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The keeper of bali’s canines By Linda Buller 2008-05-23 00:31:34 Linda Buller’s story in Bali, along with her empathy for the province’s most wretched inhabitants, goes back to her childhood in Australia; a childhood she says of abuse that set her, for a while, on the path to self destruction.
Buller, today an internationally recognized painter — and also known as Ubud’s “Lady of the Street [...]
A New Novel Djenar Maesa Ayu 2008-05-21 23:39:53 Writer Djenar Maesa Ayu, who recently produced and directed her first film, Mereka Bilang Saya Monyet (They Say I’m a Monkey), is now completing her new novel Ranjang (Bed) with a plot that may remind people of a video tape scandal from 2007.
“I hope I can finish the novel later this year. I don’t know [...]
Sheds no new light on Aceh’s women 2008-05-20 20:14:37 Bidadari Hitam
T.I. Thamrin
Imparsial and Aceh Judicial Monitoring Institute
Jakarta
2008
251 pages
Getting to know Aceh is like peeling an onion, an Acehnese once said as a matter of fact.
“There are so many layers — peeling off one layer after another is a tearful experience.”
In the long course of this country’s history, Aceh, which is rich in natural resources, [...] Read more:Sheds
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Nineteen: That’s life, but not as we know it 2008-05-19 01:13:45 Living in a city like Jakarta it is easy to forget that the people we see selling food on the side of the road, hawking cigarettes at bus terminals, or collecting plastic from the open drains actually have lives, histories and stories of their own.
Nineteen opens a window on to the lives of some of [...]
Survives heavy-handed treatment for Ayat-ayat cinta 2008-05-18 20:39:36 Filmmakers might be jealous of any number of factors in Hanung Bramantyo’s latest film, Ayat-ayat Cinta (Verses of Love) of: the best-seller novel of the same name from which it was adapted; ample promotion; exotic locations; and even the otherwise problematic long delayed-release which does drive curiosity.
However, these elements may pale in comparison with the [...] Read more:handed
Girlie or straight 2008-05-26 03:52:13 Watching Be A Man on Global TV one night, I couldn’t help but be concerned by the program’s ideology. The reality show is about putting a bunch of girlie queer guys through military training.
It’s not clear what kind of reward the participants can expect or what sort of transformation they will undergo. The show may [...]