Joel Quenby

  THE FINAL FRONTIER

The historic first lunar landing saw American astronauts hop, skip, jump – and even play golf on the moon. But I wonder if the galactic travellers ever envisioned the possibility of  'space tourism?'  ... More

 SCENE-STEALING LOCATIONS
 Maybe Hollywood appreciates the favourable exchange rate, but  we like to think it's our olde-worlde pubs that gets them filming on the London side of the Atlantic ... More  

MONKEY MUTINY
The Cambodian authorities were compelled to file a bizarre report warning locals that some of Phnom Penh's more delinquent roaming simians were sniffing glue, the little buggers ... PDF 

STORMING THE CHARTS 
Kelis Rogers has just been to Leicester Square cinema – and can't believe the cost of a ticket. "Absurdly expensive!" she rants. "It's insane!" More

REDEFINING IPAD APPS  
Canny lateral thinkers from the tourism and hospitality sectors and beyond are finding innovative uses for Apple’s new multimedia slab ... More

 An op-ed on the ethical considerations of visiting former Burma at a time of political transition  – and an amazing experience I had at  Shwedagon Pagoda ...  PDF  

DUNKIRK MOVIE REVIEW Surely one of the most visceral war films ever committed to old-fashioned celluloid film stock –the cinematic equivalent of the warm crackle of vinyl. Thanks to Nolan’s obstinate refusal to cave to digital pressures, we get a richer palette, his usual panoramic framing and less jagged action ... More

 TELEVISING HISTORY
 How the award-winning former BBC producer behind some of Britain's best-loved soaps is helping the new generation of Cambodians come to terms with their tragic history ...PDF 1  /  PDF 2

SLICING FLESH IN THE NAME OF VEGETARIANISM
A teenage girl sitting nearby suddenly starts convulsing violently, mewling and howling. Tears stream down her face. It's like witnessing a real-life version of The Exorcist ... More

BOLD NEW HORIZONS 
A long advertorial written for The Singapore Tourism Board detailing its latest lures and landmarks published in Travel+Leisure magazine ... PDF

GIRLS JUST WANNA KICK BUTT
Female action heroines are a long-standing staple of Hong Kong cinema. While 1990's La Femme Nikita sparked in Hollywood what one critic called, "nihilistic mannequin chic," Asian audiences have been watching female assassins kick butt for four decades  ... More

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