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Latin America
K-Pop Fever in Argentina
Video undreds of K-pop fans (short for Korean pop) gathered on Sunday November 13 in the capital Buenos Aires for…
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Culture
An Expat’s Guide to the Latin American Concept of Time (Wall Street Journal)
Feature It's not rude, it's just a different way of doing things This piece was published by Wall Street Journal…
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Arab World
A Few Key Things to Keep in Mind when Living in Morocco (Wall Street Journal)
Article If you're North Africa-bound look at both the pros and the cons of this traditional kingdom. This piece was…
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Culture
Guide to the Wild World of Soccer (Wall Street Journal)
Article Thanks to Argentine superstars Maradona and Messi, soccer is more than a religion in the South American nation. Streets…
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Featured
Argentine Language Idiosyncrasies (Wall Street Journal)
Feature Foreigners stepping onto Argentine soil are usually puzzled by locals’ language idiosyncrasies. A nation of immigrants, Argentina is also…
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Culture
Argentina’s Awful Booze (CNN)
Feature Think medicine tastes awful? Maybe Fernet isn't the drink for you. Bizarrely though, in Argentina it's so popular that…
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Culture
Asado, Holy Grail in Argentina (Wall Street Journal)
Article Meat has traditionally been the linchpin of Argentine culture. Whether it’s in a backyard at the weekly family gathering…
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Culture
The Awareness of Beauty
Interview Hassan Massoudy, an Iraqi calligrapher, was coined the “greatest living calligrapher”. He bridges the gap between Western and Eastern…
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Arab World
Food, Politics & War
Feature Humans were given mouths for two reasons. 1) to eat, 2) to argue about what they just ate. Feuds…
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Culture
Neil Simon’s ‘The Dinner Party’ through a burlesque lens
BEIRUT – A puzzling enigma, a secretive atmosphere, suspicious characters: these are the component parts of “The Dinner Party,” which…
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Culture
The Minister’s satirical visit
BEIRUT – When it comes to human vice, the case has been amply made that satire is a sharp tool…
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