Simon Venegas, a 26-year-old Chilean man, hanged himself while chatting with his ex-girlfriend via webcam.
10 September 2009
21 August 2009
Jaime Rascone, Professional Prostitute-Tester, Has a Better Job Than You
By Chris Alonzo at 2:01 PM.
Jaime Rascone is no different than the rest of us in that the erstwhile DJ needs to grab the occasional odd job to make ends meet. But the Chilean lothario has all of us beat by holding the type of fantasy job that just sounds too good to be true: Quality Control in a brothel.
16 July 2009
Get To Know Your Dictator: Augusto Pinochet
By Jack Tomas at 4:22 PM.
Augusto Pinochet was the original thug gangsta, gettin’ them ducets and pulling a 187 on anyone who stepped to him. In other words, Pinochet was a serious asshole dictator. Get to know why.
3 July 2009
“Tony Manero” Movie Follows Chilean Man Obsessed With Saturday Night Fever
By Alex Alvarez at 10:56 AM.
4 June 2009
Argentine Woman Caught Smuggling Cocaine Suitcases
By Alex Alvarez at 5:00 PM.
A 24-year-old Argentine woman was arrested in Chile when it was discovered that her two suitcases were made entirely of cocaine. You know, the skies really ARE getting friendlier. And louder and more prone to dance to Britney Spears songs.
17 May 2009
Building Bolivia’s Tunnel Of Love
By Alex Alvarez at 1:27 PM.
Three Chilean architects - Carlos Martner, Fernando Castillo Velasco and Humberto Eliash - say they can build a tunnel linking landlocked Bolivia to the Pacific Ocean. Pair of swimmies and an all day fun pass not included.
30 March 2009
Chileans Stunned As 1,500 Dead Penguins Wash Ashore
By Camilla Rowan at 6:00 PM.
Residents of Caleta Queule, Chile, found hundreds of dead penguins washed up on their beach last Thursday. Since then, dead penguins have continued to float ashore en masse, with Sunday’s total estimate at around 1,500 over the past four days, but scientists and locals still have no idea why this is happening.
