Human interest
Latitudes Media Lab
At Latitudes we believe in the exchange of information, opinions and culture. In order to keep working on those ideals we developed a plan to bring businesses and...
The Macho Face of a Balinese Holy Day
Some time ago I posted an article on Lattudes.nu about billboards displaying best wishes for the celebration of the Balinese religious ceremonies Galungan &...
Can a Vegetable be Political? The Story of Genjer
"The vegetable genjer? It's been a really long time since I've tasted it," said Mbah Sukri, a 69-year-old retired textile factory worker from the Sleman area of...
Photobook on Sidoarjo disaster
In 2006, Indonesia also experienced a disaster that some people would rather forget, the Porong, Sidoarjo mud eruption, the biggest mud flow in the world that became a...
More than 1,000 articles posted on Latitudes
Again we have achieved a milestone. With exactly 1,099 contributions posted on Latitudes.nu on February 1st 2015 our cute little online magazine has become an important...
Book on Wayang Potehi
Indonesia is blessed with vast and unique arts and culture—a result of being a melting pot of different cultures that ever visited the archipelago for centuries. One...
Le Dac Trung’s paintings
Le Dac Trung's paintings are worthy of notice not only because they are the kind that can appease any art critic's discriminating taste, but because they are humbly...
The Power of Stones
Sorcerers’ stones are not the exclusive domain of fantasy characters like Harry Potter. In Indonesia, the gemstones known as batu akik are valued both for their beauty...
Trucker Life in Indonesia
By: Ajar Abdillah Edi On the Indonesian road, the truck is king. One blare from its horn can force other vehicles into submission, sending them seeking refuge off the...
Eurasian Indonesians The different and difficult experiences of a minority
Hendricus’ mother chose to remain in Indonesia. In 1956 she married an Ambonese man, and Hendricus eventually followed in his stepfather’s footsteps and entered the...
