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Turkmenistan Says Russia Hasn’t Paid for Gas in 2015
By Catherine Putz
Waiting for Godot in Turkmenistan
By Catherine Putz
Has Tajikistan Burned Too Many Bridges?
By Catherine Putz
Hoarding Banned Soviet Art in Uzbekistan
By Catherine Putz
Central Asia’s Environmental Sins
By Catherine Putz
Loving the Big Picture
Thirty-one Kim Jong-ils and a peek into China’s new ‘capital of cool.’
Vice in North Korea
Media group’s guide to one of ‘the planet’s most dangerous and weird destinations.’
No Dalai Lama Foodorama
The Dalai Lama and Obama didn’t share a meal. But if they had, it might’ve been steak.
Finding Something Good
When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence. -Ansel AdamsDespite being a writer myself, I continue to believe that a sensitive or timely image can sometimes replace swathes
Girls in School Shot (on film)
Upon seeing a photo from an essay titled ’14 Stunning Photos of Afghanistan’ earlier this week, I was reminded of how so many great, hard-to-find photos from around the world are actually shot by the US Army. It turns out (according to some on-line s
Artist Unchops a Tree
What is Missing? According to artist Maya Lin’s latest monument bearing this title, a lot of things-like all of the living species on earth that have or will become extinct within our lifetimes due to our rapid destruction of their natural habitats.&
Big in Korea? No, says Obama Foodorama
One of the most engaging food-politics fusion blogs I’ve come across (and I’m definitely not the only one who has taken notice) is Obama Foodorama, edited by Eddie Gehman Kohan. A web journal that manages, in a very readable way, to record any link b