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Moana
As a person with Polynesian roots, watching Moana felt like witnessing a blend of pride and discomfort. It’s rare to see a Disney movie, or any major Hollywood production, centering Polynesian culture, but with that representation comes both responsibility and scrutiny. While Moana captures some beautiful aspects of Polynesian life, traditions, and landscapes, it also…
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Hi all, I am back!
As some of you might remember, I shut down this web (www.rallu.xyz) two years ago. The platform that I started in 2004 ended in 2022. Eighteen years of documentation of different types of writing – from an op-ed published at news outlet, left-leaning analysis, travel notes, food-book-movie-music reviews, and many angry notes are gone from…