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Word of the Week: Yeta

Ricky P. posted an article on - Aug 17, 2010, 6:35 pm
YETA Yeta is bad luck or a jinx. It’s an adjective used to describe someone who attracts only bad luck or accidents. The origin of the word comes from a ...
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BA Photo of the Week: Gauchito Gil

Ricky P. posted an article on - Jun 22, 2010, 11:40 pm
For some reason, I’ve never taken a photo of this, one of Grolou’s best pieces in San Telmo. Luckily someone else took a nice one. Grolou ...
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Gallery Roundup

Ricky P. posted an article on - Jun 18, 2010, 11:13 am
Despite the primacy of the World Cup at the moment, the arts season has begun here in San Telmo with several galleries having opened significant exhibitions. Later on in the ...
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Word of the Week: Adornar

Ricky P. posted an article on - Jun 14, 2010, 10:25 am
ADORNAR Literally adornar means to make something look nicer, to improve something by making it more beautiful. But, in typical Argentine style, in common parlance, otherwise known as slang, it ...
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Saturday Night in Art Factory: AL VER VERÁS

Ricky P. posted an article on - Jun 12, 2010, 6:50 pm
Free films and presentation at Art Factory Hostel tonight in the rooftop bar. In other news, Argentina won against Nigeria, 1-0.
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BA Photo Of the Day: In the Navy

Ricky P. posted an article on - Jun 9, 2010, 1:37 pm
Louis Grolou has painted more walls and buildings on the streets of San Telmo, I think, than any other graffiti artist who is also represented on the walls of Art ...
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AF Feedback: Doug from USA

Ricky P. posted an article on - Jun 9, 2010, 1:07 pm
What were the best things about staying in Art Factory Hostel? Asado! Art work Big, clean room Would you stay with us again? Yes!
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BsAs Top 5 from José

Ricky P. posted an article on - Jun 9, 2010, 12:11 pm
What were the top five things you enjoyed in Buenos Aires? People The “monumentality” of the city Food Painted walls [He must mean Art Factory Hostel's ...
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AF Feedback: José from Spain

Ricky P. posted an article on - Jun 8, 2010, 12:10 am
What were the best things about staying in Art Factory Hostel? The kindness and hosting abilities of the staff Clean and tidy hoste Great showers. Meaning: HOT water. The bar ...
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BsAs Top 5: Doug M. From the U.S.

Ricky P. posted an article on - Jun 8, 2010, 12:03 am
What were the top five things you enjoyed in Buenos Aires? Food The Zoo Recoleta Cemetery Wine Weather
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Spanish Word of the Week: Cheto

Ricky P. posted an article on - Jun 7, 2010, 10:35 am
Cheto Usually meant derogatorily, cheto is used to describe snobbishness, or unnecessary extravagance. It can be a noun or an adjective. No pienso ir a ese boliche…es re cheto. ...
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Top 3 hostel in South America

Ricky P. posted an article on - Jun 4, 2010, 4:12 pm
According to Hostel Bookers, Art Factory Hostel is one of the top 3 most popular hostels in all of South America. Really cool, but, ya know, I ...
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Ciudad Emergente

Ricky P. posted an article on - Jun 3, 2010, 12:12 pm
It’s not really my job to tell you about what’s happening outside of Art Factory, but this event is so good that I had to break the rules. Festival Ciudad ...
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Ode to a girl

Ricky P. posted an article on - May 31, 2010, 11:48 pm
My first previa. My first straight nightclub in Buenos Aires. Eh. My first (and only, so far) Boca Juniors ...
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New Art At Art Factory

Ricky P. posted an article on - May 26, 2010, 2:52 pm
More art is always going up in Art Factory Hostel, so much that I’m usually surprised by something new whenever I visit. Two weeks ago, at the beginning of ...
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Happy Birthday, Argentina!

Ricky P. posted an article on - May 25, 2010, 7:07 am
In case you’ve somehow how managed to avoid the huge setup on 9 de Julio, Buenos Aires began celebrating its 200th anniversary on Friday night. Last night, the city inaugurated ...
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San Telmo Art Walk, Again!

Ricky P. posted an article on - May 20, 2010, 3:59 pm
I got a phone call Monday evening from Augustín in Art Factory’s reception. A couple of guests had been asking about art galleries in the neighborhood. A bit stumped, I ...
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San Telmo Art Walk, Again

Ricky P. posted an article on - May 19, 2010, 6:14 pm
I got a call from Art Factory reception asking me if I would be willing to conduct an impromptu arts tour of San Telmo. I usually do it ...
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Word of the Week: Cuchi

Ricky P. posted an article on - May 14, 2010, 10:29 am
From Manu, in response to a tweet of mine about being called “cuchi” for the first time here in Argentina. To my knowledge, anyway. CUCHI Cuchi or chuchi ...
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Art Factory Guests of the Week

Ricky P. posted an article on - May 11, 2010, 12:20 pm
Although I like having a flat of my own now and not having to wait for computer time or for the kitchen to be free of pasta-making backpackers, I really ...
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Word of the Week: Katinga

Ricky P. posted an article on - May 4, 2010, 11:43 pm
KATINGA Katinga means very vulgar and low quality. Katinga is an adjective that describes something very cheesy or very cheap and vulgar. Someone’s look or way of dressing can be ...
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San Telmo Art Walk Returns

Ricky P. posted an article on - May 2, 2010, 10:10 pm
I’ve started up the San Telmo Art Walks again and hope to conduct them twice a week starting next week. This week there will be an art walk ...
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The Three Virgins

Ricky P. posted an article on - Apr 27, 2010, 6:19 pm
Last week Wussmann Gallery in San Telmo opened a new installation. Wussmann is just a hop, skip and a jump from Art Factory Hostel and my ...
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Word of the Week: Pesuti

Ricky P. posted an article on - Apr 23, 2010, 8:26 am
PESUTI A pesuti is heavy, hardcore, tough man. Someone who is a pesuti may carry a gun and wont have problem to use it whenever he feels like. Some of ...
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This Week: Woody Allen & The Acoustics of Vinyl

Ricky P. posted an article on - Apr 20, 2010, 2:26 pm
This Wednesday Art Factory Hostel presents another installment of its weekly film cycle: Woody Allen’s Whatever Works. As always, admission is free and the film will show around ...
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Kill Your Barbie!

Ricky P. posted an article on - Apr 17, 2010, 4:29 pm
Whenever my friends Lucia and Ceci get together for a performance piece at Art Factory Hostel, I expect food to fly. Two years ago, during a
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Word of the Week: Cachengue

Ricky P. posted an article on - Apr 14, 2010, 2:29 pm
Cachengue From Manu: Cachengue means rumble, action, chaos… It can be either a fight, a dance hall, or a party. It always involves lots of people having fun or maybe ...
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Mural Artist Grothesque Paints Art Factory

Ricky P. posted an article on - Apr 12, 2010, 5:37 pm
I’ve been away from Art Factory for awhile and so when I visited last Tuesday I was anxious to see any new art. I was expecting something good but ...
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BA Photo of the Day: San Telmo Manga Graffiti

Ricky P. posted an article on - Apr 3, 2010, 11:51 am
I used to do a San Telmo Art Walk, a tour around Buenos Aires’ oldest barrio surveying the street art and the burgeoning gallery scene. Art Factory itself fills ...
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Word of the Week: Bacán

Ricky P. posted an article on - Apr 1, 2010, 9:30 pm
Bacán From Manu: Bacán is a person who loves the high life.  “Un bacán” can be either a wealthy guy or a poor guy attached to a rich person, living ...
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Rumors of Our Demise

Ricky P. posted an article on - Mar 29, 2010, 8:05 pm
Rumors of our demise have been… well, you know the rest. I moved out of Art Factory several months ago, got a new job, started living in a new neighborhood. ...
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