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'Twice Up' is publishing slang - referring to an image double the size that it will eventually be printed at.   Many illustrators use this ratio as they prepare their work. I used this term for a weekly column in The Advisor, featuring a new artist each week to depict a ...

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[First time to Meta-House? All films are free. ] Dear Meta House Friends! As always we would like to inform you about our programs featuring great documentaries/feature films from Cambodia. This week at Meta House you can watch exciting works by the old and young generation of Cambodian filmmakers. On-going is the art exhibition TRANSFORMATION ...

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Phnom Sampow in 90 Minutes

...mainly because we were caught by afternoon rains as we traveled the bumpy unpaved roads by tuk-tuk. We made good use of our time hiring some young locals to moto us up the mountain and serve as impromptu guides. Phnom Sampow is a bit overwhelming, as you have Neak Ta ...

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Caves of Phnom Sampow

Part of our Battambang visit included a visit to Phnom Sampow. As with many historic sites in Cambodia, old legends are overlaid with newer stories and juxtaposed with recent events. One grim reminder of the not so distant past are the mountain's caves which contain the bones of Khmer Rouge victims, ...

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Articles today on the Nou Hach Literary Journal and (Re)géné Rations: The New Khmer Graphic Novel. More at www.nouhachjournal.net and www.ourbookscambodia.org. Happy Khmer New Year, everyone! Tags: cambodia,comics,literature,khmer

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