Posted in current events, environment, more stuff, news, urbanization on Nov 24th, 2009
Cross-posted from Our Books web site:
After about 5 years worth of illustration work, it’s out!
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A Cambodian Guide to Defending Land and Housing Rights
Simple resources for a growing topic of concern in Cambodia. (English and Khmer)
We’re pleased to say the manual has hit the presses, with the help of the Centre for Housing Rights and Evictions. [...]
Posted in Other Goodies, current events, more stuff, news, photography on Aug 8th, 2009
(above: Miss Battambang, Dos Sopheap. © Miss Landmine / Morten Traavik 2009. www.miss-landmine.org)
You’ve probably heard a fair bit about the carefully planned (and quickly canceled) Miss Landmine pageant. I have mixed feelings about the cattle call of beauty pageants, but do agree with the general idea behind this one: that the participants have a right [...]
Posted in current events, more stuff, music, stuff on Jun 25th, 2009
“Rebuilding The Rights of Statues” is my favorite People’s-Republic-of-China-approved “post-punk” band.
No, seriously. Great sounds, they’ve obviously schooled themselves with some great influences. http://wiki.rockinchina.com/index.php?title=Re-TROS
Fun to listen to. And they are OK’d by a ’socialist’ country as a cultural export, served up on a platter for us by Penhville’s business community: Chinese House, Asialife Guide and [...]