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Read the full article here, or in The Jakarta Globe. In the arena of personal style, Indonesian men have progressed leaps and bounds in the past 10 years. More clothing-conscious than ever, they’re taking the time to dress well, and realizing that they don’t need Western brands to do it. Now, thanks to an up-and-coming [...]
Read the full Q&A here, or in The Jakarta Globe. Suridh Hassan packed in a lifetime of travel before he reached the age of 13. The filmmaker and author’s travels have included Cuba, Israel, Russia and Taiwan, and his multiethnic background, coupled with his wanderlust, has turned him into a socially conscious documentary maker, producing [...]
Read the full article here, or in The Jakarta Globe. Tucked in the highlands of West Java, away from the endless hustle engulfing Jakarta, tea estates harkening back to the Dutch colonial period have become Indonesia’s answer to France’s famed vineyards or California’s Napa Valley. Providing getaway seekers with a chance to savor a different [...]
Read the full Q&A here, or in The Jakarta Globe. Christine Yaven fell in love with belly dancing 10 years ago when she was in Australia completing her master’s degree. When she moved back to Jakarta, Christine felt the city’s fledgling belly dance community was in need of an overhaul. Teachers weren’t properly trained, studios [...]
Read the full article here, or in The Jakarta Globe. Nestled in the heart of South Jakarta’s Kebayoran Baru, Birdcage has in recent months emerged from a renovation that may help its popularity soar. The laid-back venue has long catered to lunchers, though it is perhaps better as a place to find night owls seeking [...]
Article appeared in the July 5, 2011 edition of The Jakarta Globe. Bandung. They might have been more accustomed to creating their works shrouded in secrecy, but over the weekend some of the nation’s most skilled graffiti artists had the chance to show off their technique. Close to 600 enthusiasts gathered at the People’s Struggle Monument [...]
Read the full Q&A here, or in The Jakarta Globe. Jakarta boasts a wide range of dining options, and now the city is home to a new type of cuisine: Southern Barbecue. Restaurateur Joel Rozelle is bringing a taste of the Southern United States to the heart of Jakarta with his newly opened restaurant, Smoking [...]
Libran Cabactulan has been the Philippine Permanent Representative to the United Nations since April 2010. Before his UN assignment, Cabactulan was the President-elect of the 2010 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. In 2006, while ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, he received a citation from President Arroyo for his [...]
Read the full article here, or in the NY Daily News. He’s the rugelach king of Harlem. Alvin Lee Smalls’ obsession with the buttery nuggets began more than four decades ago when he stumbled onto a recipe in a newspaper and launched his quest to create his own version of the traditional Jewish treat. “I [...]
