Netflix unveiled on Friday new pictures and the plot of Villaflor, a film about the true story of Mothers of Plaza de Mayo...
Buenos Aires HeraldJune 13, 20260
Playwright Lola Arias on war, hate, and the insanity of labeling artists state parasites
Ten years after Minefield transformed the Malvinas War into a haunting piece of documentary theater, Argentine playwright Lola Arias is still asking the...
Agustin MangoJune 9, 20260
