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“Moderately Free”: Elephant Washing in Tangkahan

Its skin didn’t feel the way I’d expected. It was prickly to the touch and rough, like cactus spears against my outstretched palm. I withdrew it swiftly as the giant…

West Papua and The Act of No Choice

Passport? Check. Camera equipment? Double check. Preparation for incoming intercultural tension? Whoops. Flying into Indonesia’s capital of Jakarta in April, I was met with a swathe of humidity, durian ice…

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