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Hear her roar
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 26/05/2023
» The image of a girl taking off her hijab is wrought with cinematic symbolism. Kamila Andini shows it in her Indonesian film Yuni (2021); Hesome Chemamah in his Thai short I'm Not Your F*cking Stereotype (2019); Ana Lily Amirpour in the Iranian vampire film A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night (2014). Subversion? Provocation? Liberation? At this year's Cannes Film Festival, we see that image in Amanda Nell Eu's Tiger Stripes, a work as playful as it is potent in its portrayal of adolescence and what it entails for a young woman's body.
In pandemic times, all the gaming world's a (concert) stage
AFP, Published on 14/05/2020
» NEW YORK - With concerts on hold to halt coronavirus spread, the gaming world is increasingly catering to music lovers, with artists becoming animated performers in virtual realms to the trippy delight of millions.
I want it all!
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 30/03/2020
» As the amount of those infected with Covid-19 continues to rise, one of the best ways the general public can help limit the spread of the virus is to stay at home and practise social distancing. To make this seemingly indefinite self-isolation and working-from-home period more enjoyable, it's time to make use of streaming platforms to pass our time. Here are five platforms for you to start binge-watching your favourite shows:
Dreaming awake
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 21/07/2019
» "What's that? (I may be paranoid, but no android)/ What's that? (I may be paranoid, but no android)," Thom Yorke sings on the lead single off Radiohead's third studio album, 1997's OK Computer.
Guru's Weekly Pick: May 18-24
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 18/05/2018
» Every week, we sift through tonnes of activities, shows, art exhibitions and things to do. Here is our especially curated list of what's hot this week in Bangkok and beyond. Enjoy!
Blissful bubbles
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 11/10/2016
» Everyone presumably likes to soak in a bubble bath with a little rubber duck as a companion. The Soft Bubble Bath of 39C, however, differs as a stimulating starter at the Yunomori Onsen & Spa Pattaya run by Smith Mekaroonkamol.
Nostalgic for the future
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 26/07/2015
» Tame Impala's exhilarating third album experiments with bold new sonic gimmicks, but it manages to retain his distinctive ’70s psychedelic sound
Moulding fashion from plastic
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 10/06/2015
» It's sad that words like organic and recycled are unfortunately immediately associated with ugly and icky. Pair these words up with fashion and the result usually makes everyone want to run away. However, G-Star RAW's Capsule Collection, RAW for the Oceans, does anything but this. In this second collection, the squid mascot returns again, but comes in a lighter take, on denim that is washed-down and distressed.
All that glitters...
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 29/04/2015
» A community meeting room in Ban Khao Mo village in Phichit, about 300km north of Bangkok, has been locked up. Plastic chairs are stacked up in rows. Dry leaves are scattered on the concrete floor. Across the street are three huge concrete water tanks, empty. Not far from them stand four houses, a temple with only one monk and an unfinished construction site. The scene is desolate, the village nearly abandoned.
A golden opportunity for change
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 04/06/2014
» Everything that glitters is gold, but not for villagers at Ban Na Nong Bong, who live at the edge of a gold mine in Loei province. Since Thung Kham arrived to extract gold in 2003, villagers have complained that the company is poisoning its water source and farmland and harming their health.