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Japanese Hospitality Never Forgotten
Montreal, Quebec
Part six of a six part co-series with cartoonist Ed McNally about his three week stay in Japan. Desbarats outlines his experience at a traditional Japanese hotel. He wore Kimonos during his stay and he points out that nakedness…
Part six of a six part co-series with cartoonist Ed McNally about his three week stay in Japan. Desbarats outlines his experience at a traditional Japanese hotel. He wore Kimonos during his stay and he points out that nakedness…
Tags: housing, Japan, Japanese culture, Tourism
Want to Bet? Aussies Do
Montreal, Quebec
Part two of a six part co-series with Cartoonist Ed McNally about spending several weeks in Australia. The articles profiles a very profitable ‘workers club’ in Sydney called The St. George Leagues Club. The club’s official…
Part two of a six part co-series with Cartoonist Ed McNally about spending several weeks in Australia. The articles profiles a very profitable ‘workers club’ in Sydney called The St. George Leagues Club. The club’s official…
Rowdy, Hostile Northern Australia Mirrors Arctic
Montreal, Quebec
Part five of a six part co-series with Cartoonist Ed McNally about spending several weeks in Australia. Desbarats writes about a very rough Austalian bar with an electric international mix of labourers from a uranium and copper…
Part five of a six part co-series with Cartoonist Ed McNally about spending several weeks in Australia. Desbarats writes about a very rough Austalian bar with an electric international mix of labourers from a uranium and copper…
Obscure Little Swat Borders on Impossible
Montreal, Quebec
Part one of a five part co-series with cartoonist Ed McNally about spending time in Swat, as state in the western region of Pakistan. The series was "designed for people seeking a change from Viet Nam, the Dominican Republic,…
Part one of a five part co-series with cartoonist Ed McNally about spending time in Swat, as state in the western region of Pakistan. The series was "designed for people seeking a change from Viet Nam, the Dominican Republic,…
Tags: Cultural Change, Modernity, Pakistan, Pakistani Culture, Swat
Founder Kept Busy Swatting Down Foes
Montreal, Quebec
Part two of a five part co-series with cartoonist Ed McNally about spending time in Swat, a unique state in the western region of Pakistan. The article profiles 83 year old Miangul Gulshazada Abdul Wadud Khan (Badshah Sahib),…
Part two of a five part co-series with cartoonist Ed McNally about spending time in Swat, a unique state in the western region of Pakistan. The article profiles 83 year old Miangul Gulshazada Abdul Wadud Khan (Badshah Sahib),…
Tags: Cultural Change, Economics, Education, Governance, Health care, History, Pakistan, Swat
Swat Economy Eludes Logic
Montreal, Quebec
Part three of a five part co-series with cartoonist Ed McNally about spending time in Swat, a unique state in the western region of Pakistan. Peter discussed the strange economic systems, both past and present, with Chief…
Part three of a five part co-series with cartoonist Ed McNally about spending time in Swat, a unique state in the western region of Pakistan. Peter discussed the strange economic systems, both past and present, with Chief…
Tags: Economics, Governance, Pakistan, Swat
Swat Own Best Missionary
Montreal, Quebec
Part three of a five part co-series with cartoonist Ed McNally about spending time in Swat, a unique state in the western region of Pakistan. Peter argues that there are no missionaries in Swat because no assistance is required.…
Part three of a five part co-series with cartoonist Ed McNally about spending time in Swat, a unique state in the western region of Pakistan. Peter argues that there are no missionaries in Swat because no assistance is required.…
Politics Non-Existent In Swat, Wali Reigns Supreme
Montreal, Quebec
Part five of a five part co-series with cartoonist Ed McNally about spending time in Swat, a unique state in the western region of Pakistan. In Swat, there were no political parties, newspapers, or radio stations. The Wali was the…
Part five of a five part co-series with cartoonist Ed McNally about spending time in Swat, a unique state in the western region of Pakistan. In Swat, there were no political parties, newspapers, or radio stations. The Wali was the…
Tags: Developing country, Governance, Media, Pakistan, Political parties, Swat
Israel Shows Human Frailty
Montreal, Quebec
Part one of a four part co-series with cartoonist Ed McNally, profiling his time spent in Israel. He wanted to discover a “believable country.” He had many mixed feelings about Israel before travelling there. He was impressed by…
Part one of a four part co-series with cartoonist Ed McNally, profiling his time spent in Israel. He wanted to discover a “believable country.” He had many mixed feelings about Israel before travelling there. He was impressed by…
Tags: Developing country, Israel, Nationalism, Politics, Religion
They Tunnelled to Freedom in Wartime Canada: When the Germans Broke out of Camp X - First of Three Parts
St. John's, Nfld.
Desbarats describes an escape attempt made by several German prisoners from a Canadian prisoner of war camp in Angler, Ontario, near Neys Provicial Park in Ontario. Prisoners were very well prepared. They had many rucksacks full…
Desbarats describes an escape attempt made by several German prisoners from a Canadian prisoner of war camp in Angler, Ontario, near Neys Provicial Park in Ontario. Prisoners were very well prepared. They had many rucksacks full…
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textures of your pandemic experience
A collaborative zine made about the FIMS community experience with the COVID19 pandemic.