It's been ages since I've been to Kampot, so it was great fun to go recently and see the sleepy riverside town waking up. Below: a good place to start, Epic Arts Cafe.
On my first visit, they'd just rented the space. Now it's looking great!
The pictures lining the walls are ...
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Posted in academia, in Khmer, literature, news on Apr 2nd, 2008
The Nou Hach Literary Journal has published its fourth issue! In addition to poems and short stories, there are some interesting essays on what writers think of 'identity'. What is a writer? What does it mean to be a writer? Guest contributors include Klairung Amratisha and Sato Yoshiko.
To get ...
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I'm pleased to note that blog Buddh*ism Ad*junkt (formerly Deathpower) is now archived at:
http://deathpower.wordpress.com
Looks like Erik will be blogging when the mood hits him, at his convenience. Yay!
Tags: cambodia,khmer,buddhism,blog
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Posted in history, khmer rouge, news, photography on Mar 31st, 2008
has filed his last photograph. I was privileged to see him speak once, in the 1980s.
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/03/30/america/Obit-Dith-Pran.php
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/31/nyregion/31dith.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dith_Pran
It's customary to have a moment of silence, but this outspoken survivor was anything but. His efforts live on at www.dithpran.org.
Tags: cambodia,khmer
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Posted in music, news on Mar 24th, 2008
Monday, March 24
SQWOUDJI. (with former Betty Ford and GT Falcons members)
Zeppelin Cafe St. 51, starting 8pm.
[Postscript March 25: Zeppelin has moved from near the lake, just in case the above was not clear! Here's a picture of the band.]
Wednesday, March 26
Thom Thom
DVD launch
"In November 2006 Cambodia’s only indie rock ...
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