Why is Samphos so happy? The (Re)génération Exhibition is on!
For many, it's the first time they've seen the swank hardbound anthology, an effort of over 3 years for teacher, artist, comicist Séra, and his many students.
How do you get one of the books? (Sorry, it's not for sale.) [Re] GENERATIONS ...
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The Psar Thmei (New Market/Central Market) just before noon Sunday - Election Day in Cambodia. The Market itself was designed in 1937 to resemble a Babylonian ziggurat, and I was happy to get a shot of the structure in daylight. Today there's just a skeleton crew.
Without giving it much thought, ...
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This evening at CCF:
Opening: Thursday, July 24, 6:30pm
Centre Culturel Français
Exhibition: Thursday, July 24 to August 17
This show will present the work of Cambodian comic artists brought together by Séra during three training courses between 2005 and 2007.
Painter and comic artist Séra, of Cambodian origin, has lived in France since 1975.
Since ...
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Posted in business, current events, more stuff on Jul 17th, 2008
If you can't bring people to the silk farm, you bring the farm to town.
And give them cocktails.
An evening out at the 'Silkworm Social' highlighted Cambodia's specialized variety of naturally colored gold threads. About 5 tons are produced each year, and it could be much more.
Above, we have some silkworms ...
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(Above: KFC on Monivong Boulevard)
It came as a small surprise when I read in the paper that fast food restaurants existed on Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. Somehow the idea of interrogators stepping out of a prison waterboarding session for a latte seemed... incongruous. (The idea of them rewarding prisoners with ...
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