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East Asia
[Book Rewiev] Charles Bukowski, the Outsider Genius of the American Literature
[Erections, Ejaculations, Exhibitions and General Tales of Ordinary Madness] Charles Bukowski, City Lights Publishers, 1972 Erections, Ejaculations, Exhibitions, and General Tales of Ordinary Madness is a paperback collection of short stories written by Charles Bukowski, published in 1972. Each story is based on first-person narration, compiling stories that are personally…
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Central Asia
“Do not be afraid or hesitant in joining”: Interview With Dog Cat Tribe Volunteers
In the previous article we explored the different cats of Asia. In the following pages, Magazine N presents to you the lives of cats living in South Korea. What are these felines to Koreans? In recent decades, cat-lovers have become so prevalent that they are often called by the endearment…
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Central Asia
“Big Brother is Watching You”: a Dystopian Journey through the Rating System for the Chinese Citizens
Launched on Britain’s Channel 4 in 2011 and then acquired by Netflix in 2015, Black Mirror is a tv series created by Charlie Brooker. The episodes are standalone works about the interaction between people and technology and about future behaviors. Among the episodes, Nosedive is one of the most interesting:…
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East Asia
Veneration & Attachment: Cats in Asian Culture
Cats in the Middle East The world can be divided into two main categories: people who love cats and people who hate them. To be more precise, the first group of people are really crazy for cats. But this is not a recent phenomenon. The bond between cats and humans…
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World
The Political Domino Effect in the Middle East
The military occupation of the British, the French, and the Soviets departed from many parts of the Middle East during and after World War II, while Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and other Middle Eastern states on the Arabian Peninsula generally remained unaffected by World War II. However, after the war, the…
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East Asia
Makli – the Necropolis of Invaders, Kings, Queens and Saints
With funding by the Republic of Korea, the United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization UNESCO has launched a program in Pakistan to hold training workshops for the officials of provincial archeological departments of the country on ‘involving the local communities in protecting and preservation of historic places and ancient…
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South East Asia
Press Watch – Singapore: Reporter Warned Over Leakage of Official Secrets
It was a what is being described as a state secret that Janice Tai, a young reporter of The Straits Times (ST), Singapore’s premier mass-circulation daily, stumbled upon while chasing a story. She was following up on a tip-off about an online resale portal that the state housing agency, the…
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South Asia
Woes of the Third Generation Asian
As traditional Asian societies prepared to venture into the New Year, it may be pertinent to introspect on how family units fared socially and financially thus far. How societies evolved and to which direction future generations are headed. In most countries, much has happened politically in the past seventy years.…
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East Asia
The Son Has Turned Black
There is an interesting theory about China: that it follows a policy of de-securitisation particularly for water related issues. It means, China shifts the matter from a security issue towards a political issue. It is happening once again with India and it is China’s way of maintaining a semblance of…
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East Asia
Relaxing Sensory Media for the Overstressed Millennial
Relaxing Sensory Media for the Overstressed Millennial As a girl, I often struggled with bouts of insomnia. Sleep came slowly, typically after an hour of lying awake in bed, and no amount of tossing and turning would help. Now, as an adult, insomnia still keeps me wide awake in the…
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