OPINION: Lionel Messi’s trajectory should inspire the United States and open Americans’ eyes to the potential of soccer as a conciliatory approach toward other nations.
Delfina Bunge, a young Argentine aristocrat in the early 20th century, wasn’t trying to cause a scandal when she submitted a prize-winning essay to a Parisian magazine, but in the words of some historians, “the news exploded like a bomb in society.”
The show told the life story of Carlos Gardel, a singer, composer and actor known as the “Singing Thrush” of Argentina, whose energetic compositions helped spread the tango internationally like wildfire.
Team USA won the FIBA AmeriCup gold medal on Sunday night, pulling off a stunning second-half rally to overtake Argentina for an 81-76 victory in enemy territory.
