Monthly Archives: August 2022

Thai No Nos

August 4, 2022 – 1:08 pm

Last night I left Chinatown and surveyed the skyline shimmering under a clear sky dotted by the few stars strong enough to pierce New York’s light umbrella. It was hot and sweat dripped from my hair and I thought that my last hair-cut had been in Thailand. Three months ago. I could trim my scalp […]

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TWO SECONDS LEFT WITH THE BALL IN MY HANDS by Peter Nolan Smith

August 1, 2022 – 11:39 am

Every high tide deposited beer bottles, oil containers, fishing lines, shiny candy wrappers, and plastic bags onto the sloping shoreline of Jomtien Beach. At low tide I harvested the trash into sea-worn rice bags. Within a half-hour the sand was devoid of any human refuse and I smugly regarded the pristine strand with pride. While […]

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Sophie’s Bar Phnom Penh – a touch of darkness

August 1, 2022 – 9:37 am

Entry by Ty Spaulding This Phnom Penh landmark is located on an unlit side street. It is not easy to find. The taxi motorcyclists on the sidewalk eye your entrance as you’ve had your ticket stamped by the devil. You climb up a decrepit set of stairs, which look like the Khmer Rouge might have […]

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Seven Wonders of the World

August 1, 2022 – 2:44 am

The new Seven Wonders of the World were announced on 07/07/07 in Lisbon, Portugal. These modern marvels replaced the ancient septet via an internet poll managed by a filmmaker. The Bangkok Post later listed the modern Ancient Wonders. Millions of people were the jury as opposed to Philon of Byzantium choosing the ancient Seven Wonders. […]

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