Archive for December, 2007

wishes you Happy Holidays. Idea/rough sketch yrs truly, pencil & inks Moeu Diyadaravuth, color Sao Channa. (Rudolph backgrounder: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolph_the_Red-Nosed_Reindeer . Folklore or fakelore?) Tags: Cambodia,khmer,folklore,fakelore,christmas

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Drop Beats Not Bombs

What's that going on in the park opposite Wat Botum? Hey, it's a guy making funny noises - with his mouth! It's a hip hop band, sponsored by your pals at the USA State Department! http://www.alternet.org/story/71401/ Live instruments? Check. Beatboxing? Check. Breakdancing? Check. The Dana Leong Band had previously played to an audience of 3000 ...

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Snack Time

Sorting some publishing plans, I was at the office of a local print shop waiting for a friend. After looking around I found he'd stepped outside for a quick deep fried frog. (With hot sauce.) Can't say I've seen this too frequently, but then there is always some new munchable to be ...

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Comic Launched

Tuesday was a busy, fun evening and our man about town Andy Brouwer obliges with a writeup: http://andybrouwer.blogspot.com /2007/12/comics-come-good.html As does comicist Anne Moore: http://camblogdia.blogspot.com /2007/12/victory-in-art-fight.html Em Satya talked about his 17 year journey to publish 'Bopha Battambang', out now in Khmer and shortly, French and English. He fielded a number of questions from the audience ...

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Human Rights Day Cambodia 2007

Monday: Up early. A quick bowl of noodle soup and I'm off to the Tonle Bassac area. It's the first of many events for Human Rights Day. Nanajapana has slept there overnight and is running around trying to get footage. Today many residents and supporters donned 'Stop Evictions' *t-shirts and held ...

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