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Everything we are watching in editorial — reviewed and kept current.

Fitspot Opens to Fitness Enthusiasts in Canggu

Bringing some new moves to town, the newly opened FITSPOT studio in Canggu blends with the fresh concept of Tamora Gallery, offering a space for fitness and health enthusiasts to join a great range of tailored programmes.

Editorial··1 min read

Tracing the History of Bali: Religious Tolerance & A King's Love Affair

Suffice to say, her charm has once again ensnared me. It isn’t the picturesque natural beauty and living culture that has brought intrigue to me again, and it’s certainly more than the tourist attracts, restaurants and bars, it’s the history of the island’s religion that has piqued my interest.

Editorial··4 min read

Democracy in Action in Indonesia

Welcome to crunch month, when the country decides who will lead it for the next five years. The debates are over, the pollsters are making money – sorry

Editorial··3 min read

The Royal Politics of Leftover Food in Bali

It would be interesting to make a survey, and hence know for sure, what you readers really know of Balinese cuisine. Excuse my arrogance, but I am pretty sure that many of you, when thinking of Balinese cuisine, have something in mind that did not exist forty years ago.

Editorial··5 min read

Scholars of Sustenance: Reducing Bali's Food Waste

Whilst one-third of all leftover food in the world is rotting in landfills, one organisation in Bali has decided make a change, tackling this global issue at a local, manageable scale with the aim of building momentum and making meaningful impact.

Editorial··4 min read

Boys will be Girls

The Maestro, AA Gede Bagus Mandera Earawan famous dancer, and choreographer extraordinaire, had invited us to come along and see his troupe of male legong dancers perform their intriguing version of Bali’s most iconic dance.

Editorial··2 min read

Food for Thought, Thought for Food

You might be reading a menu full of interesting but relatively unknown items, or browsing through the whole food section of a supermarket wondering which food groups are better for you and which are better left untouched.

Editorial··3 min read

The Magic of Finding Love in Bali

In Bali, magic finds its way into the intricacies of love and romance. Can't get a girl or guy to love you? Oh, there are ways around that on the island...

Editorial··9 min read