There hasn’t been a tremendous amount of coverage of China’s Belt & Road Initiatie in Western media, but whatever there has been, has been quite negative.
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Cambodia is a country that has gone through dramatic political and social changes over the last few decades.
During the brutal Khmer rouge years (1975-1979), a disturbing 1/3 of the country’s population was wiped out. Targeted were the country’s educated, artistic and elite classes — 90% of the country’s Khmer classical dancers were murdered.
From the shadows of that dark era rose a shaky revitalization of the country — and eventually also of Khmer classical dance.
If you’re not familiar with Prumsodun Ok, now’s the time. A Cambodian-American native of Long Beach, California, Ok is a practitioner of Khmer classical dance and a self-identified LGBTQ person. With recent Cambodian history’s role in devastating the classical arts, Ok views reviving and preserving 1,000 year-old Khmer classical dance traditions as “both a protest against a history of violence and a gesture of resilience.”
In 2015, to make a bigger impact with his art form, he packed his bags and moved to Phnom Penh.
Ok founded Prumsodun Ok and Natyarasa with the mission of preserving the artform and also creating new works that express the LGBTQ experience through classical dance. In his interview with Atlas Obscura, he made an interesting point — that for many young gay men in Cambodia who loved the classical dance, there was no place to seek professional or serious training. Ok now bridges that gap.
Check out his dance school and watch his moving TED talk.
Ice cream: a pinnacle of childhood summer. The June solstice is right around the corner, and we at Farro simply cannot wait. We’re lucky to live right by a blueberry patch. Farmer Ken gave us the first pick of the season. One might initially wrinkle their nose at the idea of sour cream in their ice cream, but this recipe makes a strong case. The slight tang of sour cream balances the light sweetness of ripe blueberries for a more refreshing experience. Plus, its rich and smooth consistency also increases the final product’s melting point, which means your ice cream will last longer under the hot sun.
Images courtesy of Brooklyn Supper.
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Queens is possibly New York’s most underrated borough
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