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Marcelo BallvéAbout Marcelo Ballvé Features BooksBeyond Love: The Wisdom of Love in the Time of Cholera[4.Apr.08] :. Gabriel García Márquez knew that love, like cholera, strikes unexpectedly, renders the body powerless, and is blind to class or race.  BooksLiterature is Inside of Life Just Like a Tree is Inside of Life[17.Oct.07] :. Tao Lin has developed his own unmistakable and unique style by utilizing a contagiously honest way of writing. Marcelo Ballvé discusses Bed and Eeeee eee eeee with the author. Columns South MeridianLearning from Latin America’s Media Pirates[3.Dec.07] :. Today’s illicit “DVD factory” in a corner of Paraguay might tomorrow become a node in a democratic, grassroots distribution network for Latin American media.  South MeridianLiving on the Margins[5.Nov.07] :. The protagonists of tomorrow are people who are off-line, somehow off the grid, unsophisticated or simply unimpressed by the general spectacle of information-overload and conspicuous consumption.  South MeridianOn Being Savage[28.Sep.07] :. In today's world, in which most native people live not in forests or on islands but in cities, savagery has become a state of mind more than anything else. Perhaps a little 'savagery' would be good for modern civilization.  South MeridianPlaying from the Hip[27.Aug.07] :. Jorge Ben always sounds like he's playing from the hip, not from the head, not really from the heart either.  South MeridianDelfin Quishpe: Ecuador's Unlikely YouTube Celebrity[3.Aug.07] :. Other than cute animal photos and pornography, the content that enjoys the most popularity on the Internet often has a link to real-world events of generalized significance – like Quishpe's 9/11 video. South Meridian Blood Art from Africa?South Meridian Tom Zé: Brazilian Music MachineSouth Meridian The Resilient Works of Roberto Bolaño: Raccoon-Resistant, Water Resistant, ImmortalSouth Meridian On Revolutions, Civil War and Dictators: The Work of Ryszard KapuscinskiFeatured Article South MeridianBrazilian Choro Music: The Oldest Jazz[1.Mar.07] :. Before jazz, before samba and bossa nova, before even Stravinsky had been born, musicians in 19th century Rio were testing their virtuosity playing choro tunes. South Meridian Tropicália: Brazil's Musical Revolution Turns 40Reviews DVDsVarious Artists: Liberacion: Songs of the Cuban Underground [DVD][11.Apr.07] :. This compilation may be one of the purest embodiments of the reggaeton spirit that is widely available. |
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