Daniel Darmawan

Culture

Is This the Face of South Korea's New Anti-Feminist Movement?

San E, a rapper, recently released a tirade against the women's rights movement called "Feminist."
Daniel Darmawan
12.6.18
Identity

'Buah' Is a Zine Dedicated to Connecting the Indonesian Diaspora

The online zine explores the intersections of identity, politics, and the notion of "home".
Daniel Darmawan
11.22.18
Raw Life

Primitive Living YouTube Is the Antidote to Our Detached Digital Lives

How to live like a caveman and still live well.
Daniel Darmawan
11.19.18
kickboxing

Japanese Kickboxing Prodigy Tenshin Nasukawa is the Next Big Thing

Floyd Mayweather may have cancelled their historic crossover fight last night, but there's still plenty of other reasons to watch this babyfaced kickboxing phenom.
Daniel Darmawan
11.8.18
News

Black Box of Crashed Indonesia Plane Found

The black box is expected to reveal what caused the crash of Lion Air JT-610.
Daniel Darmawan
11.1.18
Food

The Secret Ingredient in Jakarta's Spiciest Sambal Is Ghost Saliva

So the story goes.
Daniel Darmawan
10.31.18
Tech

Is Blockchain the Future of Indonesian Farming?

The tech sector is eyeing one of oldest industries in Indonesia—rice farming.
Daniel Darmawan
10.8.18
30 Sept 1965

Indonesia's Anti-Communist Museum Is a Spooky, Confusing Place

Twenty six years after it opened, the Museum of Communist Betrayal insists on telling the same old story of the September 1965 coup long debunked by historians and witnesses.
Daniel Darmawan
9.28.18
Pelemahan Rupiah

'I’m worried. Very worried.': We Spoke to Indonesian Millennials About How Rp 15,000 Feels

The worst exchange rate in 20 years has us all feeling a little shook.
Yvette Tanamal
Daniel Darmawan
9.7.18
Money

The Rupiah Is at '98 Crisis Levels, But Does Rp 15,000 Really Mean the Same Thing Today?

We explain why there is no need to panic... yet.
Yvette Tanamal
Daniel Darmawan
9.6.18
Music

Meet BAP., the Most Famous South Jakarta Rapper You Probably Haven't Heard of Yet

If you live somewhere other than Jakarta, you might know little about Kareem Soenharjo, AKA BAP., but his latest album "monkshood" might change all of that.
Daniel Darmawan
9.4.18
10 Questions

10 Questions You Always Wanted to Ask a Kung-Fu Master

"Monks train really hard, so they're able to tow a car with their penis."
Daniel Darmawan
8.28.18
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