[August 2022 update: I don't believe what I wrote here anymore. I'm now convinced that Shilifoshi referred to a place in what is now southern Thailand around Surat Thani province…
In 1918, French scholar George Cœdès made the claim that there was a kingdom in Southeast Asia that no one had ever heard of before. He said it was called…
Last week I participated in an online event hosted by The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre in Hồ Chí Minh City called “The Lives of Ngũ Hành.” This event was part…
The 12th Engaging With Vietnam conference will be held in conjunction with ICAS 12 in Kyoto this coming 24-27 August 2021.The two conferences will be integrated together, so participants of…
The great rock guitarist Eddie Van Halen, the lead guitarist of the band “Van Halen,” passed away yesterday. I can distinctly remember the first time I heard his guitar playing.It…