a photo of young Eva Duarte, before she dyed her hair blonde, married Juan Perón, and became Evita My elementary school’s library had a series of books that were little collections of illustrated biographies. Fifty great woman, fifty great composers, fifty great artists. Each biography was a few pages long and accompanied by an illustration of the person with an absurdly large head. Because every eight year old needs to know about Mary Cassatt and Catherine the Great. Those b

Sunday mornings in Buenos Aires are quiet. Nearly everything is closed, except for the corner kioscos selling candy bars, soda, and reheated empanadas. The streets are empty except for dog owners taking their perros out for a walk and elderly couples walking hand in hand. The people of Buenos Aires love their dogs. Pawprints pattern cement, the parks are filled with dogs big and small, dachshunds, Pomeranians, and poodles skittering along the sidewalks off-leash. These dogs a