Sam Harrison

On August 25, 1978, the soldiers came for Emilio de Lorenzo. It wasn’t entirely a surprise: two years earlier a military dictatorship had staged a coup and taken control of Argentina. As a social activist, and a member of the leftist groups Juventud Peronista and the Montoneros, De Lorenzo knew his politics put him at odds with the dictatorship...

Companies are selling our data and making billions doing so. So, why shouldn’t we get in on the act?

Had he lived, Che Guevara would have been 90 this month. The guerrilla fighter, doctor, writer and idealist found fame as a hero of the Cuban revolution. Long before all that though, he was Ernesto Guevara – an Argentine youth who grew up in Rosario and Córdoba Province. In the month of his birthday, we go in search of the man and the legend...

VR fi lm-makers are creating immersive trips through the Argentine landscape as part of the treatment for cancer patients – with some unexpected results...

In Argentina, it’s common for job candidates to see a psychologist as part of the hiring process...

The entertaining Radio La Colifata is challenging perceptions of mental illness....

Start your day off at Che Taco, an authentic Mexican restaurant with two locations in the neighborhood...

Buenos Aires is known for being a meat eater's paradise, but every week new tasty options are opening for vegetarians and vegans...

How Argentinians do money.

Occitanie, France, borders the Mediterranean sea and is home to some of the country’s nicest beaches...

My friendship with Marie* has spanned continents and major life changes. We grew up together in France....

Getting out of the slush pile starts with avoiding these deadly submission mistakes....

This story is part of our series highlighting young farmers, makers and artisans.
Sasha Gats is a mate artisan. He works out of his studio in Boedo, a residential neighborhood in the southern half of Buenos Aires...

Video for Endangered Bodies: Surgery is Not a Game.

So, let’s talk about cosmetic surgery.

Every year, millions of cosmetic surgeries are performed globally. According to the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, over 23 million procedures were performed in 2016. Some of the possible complications include hematomas, nerve damage, infections, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, scarring, organ damage, anesthesia complications, and in some cases, death. What’s more, the industry is sometimes under-regulated: In the UK (as of ...