The Contrapuntal
Jules Yim ｜ 芊文I've always been fascinated by contrapuntal music, in which two or more different tunes are sounded at the same time. Distinctly non-anodyne Seasian takes about the region and the world.
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Slouching Towards 2026
What a year, friends. It’s been a while since I posted, 4 November in fact, so this is an update + recap year-end post.
But first, a fur-niece picture for cute-maxxing!
2025 was hella busy – I did my YearCompass a few weeks ago with frien...
Through Other Eyes
Back in July, I had the privilege of presenting a draft of a paper I co-authored at the Decolonizing Southeast Asian Studies Workshop. I was invited by the Insight Myanmar Podcast to share more about seapunk and the role of community and im...
Chinese idioms love rabbits
Week before last at Bangkok Climate Action Week was an absolute riot – at SNOW Society House anyway – and Sam and I will have to recap that some time later this week.
But on to three more Chinese idioms, featuring yet another one about rab...
Finding a divine dragon’s tail from a moving boat
Update: I’m in Bangkok until the 6th October for Bangkok Climate Action Week, building SNOW Society @ Papon House that larps literal snow in Southeast Asia that creates a S.N.O.W. – Strange New Opportunity World for climate agency to be rew...
Thinking three times before giving up a rabbit
Context: My somewhat ranty, tongue-in-cheek, LinkedIn bait post got more traction than I expected, so I’m reposting it for my Substack readership. Let me know if you think this should become some kind of series!
I absolutely abhor t...
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Fuelled by insatiable curiosity, good wine and a healthy dose of cynicism | Founding Curator @ Seapunk Studios | Seasian enthusiast who pays the bills by consulting in strategy, futures and foresight
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