OK, I admit it. This is a diary drawing attention to a news story. But it's got it all: questioning the wisdom of the IMF, moralizing about the dangers of foreign debt, and a good dose of humor.
This story is about the new Argentinean Museum of Foreign Debt.
The subject is heavy, but the museum's creators have tried to make the mood light and the displays accessible to everyone, especially schoolchildren.
In one corner, a pink, doll-size play kitchen represents the recipes of the International Monetary Fund, which Argentines blame for encouraging the heavy borrowing in the 1990s that led to the catastrophic economic collapse in late 2001.
"We chose a play kitchen because we are always so innocent and believe in magic recipes from abroad," said museum designer Eduardo Lopez. "Look, we open the freezer and the oven and there is no food."
If only American school-children could experience interactive displays about trade imbalances, current account deficits, and how the government "cooks" the budget by using the Social Security surplus to improve their numbers!