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Last marine heat wave providing lessons for the future
Published on 02/12/2024
» SAN FRANCISCO — They call it “the Blob". A decade ago, sea surface temperatures in the Pacific soared 11 degrees Celsius above normal.
Spooky reads
Life, Published on 09/10/2024
» This month, the Publishers and Booksellers Association of Thailand (PUBAT) will embrace the Halloween spirit at the 29th Book Expo Thailand, running under the theme "Read To The Next Life". The event runs from tomorrow until Oct 20 at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center and will blend literary excitement with a spooky atmosphere.
‘Ghost’ global crime platform taken down
Published on 18/09/2024
» THE HAGUE - An international law enforcement operation has dismantled an encrypted communication platform, known as Ghost, notorious for enabling large-scale drug trafficking and money laundering, Europol said on Wednesday.
Where the culture wars play out
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 06/11/2022
» A shrinking town set among cow pastures in Brittany seems an unlikely setting for France's soul-searching over immigration and identity.
Texan princess in a gilded cage
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 20/03/2022
» Princess Rita Boncompagni Ludovisi wasted no time in pointing out the selling points of her home, the Villa Aurora, a 16th-century estate, smack in the centre of Rome, loaded with masterpiece paintings, historical archives and noble family lore.
Off the wall
Guru, Worada Elstow, Published on 11/03/2022
» Art is a massive part of culture; it is intertwined with most things in life. Despite the ongoing pandemic, Bangkok's art scene is making a comeback in full force with many thought-provoking shows that tell us that art is not merely aesthetical. Guru presents gallerists who present art with a mission.
Bali's trash becomes Bangkok's art
Life, Published on 14/02/2022
» A collection of textile art made from plastic waste washed up on Bali's beaches is exhibited during "Weaving The Ocean", which is running at Warin Lab Contemporary, until April 2.
How Melbourne rescheduled its entire future
Oped, Published on 01/12/2021
» Melbourne is not the most distinctive of Australia's cities. It does not have Sydney's sandy beaches or Brisbane's rugged, Crocodile Dundee appeal. Lying on a flat plain, crossed by a meandering river, it is an urban agglomeration of some 10,000 square kilometres -- six times the size of London -- consisting of a dense urban core surrounded by sprawling suburbs.
Horror show
Guru, Suthivas Tanphaibul, Published on 29/10/2021
» Have you ever imagined what your days would be like if scenarios of the horror films took place in real life? We have seen many metropolises in movies that were doomed by the deadliest fictional disasters or the undead, but how about Bangkok? Will we be lucky enough to survive the catastrophes? Think no further, because we have made up scenarios about how Bangkokians will, or will not, pull through a post-apocalyptic world that is inspired by horror tropes we know and love. Plus, we gather spooktacular ideas for Halloween costumes and a list of films that would send shivers down your spine this Halloween.
When doctors become ghosthunters
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 04/06/2021
» There are many ways to frighten audiences in horror movies -- tense storytelling, a gripping narrative, or an eerie atmosphere. However, jump scares are usually a cheap trick to make the audience think they're scared, especially when the filmmaker tends to accompany it with a very loud and frightening sound without any build-up.