Things are grim on the ground but the tradition lives on in pictures.
The breasts of Bali: An update
Confucius and opium
An investigation of intoxicants in the time of Confucius.
Multilingualism and the time travel novel
Writers who play carelessly with time may leave the language in tatters.
American fascism: The sexual rage of the state
The U.S. sexual surveillance state horror.
The expat and the prostitute: Four classic novels, 1956–62
Reviews of McKenna’s The Sand Pebbles, Mason’s The World of Suzie Wong, Arsan’s Emmanuelle, and Reynolds’ A Woman from Bangkok.
Isham Cook on Twitter
Literary disruptions of an American in China.
American massage
After long experience in East and Southeast Asia, the author turns his attention to the massage scene in his home country.
