Posted in comics, literature, news, visual art on Jan 2nd, 2008
Today's Cambodia Daily has a feature story on Khmer Comics! Specifically, Em Satya's 'Bopha Battambang'.
"Tale of Doomed Love Recalls Comics' 'Silver Age' "
Get your copy of the paper at your local newsstand. The book?
'Bopha Battambang' (English edition only): Java Express, Bohr's Books, The Shop.
'Bopha Battambang' (Khmer and English) ...
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Posted in hip hop, music, news, stuff on Dec 24th, 2007
What's that going on in the park opposite Wat Botum?
Hey, it's a guy making funny noises - with his mouth! It's a hip hop band, sponsored by your pals at the USA State Department! http://www.alternet.org/story/71401/
Live instruments? Check.
Beatboxing? Check.
Breakdancing? Check.
The Dana Leong Band had previously played to an audience of 3000 ...
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Posted in comics, news, visual art, weblogs on Dec 12th, 2007
Tuesday was a busy, fun evening and our man about town Andy Brouwer obliges with a writeup:
http://andybrouwer.blogspot.com
/2007/12/comics-come-good.html
As does comicist Anne Moore:
http://camblogdia.blogspot.com
/2007/12/victory-in-art-fight.html
Em Satya talked about his 17 year journey to publish 'Bopha Battambang', out now in Khmer and shortly, French and English.
He fielded a number of questions from the audience ...
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Posted in news on Dec 12th, 2007
Monday: Up early. A quick bowl of noodle soup and I'm off to the Tonle Bassac area. It's the first of many events for Human Rights Day. Nanajapana has slept there overnight and is running around trying to get footage.
Today many residents and supporters donned 'Stop Evictions' *t-shirts and held ...
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Tuesday, December 11th at 7pm:
'Book Launch' for Em Satya's graphic novel 'Flower of Battambang', at Meta-House.
17 years in the making, this may well be Cambodia's first locally-produced comic to be published in graphic novel format! (Khmer, English, French).
View original art, meet guests from the ...
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