(Crying from Remorse by Sor Sornose. Cambodia Rocks!)
So why follow the literary scene in Cambodia? Cool discoveries like these. The above image is by Hul Sophon, who has worked in illustration both before and after the years of war. In addition to his primary work on covers he does many ...
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Posted in Other Goodies, stuff on Nov 10th, 2007
this year was a Yeak mask, based on the Lakhon Khaol designs.
Yeaks tend to take the bad guy role in a lot of Khmer legends, and while they aren't inherently bad, they seem to have a predisposition to making mistakes and causing problems.
This is a cheap paper maché version sold ...
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Painted signboards are still in use in Cambodia today, and during the more austere socialist era of the 1980s, they were one of the more effective tools for public media.
Today they are mainly used by nonprofits and the government. (Businesses use more slick photo billboards.) This particular sign bears the ...
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"Plus ca change, in some ways, but yes, the city has become a teeming metropolis, which it never was before. "... "I miss the almost somnambulistic Provencal quality that the town had in the 1960s, when Phnom Penh was probably the prettiest city in Southeast Asia."
Go and ...
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During the Clogger Summit, Beth Kanter brought over some durable video cameras that shoot directly to MP4 format. Perfect for beginning videobloggers.
One of the concerns that came up at the summit was getting more rural voices in the world of blogs. Especially in primarily agrarian Cambodia.
Agricultural researcher Mandevu's Ph.D field ...
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