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Writing Cia-Cia… in Hangul
Cia-Cia is a language spoken by 93,000 Indonesians on Buton Island but written in Hangul, the Korean alphabet. In 2008 this unusual pairing started with the arrival to Seoul National…
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An evolution for the blog
Recently a reader asked about the links between the Spotify playlist and the articles on the blog. Each of the pieces that is on the playlist has something to do…
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Brides by Yvonne Todd
Yvonne Todd, a New Zealander who works in photography, has just ended a show at the Dowse Art Gallery in Pōneke Wellington: Brides. In this exhibition the artist has created…
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The South Sea Islanders
In 1863 a group of 67 labourers arrived in Brisbane, the first of 62,000 people from 80 Melanesian islands who endured forced migration to provide cheap labour to Australia’s cotton…
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The Spotify playlist
Each week a playlist of audio is curated to go alongside the articles on the blog. There is always a link with the articles although sometimes it is less obvious…
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Rohit Bal
The Indian fashion designer, Rohit Bal, known for his innovative blending of the sub-continent’s cultural heritage with contemporary design, has died. Bal credited his early childhood experiences of his mother’s…
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A note about photos on the blog
Over the past few years I have been very conscious that photographs convey a lot more than words but that has presented a moral dilemma. These days when images are…
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The forest that penned a song
A legal bid has proposed that an Ecuadorean forest be recognised as the co-creator of a song, a moral ownership that could help save it. The petition, initiated by the…
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Living the ancient high life
A recent and surprising discovery has been uncovered in the high altitudes of Uzbekistan’s southeastern mountains. The region was long thought to have been uninhabited because of the problems with…
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Emily Van Hoff’s playful quilts
Graphic designer, Emily Van Hoff, has come up with a new line of quilting fabrics. The new fabrics have been created for Moda Fabrics and will be available next year.…
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