Beauty and contradiction in Tibetan art
What is Tibetan about art that bears no obvious reference to ‘Tibetan-ness’? Plenty.
Yangdon Dhondup | Apr 11, 2007
More mythology
Despite its good intentions, this 2005 Chinese film on Tibet falls into the same traps as all the other outside depictions.
Tenzing Sonam | Apr 01, 2007
Dhaka’s purge
As a military-backed interim government that suspended Bangladesh’s January elections mounts a massive anti-corruption crackdown under a state of emergency, Dhaka’s wealthy are feverishly abandoning luxury pets and toys that were once symbols of their …
The Editors | Apr 01, 2007
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