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  • Mahabharatas heroes return

    Mahabharata's heroes return

    Wed, 07/01/2009 - 12:37 PM
    Forget Batman, Spiderman or Superman. There is another breed of action heroes out there in the brightly hued land of comic books. Their names have a more local take, like Gatotkaca, Arjuna, Abimanyu...

  • Sunny day real estate reunites...again!

    Sun, 07/05/2009 - 11:29 AM
    Dear Groundlings, welcome to yet another edition of the spiffy music column we all know and adore. As always, I'd like to thank you for all the notes you've sent me, please keep them coming.

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  • Batik in technicolor

    Fri, 07/03/2009 - 3:24 PM
    A number of batik designs have been patented and are well-known, such as Balinese motifs like the traditional patra and kamasan. But batikmaker Wong Bali refuses to let the trend restrain her.

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  • Ida Ayu Jiwa: Married to BATIK

    Fri, 07/03/2009 - 2:53 PM
    Soul searching led Ida Ayu Jiwa to batik. Her Wong Bali batik production house is now recognized for its exclusive work both across and beyond the island.

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  • Oli Pettigrew, Getting the big break

    Oli Pettigrew, Getting the big break

    Sat, 07/04/2009 - 1:05 PM
    More than two years into his TV career in Asia, Oli Pettigrew found that people began to recognize him as "Oli" and not just the "funny white guy on TV".

  • KBR 68H centers on radio journalism

    KBR 68H centers on radio journalism

    Tue, 06/30/2009 - 8:45 AM
    Ask any radio journalist in Indonesia when they first produced their own news and they will all have the same answer: only after the post-1998 opening up of the press.

  • World's dancers kick back

    World's dancers kick back

    Mon, 06/29/2009 - 12:41 PM
    International dance champions are most often found tripping the light fantastic in the world's capitals.

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