Category Archives: Article

The Black Roots Of Buenos Aires & Tango

Posted on February 19, 2010 by

Walking the streets of Buenos Aires you may notice the LACK of people from nations other than Europe and the Americas. You’ve seen her at a milonga: brassy bottle blonde hair, between too much sun, too many cigarettes and too … Continue reading →

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Pest Control

Posted on January 12, 2010 by

We don’t have rats in Alberta. Over 50 years ago the provincial government waged war at the border to keep out rats traveling from the east where they disembarked European ships after WWII. I saw my first rat en vivo … Continue reading →

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Endings Suck

Posted on December 23, 2009 by

As if it’s not bad enough that it’s the end of the year and I’m spending the holidays far away from my family; as if it’s not bad enough that I’m still mourning several losses; today’s worst news is now … Continue reading →

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Random Acts of Tango

Posted on December 22, 2009 by

I call them tango outbursts. If you’ve never been to Buenos Aires you likely imagine that people here spontaneously dance tango in the streets, the parks, the cafes and even while waiting in the check-out line at the grocery store. … Continue reading →

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Is There a Tango Mafia?

Posted on December 19, 2009 by

As of this week the Buenos Aires Club (Peru 571) has been deemed “unfit for tango” and permanently closed. There was no official Health Inspector’s notification on the door—only a handwritten notice from Mariana saying that Tango Queer has moved … Continue reading →

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Welcome Back to Buenos Aires

Posted on November 22, 2009 by

After twelve days at a spiritual retreat in Abadiania, Brazil I was looking forward to getting home to BsAs. I hooked up with an Australian couple from the retreat to share a taxi into el Centro. When asked about the … Continue reading →

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Bank Holiday

Posted on November 15, 2009 by

It was my fault. I waited until the last minute to exchange travelers cheques into Brazilian reais. I stopped first at the American Express office, only to find that it was a bank holiday. It wasn’t the anniversary of anyone’s … Continue reading →

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