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Transplanted Bangkokian in Washington
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 14/07/2013
» Gossiping, girl's nights out and gold-digging crushes are instantly recognisable tropes of the popular literary genre of female commercial literature, known as chick-lit. Now we can add som tam and spice to the list because the genre has a new Thai counterpart. Tichakorn Khroopan Hill's debut novel, From Bangkok with Despair: (mis)adventures in DC, on the surface seems to retread the stiletto-punctured paths of the genre with blind faith, but the subtleties of having a Thai author (and protagonist) at the narrative helm gently surface like bubbles in a big mango Bellini. So how has Tichakorn brought a distinctly Thai flavour to the book and how much will she confess is autobiographical?
Lumia 920 _ Luminary or Lummox?
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 14/10/2012
» It's been a big year for the smartphone market. Samsung released its Galaxy S III in May in the US to pre-empt the arrival of Apple's much-anticipated iPhone 5 last month. HTC threw its One X into the ring also in May to keep things interesting (both in and out of the courtroom). So where has Nokia, once the world's leading mobile phone manufacturer, been during all this excitement?
25 Degrees of taste
Guru, Richard Mcleish, Published on 17/08/2012
» Temperature is a sticking point in Bangkok, both literally and metaphorically. It's a dangerous game to bring it into play without provocation. So what were the owners of new burger bar 25 Degrees thinking?
Gimmick or Gimme?
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 14/02/2010
» Last month, Sony released its latest pocket camcorder, the MHS-PM5K bloggie. This follows the trend the company established last year with the birth of the "webbie", obviously pitched at a young, web-savvy market thirsty for social interaction.