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Green Book beats the Oscars odds
Life, Published on 26/02/2019
» Green Book, about a white chauffeur and his black client in segregation-era America, won best picture at the Academy Awards, overcoming mixed critical notices and a series of awards-season setbacks. By backing Green Book voters slowed the ascendancy of Netflix, which had been pushing a competing nominee Roma.
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Revelations in Convent
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 19/01/2018
» Soi Convent has a strange pull. Crawling with office workers by day, it welcomes drinkers and diners by night. At one end is a cloistered convent protected by high walls, at the other a hospital and a church, and in between a motley selection of an Irish pub, street stalls, cafés, bars, dessert shops, dining venues, a som tam joint and an all-girls school. Flanked by the gaudy lights of Patpong and the business-minded Sathorn, the 800m soi in the busy financial district has a discreet but unfailing, perennial charm.
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Thai traditions celebrated in temple fair
Life, Published on 10/01/2018
» To mark its 190th anniversary, Wat Prayurawongsawas Worawihan, aka Wat Prayoon, on the Thon Buri side of Bangkok, is holding a temple fair in its courtyard from Friday until Sunday.
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Liam's masterplan heading to Bangkok
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 10/01/2018
» After unexpectedly getting rave reviews from every single venue he's performed on his world tour so far, this Friday Brit rock legend Liam Gallagher will finally step foot in Bangkok to bring the house down for the first time in 12 years.
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The ghost of pop culture future
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 08/08/2014
» Last month, Thai fans had their first Comic Con experience, when BEC Tero and TrueVisions hosted the Bangkok Comic Con at Paragon Hall, an event local devotees of all things pop culture welcomed with delight.
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Cinema paradiso
Guru, Pasavat Tanskul, Published on 19/01/2018
» Independent cinemas are few and far between in Thailand. While people are able to enjoy various films in every mall imaginable, those shown in such chains cater to a mass audience. Although we love our big-budget blockbusters with their high-profile movie stars and dazzling special effects, all the while being seated comfortably in a luxurious, state-of-the-art cinema, they eventually become mundane after multiple repeated viewings. Therefore for some of us, we long to watch something different.
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Remembering to not forget
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 16/01/2018
» Still Alice, the 2014 film about a linguistic professor and her family facing challenges as she is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, gives the world a glimpse of how it would be like living with a person losing her memory. In reality, not every case is like that.
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The sun always rises
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 10/01/2018
» Wandee Khunchornyakong always wakes up around 5am. As chairperson and CEO of Solar Power Company Group (SPCG), she likes to start her day at the top floor of the new 10-storey headquarters in Thong Lor when the Sun rises. Her working day ends late. She goes to bed at midnight. Hard work is her routine, which she has kept from a young age. Born under the sign of the dog, she turns 60 this year, but retirement is not part of the plan.
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Dek Thai 4.0
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 12/01/2018
» Thai Children's Day is tomorrow and it's time to change you profile picture to when you were younger and cuter (and weren't liable to pay taxes). We here at Guru would like to celebrate this special day with some outstanding kids who have achieved unique accomplishments before they hit 18.
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The kids are alright
Life, Published on 12/01/2018
» Tomorrow is National Children's Day. We talked to a cross-section of youngsters from different backgrounds to get their views on life, work, education and what the day means to them.
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