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Where Dutch and Indonesian culture keep meeting
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A stroll around Art Jakarta Gardens 2026
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A small industry built on the blank page problem
Making it work: What it costs to be single in Jakarta
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The long math: The cost of raising a family in Jakarta
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All of me: A journey of becoming nonbinary
Through personal reflection and conversations with others, one writer explores gender, belonging, and the long – often arduous – process of becoming oneself.
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All the streams. Where are the crowds?
Local music now dominates streaming charts across Southeast Asia. So why aren't Indonesian artists filling bigger rooms?
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The price you pay for living in Jakarta
It doesn't really matter where you live, Jakarta is expensive everywhere. The only real choice is what you're willing to pay with: your money, your time or your sanity.
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Success isn’t at the top of the corporate ladder anymore
My generation watched our parents give everything to a company. We decided to give it to ourselves instead. But it's more complicated than that.
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Our second Instagram account is the real one
In an act of rebellion against overexposure and performative social media, Gen Z are turning to smaller, controlled spaces on social media where they can be their authentic selves.
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The Neighborhood
Where Dutch and Indonesian culture keep meeting
Throughout the years, Erasmus Huis has connected the two nations with a long, shared history.
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Your national dish is lying to you
From the croissant to ketchup, a tour of the surprising, border-crossing origin stories behind the dishes nations love to call their own — including one that traces back to Sumatra.
Little Big Things
Boredom is the new luxury
Conversation
Pride in Indonesia is longer than a coming-out story
Three queer Indonesians, three different relationships with the closet and one thing they all share: a conversation that never ends.
Culture and Entertainment
Pride in the shadows: Five films about being queer in Asia
Beyond rainbows and quiet celebrations, five films bring to light intimate stories of how queer Asians navigate love, family, shame, and belonging in their own cultural contexts.
Warm Takes
The way we live
Little Big Things
Hindu epics in a Muslim majority nation
Nothing captures Indonesia's pluralism better than wayang kulit. This essay explains how the Ramayana and Mahabharata continue to shape the country’s society, politics, and everyday life.
Warm Takes
Jakarta: A city of stations, a city of selves
Jakarta's train stations don't just take you places, they make you someone different at each stop.
Little Big Things
The caste system of travel