Citizen Historian Updated! (July 2007)

Dear Subscribers, History Enthusiasts and Friends
We have updated Citizen Historian with six new entries for the month of July.
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Dim Sum Dollies in the History of Singapore
Those who had caught the latest production of the Dim Sum Dollies will
agree that it resembles a mini-version of the National Day Parade (sans
march-past and fire-works and other knick-knacks). Hong… »

Citizen Historian Updated! (June 2007)

Dear Subscribers, History Enthusiasts and Friends
We have updated Citizen Historian with five new entries for the month of
June…
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Is there such a thing as the Olympic Salute? First up is Tan Chye Guan’s
take on the disappearance of a hauntingly familiar salute from the Olympic
Games. He shows how an event can be uncomfortably erased from memory -
Historical… »

Movie: Invisible City

The latest work from Tan Pin Pin Invisible City opens 19 July 2007 with free screenings at NUS followed by a commercial run at The Arts House. Tan Pin Pin, one of Singapore’s best known filmmakers, directed the critically and commercially acclaimed Singapore GaGa as well as the multi award-winning Moving House. She now turns… »

Citizen Historian in the Newz

 Things left unsaid.
One spark that inspired us to start this project was all the little golden leftovers that got edited out. Sometimes it’s a hilarious anecdote that would have annoyed a then-important person (or paymaster!), or a snippet that didn’t fit the overall thesis and argument. Or a tale just too R-rated for a country with… »

Citizen Historian Updated (May 2007)

Dear all(1) New Update (29 May 2007)
The Citizen Historian has been updated with five new entries. Please click! http://citizenhistorian.com/
(2) Next Update (June 2007)
If things pan out, the next update in June will focus on the arts in / and history. We are taking a broad view of the “arts”, i.e. not only… »

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A selection of the history related news from outside of Singapore. in the month of May Cambodian ghosts remind a generation unfamiliar with the past, a Creation Museum unites historians, pre-historians and scientists, and lastly, “That’s history” means different things to Europeans and Americans.

The burden of history
May 17th 2007, The Economist print edition
Peter Schrank
JAVIER SOLANA,… »