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Japanese art utopia
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 15/05/2014
» Naoshima lies midway between Hiroshima and Osaka — a small island town in the Seto Inland Sea, previously neglected and ravaged by severe water pollution from industrial waste in the 70s, revitalised by art in recent years.
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Found in translation
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 14/05/2014
» Korean series Full House has been remade four times in four languages — Filipino, Vietnamese, Indonesian and Thai. Here, a decade after the original South Korean version was released in 2004, Pirat “Mike” Nitipaisalkul and Sushar “Aom” Manaying have eclipsed Rain and Song Hye-kyo in their stardom.
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Imitation, fantasy, flattery
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 28/05/2014
» Somewhere in Thailand stands a replica of the Trevi Fountain. Somewhere else in Thailand, Rodin’s The Thinker sits pondering his epic poem in front of the Gates of Hell.
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Look at me, look at me. Please.
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 27/05/2014
» Elliot Rodger was 20 years old and had never kissed a girl. He said he’d been in college for more than two-and-a-half years and was still a virgin, a fact that tormented him.
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Kafka on our shores
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 03/06/2014
» It’s hard to find a writer who isn’t influenced by Franz Kafka. The Metamorphosis stirred late Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez to start writing short stories.
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Viewing conflicted visions
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 09/04/2014
» The WTF Cafe & Gallery has pitted “red shirt” sympathisers against “other-coloured Shirt” proponents in its art arena and until April 27, is set to play moderator.
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Half-a-century from home
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 21/04/2014
» In his recently published memoir, Ou Ji Ye, pen-name Shan Shan, recalls the whiff of his cousin’s unique scent as she climbed over him to get into bed. He wouldn’t know what the feeling conjured by the odour meant until his teenage years — and wouldn’t write about it for another half-a-century.
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Classical duo hit the right notes
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 24/04/2014
» The way we listen to music has changed dramatically over the last decade. Music in the physical format has become almost redundant and collecting vinyl, a privileged piece of nostalgia. We can now access any genre of music, from anywhere in the world, without owning it. We can find out the name of an unknown song via a mobile app and then stream the whole album for free.
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Where the real junkies go
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 25/04/2014
» It’s Saturday night and Srinakharin Road is congested. Behind the massive 500,000m² Seacon Square shopping complex lies the source of the weekend evening congestion — the oasis of antique furniture and retro knick-knacks, Talad Rot Fai.
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Recipe for democracy
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 30/04/2014
» Pro-government poet Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee was shot on April 23. By April 24, artist Sinsawat Yodbangtoey had posted a political cartoon on his Facebook page, featuring his staple character Jao Klae, with the words “Blood stains can’t be cleaned with blood… Please note”. Jao Klae, a child with two ponytails, raises his palm, as if demanding, “Stop!”
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