Paul Ropp
Meet Paul Ropp. The visionary, the renaissance man and the revolutionary designer. Paul Ropp, you were a major figure in...
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Art and Forbidden Fruit in Bali
Part One – Straight Men The artist needs his muse they say. The qualifications for the job are complex and...
World No. 3 Luke Donald Plays Mizuno Irons!
Welcome back golfers! Ladies and Gentlemen, the holiday season is fast approaching. Let us take a moment and explore a...
A Memorable Face Jakarta
What are the things you look for when choosing a venue for a dinner date? Good food, possibly to share...
Jakarta Set to Hold First International Fringe Festival
The performing arts and entertainment scene in Indonesia is set to enter a new era in November with the launch...
Jakartans Get a Bum Deal…
To celebrate World Toilet Day* (http://toiletday.org/about/), which is held on November 19th every year, I’ve tried to get to the...
Chris Salans of Mozaic Restaurant
Few fine dining venues in Bali have distinguished themselves with such flair and inspiration as Ubud’s award-winning Mozaic Restaurant...
Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2012: International Poetry Slam!
In Quantum mechanics, water forms nice shapes for nice words and bad shapes for bad words. Our thoughts shape the...
The Seven Ghosts: Surfing Water from the Moon
Braving crocodiles, mechanical malfunction and remote distances from medical help are some of the sacrifices one makes in order to...
Sit Back and Relax at Lio Bistro
On Jalan Kemang Timur Raya you can find an array of galleries and home decor shops; Kemang has an abundance...
Let’ Commune at Commune
Commune first opened its doors in Singapore before making its way down to Jakarta. Commune started as a furniture business...
The Expat Golfer
Welcome to the first instalment of “The Expat Golfer”. Each month we will explore the wonderful golf scene here in...
Greetings from Jakarta: Postcards of a Capital 1900 ? 1950
by Scott Merrillees, Reviewed by Dachlan Cartwright Jokowi – what better buzzword these days to begin any piece of writing...
John Bergman
Meet John Bergman. A professional photographer who enjoys living the dream in Bali. John, you are now a photographer in...
SUMMER SYNDROME ? Kid Kudi at PHBC
Everyone loves a costume party, and when I mean everyone… I mean me. Usually I have to wait until Halloween...
Rudolf Bonnet – Son of a Priest from Tampaksiring
This beautiful pastel drawing made in 1929 by the Dutch artist Rudolf Bonnet is remarkable for several reasons. Having arrived...
Regina Shultz Boysen
Meet Regina Shultz Boysen. The creative force behind Bali’s first spa. We have been friends for over 30 years and...
Classic Non-Fiction Set in Indonesia and Malaysia
This article follows on from that on Classic Western Fiction Set in Indonesia and Malaysia published previously in issue 76....
Feeling the Vibes of Jakarta Latin Nights
Dancing salsa for twelve years in Rome, which is home to some of the largest Cuban Diaspora in Europe, and...
Run for Fun, Run for the Kids
Running to some frees the mind and to others is a painful chore best avoided. Running on a treadmill indoors...
Behind the Scenes with the China Brothers
Congratulations on your debut feature film “Crawl”. How does it feel to have completed such a big project which Paul...