A Giant in a Little Tiny Package
Geniuses live among us although seldom encountered. In our time, a true genius is nothing short of a mutant, having...
Arts/Entertainment
John H. McGlynn – The Lontar Foundation
For much of the world, Indonesia is an exotic country next to Bali, and Java is where coffee comes from....
Path vs. Facebook: How Indonesia’s Present is the World’s Social Media Future
Closed networks. A limit on friends. Strong privacy settings. It’s Path, of course. The social network, launched in 2010, received...
A Decade of Jazz
The energy was high as I stepped onto the premises of Jakarta International EXPO Kemayoran, Jakarta. The 10th annual Java...
The Gamelan Group: All Nationalities, Ages and Motives Welcome
As Pak Parno threads his way through the gamelan, he claps his hands to guide the tempo and calls out...
Rick Creamer: Owner of Rick’ Pub Crawl
Rick Creamer was born on the Gold Coast in Queensland, but his family moved to Victoria when he was still...
Welcome to Smisland
Welcome to Smisland Mathieu Sechet (aka Nyoman Seseh) (with Keira O’Connor) pub. Bali Buku 2013 After 10 years working in...
Made Sudarsana the Topeng Dancer
Made Sudarsana has been dancing since he was seven years old. ?We learn dancing as a child,? Made explained. ?The...
Under My Skin: The Explosion of Tattooing
Hidden away in a modest apartment in Gifu, central Japan, 79-year-old tattoo artist Horihide (meaning to carve) is preparing his...
Tamara Fielding: Wayang Puppeteer
Tamara Fielding was born in 1934 in Cimahi, West Java, in the Dutch East Indies to a Dutch father and...
Made Bayak, an Artistic Role Model
Born in 1980 in Tampaksiring, Central Bali, Bayak studied fine art at the Indonesian Institute of the Arts (ISI) in...
Tommee Balukea: Jungle Music with a Laid-Back Vibe
When I first came across Tommee Balukea, the internationally acclaimed musician was playing an acoustic set at Crystal Palace bar...
Through Darkness to Light: Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2013
The Ubud Readers and Writers Festival opened for the tenth year on October 11th with an all female gamelan orchestra....
Broadway Ke Java
Broadway may have its roots in the quintessential iconography of New York City, but the charm, excitement, and artistry of...
Writing by Kids and for Kids
The article looks at some simple ways to turn your son or daughter into a famous writer by using the...
Writing Words that Strain and Fail to Rhyme
Why is it that writers come to Bali to pen a novel, a poem or a memoir? I simply don?t...
Meet Judy Chapman
Meet Judy Chapman. The Author of ?My Singapore Lover?, a contemporary love story in which Singapore is the main character....
Paul Spencer Sochaczewski: Redheads
Paul Spencer Sochaczewski was born in 1947 in Brooklyn and grew up in suburban New Jersey. His earliest memory is...
Crazy Little Heaven: An Indonesian Journey
With his fellow Tasmanian wife and their two young children, Mark Heyward arrived in East Kalimantan in 1992 to teach...
Michael Tenzer
I must admit the first time I came across a gamelan orchestra I thought the band that had been booked...
If Music be the Food of Love, Go Seek it Out!
A few weeks ago, my wife and I were invited to a ?party? by Leo and Liz Sinatra at their...