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The Death (and return) of the Rijsttafel

For centuries, Rijsttafel sat at the apex of the Indonesian food hierarchy. Certainly, as far…

The Mystery of Venezuelan Cocoa – Part 1

The world’s best cocoa comes from a land that barely produces chocolate.

The Breadfruit Heist

Hollywood’s romanticized epic of colonial misadventure isn’t the full story. We dig deep to find out what the mutiny on the HMS Bounty was really about.

Can you love your coloniser?

Can you love your coloniser? The pain inflicted by colonialism can’t really be enumerated. In…

Dreaming of a Tropical Christmas

Much of the world has been sold a very specific version of Christmas: snowy lanes,…

From The Jungle Book to Raya and the Last Dragon: Animation and the Tropics

Animation is an undervalued art form in many aspects, being snubbed both by social culture…