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In Postales, the Effects of U.S. Imperialism Are Shown Through Two Familes

Queens Farm Campout, Sweet Spot Festival, Colombian Independence Day: What to Do This Weekend

It's almost a wrap on another week, and it's time to start thinking about how to take advantage of the next 48 hours. Here's a look at our top weekend activities, which will help you indulge your inner -- or actual -- child.

Claudia Acune

An Argentine Gay Reacts In Horror To The New Pope

A source of mine is an Argentinian gay male. And when he heard about the appointment of Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Pope, he didn't exactly swell with nationalistic pride. Says the guy: "Bergoglio appears to have been actively involved in protecting the dictatorship's abuses in the 70's and also of ... More >>

The Best Crack About The New Pope So Far

A regular on the All That Chat board (filled with Broadway dishers) had this to say: "The last time an Argentinian came out on a big balcony in a white dress, she sang 'Don't Cry For Me, Argentina'.

Los Colombian Roots

Why Not Mate?

The mate (pronounced "mah-tay") service at Cucharamama. Cold? Tired? Not fond of coffee but crave the caffeine? Maybe mate is your beverage. More properly known as yerba mate, the hot drink is made from the dried leaves of a shrub related to holly that grows in the northern reaches of Argentina. I ... More >>

Queens La Chifa's Wild & Wacky Sino-South American Menu

Wantan Frito -- Served with a tamarind ketchup, these fried wontons are gigantic, and each enfolds a nugget of gnarly pork. This cluster looks like a prehistoric armor-plated fish. When Chinese food hit Peru in the late 19th century, it transformed itself to conform to popular tastes, creating an ... More >>

New York's Pizza Rival

The Calabresa pie at Pizza Krozz Stand on nearly any thoroughfare in Buenos Aires and you're never far from a pizzeria. Cross a street at random and find yourself dodging scooters delivering hot pies, while delivery boys on foot hoist flat boxes overhead to navigate crowds swarming the streets. On ... More >>

Where Was I Eating? Union Square Cafe

[See Where Else I Ate: Ai Fiori | Caracas Arepa Bar | Momofuku Noodle Bar] Congrats to lr3 who guessed Union Square Cafe. This is the yellowfin tuna burger with oozing ginger glaze on a toasted poppyseed bun.

Where Am I Eating?

[See Where Else I Ate: Ai Fiori | Caracas Arepa Bar | Momofuku Noodle Bar] It's time to play Where Am I Eating?, Fork in the Road's weekly restaurant photo guessing game. Take a look at the photo below, name the spot that serves the pictured dish, and leave your guesses in the comment sections. (If ... More >>

Where Was I Eating? Ai Fiori

[See Where Else I Ate: Caracas Arepa Bar | Momofuku Noodle Bar] I was eating the scallops and bone marrow at Ai Fiori. Congrats to foodforfel for guessing it right. Michael White's bone marrow is adorned with raw scallops, black truffle, and potato puree.

Where Am I Eating?

[See Where Else We Ate: Caracas Arepa Bar | Momofuku Noodle Bar | Gastro Bar @ 35th Happy Monday. It's time to play Where Am I Eating?, Fork in the Road's weekly restaurant photo guessing game. Take a look at the photo below, name the spot that serves the pictured dish, and leave your guesses in th ... More >>

Where Was I Eating? Caracas Arepa Bar

You guessed it JLee. I was grabbing dinner at Caracas Arepa Bar in the East Village. It's delicious Venezuelan food. The crowds can get a bit intense sometimes, but it does have a take-out window.

Colombian Aguardiente: A Drink That May Make You Punch Someone in the Face

[See More Taste Tests: Blue Collar's Fast Food-Style Burgers | Aita's Fritto Misto di Vedura] Try to take a swig of Colombian aguardiente without making a face. If you're lucky, you'll get away with a grimace and a brow wrinkle. If you're more sensitive to the burning sensation that accompanies a s ... More >>

Wildlife Rehabilitators Bobby and Cathy Horvath Talk About Their Work In the City And Famous Hawks

On Monday the New York Daily News reported the on the death of Lima, New York City celebrity hawk Pale Male's mate. Often when stories -- both happy and sad -- of New York's leash-less animals pop up, we hear from wildlife rehabilitators Bobby and Cathy Horvath. The two have been rehabilitators for ... More >>

DZI Croquettes

Trio of Causas at La Mar Cebicheria Peruana, Dish No. 3

Causa is a sort of South American answer to the Lowland European stoemp, a mash-up of potatoes and other substances that could serve as an app, a dip, or a main course.

Dish No. 34: Butternut Squash Soup at Caracas Arepa Bar

Lauren ShockeyYou'll find a hint of fall in this butternut squash soup at Caracas Arepa Bar​Butternut squash soup -- a hallmark of autumnal dining if there were ever one -- is slowly beginning to creep again onto our city's menus. In about a month's time, expect to see it at all the farm-to-a ... More >>

Kids Do the Darndest Things: Navigating War, Soccer in The Colors of the Mountain

Today's Whole Foods Special: Pears, False Advertising

Rebecca Marx​Earlier this afternoon, while wasting time in the produce aisle of the Union Square Whole Foods, we came across some pears.

Patricio Guzman Refuses to Forget the Bloody Past

Turning Performance Inside Out at MOMA's Documentary Fortnight

Guayoyo Celebrates the 'Curvy Queen' of Venezuela

A South American restaurant bundles up its cheese children

Trapped Chilean Miners Have No Idea Their Rescue May Take Four Months

​As we learned earlier this week, there are 33 miners trapped 2,000 feet underground after a mine cave-in in San Jose, Chile. Fortunately, they are all still alive. Unfortunately, it's going to take three to four months to extricate them, via drilling a hole large enough for their release. Thi ... More >>

Caracas Versus Guayoyo: East Village Arepa Smackdown

Guayoyo's arepa queso​Arepas--the Venezuelan griddled corn cakes stuffed with various good things--can be had at two East Village restaurants separated by a bare three blocks. Caracas Arepa Bar has been open since 2003 and is so popular that they recently expanded to Brooklyn. Guayoyo opened a ... More >>

Q&A: Seu Jorge And His Raucous New Band Update Brazilian Music For 2010

Dude looks pretty stressed out​Most American listeners probably know Brazilian singer-songwriter Seu Jorge as the soft-spoken dude singing David Bowie covers in Portuguese in Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. He's also acted in City of God and alongside Brian Cox in the 2008 p ... More >>

SAMBA/SCREEN KING

Seu Jorge strikes on all fronts

Checking in on Desnuda, the Craziest Cevicheria in Town

​When I reviewed Desnuda, the avant-garde cevicheria in the East Village, over a year ago, the place had a pleasant sense of anarchy about it. There was no real menu, just executive chef, Christian Zammas puttering around behind the bar (there's no kitchen) armed with a sushi-bar-style cooler ... More >>

BRAVO, BRAZIL!

New Brazilian films get their New York premiere

From The Journals of Porn Star Jeff Palmer! (Not Safe For Office)

​ "Few weeks ago I went online and meet a guy from Ohio who lives here in Buenos Aires...

Dance and Sex for Health, as They Do in Brazil

​Oh Brazil, we love you so much. First you gave us Brazilians. And then you gave us that Gisele, what a charmer! Say what you will about models, but it was kinda funny when she had that tiff with Bridget Moynahan for saying that she considered Bridget's son her son, which of course pissed Brid ... More >>

Harina PAN: The Secret to a Great Arepa

Harina Pan made this arepa awesome.​A few nights ago, at Roneria Caracas in Williamsburg, a man was overheard asking about the signature arepas. He wasn't curious about what they came stuffed with or how much an order cost. Rather, he was interested in making them at home. The manager kindly s ... More >>

Los Amigos Invisibles

TAKE A STAND

Certain tags just stick with you forever

'Que Bajo?'

Los Amigos Invisibles+Aterciopelados

Juana Molina+Curumin

'Zizek Club'

Zizek

Pix from Warung Kario

The city's only Surinamese-Indonesian restaurant reflects the activities of Dutch colonialists in both Souheast Asia and South America during the 19th century. Warung Kario is a hawker stall turned diner, started by immigrants from the Indonesian community of Suriname, on the northeast coa ... More >>

ABOVE THE CUT

Brazilian company shows some edge

Worry About the Government

Breezy, exhilarating sounds to mask South American strife

Clients of Industry

Brazil's kidnapping epidemic spawns its own supply-and-demand economy

Bone Appétit

Brazilian bar and grill offers Bam-Bam ribs

Elf Life

Shadowrun is fresh and exciting -- and on its way to being obsolete.

Class Acts

Country stars, slave hunters headline Brazilian series

Dog Vanishes

Stimulating hunger at East Elmhurst Colombian snack palace

'Secuestro Express'