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Southeast Asian masters in the spotlight
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 17/01/2018
» To any regular art enthusiast, the mention of 19th century artists brings to mind European (especially French) masters like Claude Monet, Edouard Manet, Auguste Renoir and Edgar Degas. Asian artists rarely get any mention or recognition -- and unless you're Indonesian or Filipino, the names Raden Saleh Sjarif Boestaman (1811-1880) and Juan Luna y Novicio (1857-1899) would probably mean nothing to you.
The style of HM Queen Sirikit
Life, Published on 17/01/2018
» The Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles is holding a talk entitled "Fit For A Queen: Creating Her Majesty Queen Sirikit's Western Wardrobe", followed by an exhibition tour to see the new addition of nine of Her Majesty's evening dresses from the 1960s to the museum, tomorrow from 1.30-3.45pm.
Global jazz feast with TPO
Life, Published on 16/01/2018
» Global talents in the field of jazz will be performing with Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra during the "Italy And TIJC" concert at Mahidol University's Prince Mahidol Hall, Salaya campus, this Friday at 7pm and Saturday at 4pm.
The air we breathe
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 16/01/2018
» Do you have any idea what is in the air that you are breathing? What if air pollution and very tiny particles can be magnified and made visible? What would you do if you found out?
Skincare with UV sensors
Life, Noko, Published on 16/01/2018
» Beauty at your fingertips has extended to Sun protection with a wearable electronic UV sensor launched by L'Oreal last week, at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show held in Las Vegas.
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.
A new face for Dior's preventive skincare serum line
Life, Noko, Published on 16/01/2018
» In naming the face of Capture Youth, Dior looked for a strong and confident persona who embodies the spirit of the new preventive-skincare collection targeted at young women.
Sumptuously silky
Life, Published on 16/01/2018
» Thailand is famous for fine silk fabric as well as sericulture, which attracted Clé de Peau Beauté to source golden cocoons from silkworms, cultivated in the northern part of the country, for making luxurious skincare products.
Soundtrack to a troubled generation
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 16/01/2018
» Having already attended two Imagine Dragons concerts in Bangkok (one being Marriott Marquis' private event), expectations were sky-high for their Evolve World Tour gig which took place last Thursday at Impact Challenger Hall. The band's Smoke and Mirrors Tour back in 2015 was possibly one of the best performances of the year, so many questions arose. Would they be as energetic as the previous rounds? Would their set list be as long? Is frontman Dan Reynolds going to wear elephant patterned harem pants again? And although the set only lasted an hour-and-a-half and Reynolds only wore simple black trousers, the Grammy-winning Los Angeles-based alt-arena-rock band still soared through the night, giving an adrenaline-inducing yet heartfelt performance.
Rediscovering an African legend
Life, John Clewley, Published on 16/01/2018
» In recent years, several master photographers, whose work captured the post-independence rise of popular music, have emerged from West Africa. The first was Seydou Keita, who was born in Bamako, the capital of Mali, and died in Paris in 2001. He set up a studio in Bamako in 1948 and took portraits there until 1963. His trademark hand-painted backdrops (modern roads with skyscrapers, kitchens with mod cons) and props (scooters, suits) provided the setting for Malians to show that they were modern.