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I'm currently retroblogging the events of the Spotlight Festival. I've got heaps of pictures, and had a great time. I was hoping to do a daily writeup, but when blogging interferes with 'having a life' I veer towards the latter, unless there's urgent news. Death; power: also getting a life is ...

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How do you explain the growth of corporate media and viral marketing in a country where 'Star Wars' never even hit the theatres, and brand names like Nike and Gap are both made and pirated routinely? A country where punk rock never made a splash because there was a war ...

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Unmarketable: Brandalism, Copyfighting, Mocketing and the Erosion of Integrity Wednesday, January 16, 5:45 pm Srey Dim Conference Hall PUC South Campus No. 184 Norodom Blvd. (South of Independence Monument) The endless pursuit by corporations of the youth market demands that advertising and marketing experts construct new tactics to attract youthful buyers. ...

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The Annual Discussion

Welcome to another 'Victory Against the Genocidal Regime' day. (Formerly the 'Day of Hate'.) January 7 is marked on local calendars as a day of celebration for the liberation of (much) of Cambodia from 'Pol Pot'. I have respect for soldiers of any nationality who lost their lives fighting the ...

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Lire en Fete Part 2

.... 'Read and Think' gets some television face time. Continuing with our list of participants, if you want contact details, click on the picture. Mekong Libris - Francophone bookshop, including publications from École Française d’extrême-orient. (Remember, this was ...

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