Archive for November, 2012

(Siem Ream opens its arms to you!) Friday, November 01: I hop a bus at noon from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap. In earlier days I'd be taking a speedboat. These days it's a 4-5 hour jaunt via bus.   One of the small but deeply important changes in Cambodian life since ...

Read Full Post »

Imagine how this ship of fools looks to people it passes by. Not to be a buzz kill, but isn't this a little over the top? http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Plantation-Urban-Resort-Spa/277073282328754  

Read Full Post »

Above: book seller at Phnom Penh's Psar O'Russey. Some thoughts following on from Jason Dittmer and Katherine Brickell’s commentary on Cambodian comics copyright. (You might want to read these links first.) http://siewphewyeung.org.kh/newsprint-comics-at-psar-orussey/ http://mediageography.wordpress.com/2012/09/24/comic-books-and-copyright-cambodian-artistic-heritage-at-risk/ In Cambodia’s 1980s, the boom in narrative comics unfolded in an informal economy. That meant some artists printed and published themselves ...

Read Full Post »

Because nothing says 'I Love You' like a dead reptile handbag.   More to follow from BlogFest Asia in Siem Reap shortly!

Read Full Post »