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Leading by creativity
Guru, Catherine Faulder, Published on 21/07/2017
» For many of us, creativity was stifled during childhood and at school. This is a tremendous shame, as the power of creativity and the benefits it can have on society are endless. But there’s good news. When you repress something, it can bloom back in full force. And we’ve noticed a bit of a “renaissance” in the creative fields happening in the city as of late. From designers to dancers, actors to architects, painters to poets and singers to start-up entrepreneurs, Bangkok’s bubbling away with an energy never before seen. Creativity is living everywhere, from the way people are wearing their clothes to the way the food is being arranged on our plates. People are even incorporating beer drinking into their yoga routine. If that’s not creative, then we don’t know what is! This week, we spoke to ten people in Bangkok and beyond living on their creativity. If you’re looking for inspiration to fuel whatever it is that you live for, read on.
Bangkok's lyrical power
Guru, Catherine Faulder, Published on 24/02/2017
» Electronic dance music is great and all, but sometimes we feel somewhat disconnected when we listen to it. After all, a lot of the time, words -- our primary mode of expression as humans -- are missing. Music is music -- one of the greatest gifts of humankind and a whole language in itself -- but where would it be without the words?
Yo 2017! What's App-ening?
Guru, Catherine Faulder, Published on 06/01/2017
» Whether you're willing to admit it or not, you're in a massive relationship with your smartphone. You're dating it. You're sleeping with it. You're talking to it. You're touching it. You're working with it. You're working on it. You're loving it. You're hating it. You're married to it. You're addicted to it. You're everything to it.
Khon Kaen represent!
Guru, Catherine Faulder, Published on 15/07/2016
» Khon Kaen born rapper Fiixd has been freestyling and making hip hop music since the tender age of 16, around the same time his parents put him on a plane to the US where he spent a year as part of his school's exchange programme. Now 23, his recent feature in the music video Turns You On with rapping comrade Boakye 222 marks the 32nd song in his rapping career. Guru talks to him about how it all began, his journey to Bangkok, hip hop music and releasing songs with his crew 93 Flow, under their independent label, 93 Flow Records.