Archive for October, 2006

New in the Noosphere

New in the Noosphere I've been slowly updating the Global Voices Wiki, which keeps getting spammed due to having minimal safeguards. http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/wiki/article/Cambodia Meanwhile, Planet Cambodia is serving as a good unspammed resource. Kudos to whoever set that up. http://planetcambodia.blogspot.com I've been noticing an increasing number of Christian blogs relating ...

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[Not] Coming to a News Stand Near You With the Khmer Rouge Tribunal lurching along, a new generation of mobile-phone-wieldling, karaoke-loving, job-hunting Khmer twenty-somethings are getting a dose of history as the Extraordinary Chambers gear up. "The Tallest Man in Science Fiction" (Geoff Ryman) puts his own spin on the present tense ...

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Little Phnom Penh

Little Phnom Penh is my Stateside touchstone with Cambodian groups. The Anaheim Corridor in Long Beach is changing fast - over the last twenty years we are seeing Khmer businesses slowly migrating away. But 'The LBC' is still the city with the largest Khmer population outside of Cambodia. Every metropolis seems ...

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Publicity Stunt?

Publicity Stunt? [courtesy Camerado:] Smackdown Action!! World Wresting Event of the Century Henry Kissinger v Jason Rosette Sunday, October 29, 2006, 2pm Angkor King Plaza Hotel Food Court 77 Monivong Boulevard RSVP via email: rosettevskissinger@yahoo.com more details at www.camerado.com Tags: Cambodia,wrestling,politics,film

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Hug Me Dolls

Hug Me Dolls I was feeling pretty happy that I’d found some locally made Christmas presents that were appropriate for my nieces, so I bought a ‘Hug Me Dolls’ T-shirt while I was at it. People practically tackled me the first day I wore it. "Hug Me!" the logo commands, and people ...

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