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The Sacred Grove
The Jungle
February 26, 2017

The Sacred Grove

Whatever Thoreauvian notions you might harbor about nature in the tropics, the truth is that the impact of human intervention is everywhere, and what you encounter is not quite natural.

A Primer for Scientists: How to Win Friends and Influence People
Grobalization
February 25, 2017

A Primer for Scientists: How to Win Friends and Influence People

Is it even possible to spread a set of norms widely, but still maintain your status as the arbiter of those norms?

The Line with Durand, Wallace and Gibson ep. 8
The Line Podcast
December 11, 2016

The Line with Durand, Wallace and Gibson ep. 8

Durand and Wallace drew the map of modern Asia. They know the place. And Gibson is, in her own words, “a liberally-educated, middle-aged frog, climbing out of her tropical…

Where Are the Humanities in Asia’s Schools?
Immaterial Culture
September 10, 2016

Where Are the Humanities in Asia’s Schools?

Maya Thiagarajan is the author of Beyond the Tiger Mom, a more thoughtful take on parenting differences between East and West than that other…

Always Hip to the Cool
Grobalization
November 14, 2015

Always Hip to the Cool

Southeast Asia at the vanguard.

The Evolution of Pan-Asianism, Pt. IV: Southeast Asia.
International Relations
November 1, 2015

The Evolution of Pan-Asianism, Pt. IV: Southeast Asia.

A four-part series where we examine ideas of Asia, past and present.

Every Bad Girl Needs an Exit Strategy
Bad Gals/ Boys
October 16, 2015

Every Bad Girl Needs an Exit Strategy

Things would have turned out very differently for Marie Antoinette had she had one.

Whither the City?
The City
July 27, 2015

Whither the City?

When America was modernizing, its artists embraced modernity, warts and all. Now Asia is having its own modern moment, but our artists remain markedly ambivalent about modernity.

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