Place remains important. Either for traditional minorities such as the Chinese Lisu or hyper-connected techno producers.

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    Skibkhan – Punchlines and Metaphors from Dhaka
    Podcast by Thomas Burkhalter
    In this episode of «Long Take: Life as an Artist», we meet Bangladeshi rapper Skibkhan, a member of the pioneering hip hop crew Deshi MCs. He delves into the creative process behind his lyrics and explores his role and responsibilities as a rapper in Dhaka.
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    Aia Lemonsky – Songs from a Bangladeshi Prison
    Podcast by Thomas Burkhalter
    In the third episode of «Long Take: Life as an Artist», Asif Iqbal, known as Aia Lemonsky, recalls how writing songs gave him strength to survive his time in prison. He sings us some of these songs - with the sounds of Dhaka in the background.
  • Artist's impression of the Earth in 6,4 billion years when the Sun exhausted its hydrogen fuel and began evolving into a red giant (photo: Юрий Д.К./Wikimedia).
    The Sun Faces Off With the Moon
    Short Fiction by Anne Lesley Selcer
    In this forest sounds crawl, samples drift, and bodies feel woven to infinity. Read a sonic fiction by the writer and artist Anne Lesley Selcer, an excerpt taken from their in-progress novel CLUB SPACE.
  • Mixed blood (photo:Juliana Acero).
    Six Venues to Feel Bogotá’s Mixed Blood
    Round-Up by Juan Sebastián Barriga
    A journey through the history and horizons of six independent venues at the center of the nightlife and cultural movement of Bogotá, Colombia: Matik-Matik, Latino Power, El Edificio, Ace of Spades Club, Asilo, and Video Club.