mariposaHD co-creator tamir appears in the latest issue of Argentina's Revista THC, Latin America's own version of High Times magazine.  The article (in Spanish) is from THC's monthly "Yo Fumo" (I smoke) column, which features local "celebrities" who publicly support everyone's favorite herb.

Congratulation to tamir on this illustrious honor and thanks to our friends at THC for bringing even more positive attention to this project.

Enjoy it, and we hope you smoke too!

Some very tragic news made the headlines this week in Buenos Aires.  Uruguayan model Eliana Ramos, 18, was found dead on Tuesday of an apparent heart attack.

Sadly, this tragedy has all the makings of a story that sensationalist journalism will stick to.  Just six months earlier, her older sister Luisel, 22, died as she stepped off the catwalk of a fashion show in Montevideo.  Additionally, the local press has been whipped into an anorexia frenzy recently after the death of Brazilian model Ana Carolina Reston last November and the controversy surrounding Madrid Fashion Week's decision to bar underweight models.  While no official medical report has been released yet, the local press has speculated that an eating disorder may have contributed to Elle's early demise.

While the mariposaHD team never actually knew Elle, our cameras did capture her smiles at several recent local fashion shows.  We wish to offer our condolences to her family and friends for this tragic loss.  But as usual, rather than commenting extensively on this sad story, we prefer to let our images do the talking.  Here are links to some of our recent shots of Elle on the catwalk, hopefully the way she'd wish to be remembered:

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ftv urban look :: IMG_6787
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fashion buenos aires :: IMG_5472

We welcome listeners of X4 Radio from all over Latin America who have come to see mariposaHD!

Tonight, Tamir and Dominic are featured guests on 'X4 Sessions: Deep Side' with DJ Lalann on X4 Radio FM 104.3, 'made in Palermo', Buenos Aires, Argentina. 'Deep Side' is the premiere weekly radio show in Latin America featuring deep house music. Tamir and Dominic present the new concept of free HDTV to fans of electronic house music who are listening in Argentina and across Latin America.

Bienvenidos and enjoy it!