Unlike other temperate cities that keep going year round, Buenos Aires hides its collective head in the ground during the rainy season. Porteños, after all, are famed for their sunbathing on any available plot of lawn. But with the spring, life returns -- as does music. On November 16,
Cansei de Ser Sexy kicks off the season, which
really leaps into high gear December 7-8 at
Personal Fest, when Snoop Dog, Cypress Hill, Calle 13, Happy Mondays, Chris Cornell, The Dandy Warhols, Fischerspooner, Gotan Project, and, well, everybody else plays. And yes, there will be plenty of tanning.
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Smoke has been pouring into Buenos Aires as a result of fires started by farmers. While the government has blamed the fires on farmers clearing their pastures, the farmers in question claim that the fires were "designed to distract attention from a row over tax rises on farm exports." Argentine President Cristina Fernandez has called the acts "irresponsible." [
The 2008 Beijing Olympics are still four months away, but they've already started with a bang. Activists who oppose China's occupation of Tibet have been holding huge protests as the Olympic torch makes its customary pre-games lap around the globe. In the past week, the torch toured Paris and London with an entourage of local policemen and Chinese security personnel. In spite of all the guards, protesters forced the torch to be extinguished for the first time in modern Olympic history. If you want to get in on all of the "Free Tibet" fun, the Olympic torch will be stopping in fourteen more cities between tomorrow and April 29th. The good people at Google have made a map showing all of the remaining cities along the torch's route. The tour includes such exciting destinations as San Francisco, Buenos Aires, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, and the hometown of everyone's favorite despot -- Pyongyang!
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