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Walking the thin line
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 28/11/2013
» When discussing LGBT, the letter that sometimes gets the least airtime is L, which represents "lesbian". While coverage of gay and transgender people seems to have increased, lesbians remain a minority within the minority. As a reporter interested in the issue, I always want to write more about the lesbian community in Thailand and elsewhere.
School of rock
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 13/09/2013
» For those about to rock, we educate you. After more than two decades in the local and international music industry, Chomthawat Yongkittikul wondered whether there was a new business model that he should turn to. He tried to recall what he and other people had wanted when they were young, and he realised it was a music school where you don't feel obliged but instead inspired.
Love in residence
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 14/08/2013
» Those who were missing the Toot Yung Gallery, which has been out of the Bangkok arts scene for a while, have nothing to fear _ it's back and bigger than ever. The relocated and renamed Toot Yung Art Center has reopened with a splash in the more convenient on Ekamai Soi 2 with a showcase from resident artist Florence Lucas, aka K.I.M.
Kicking it with Van Damme
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 14/06/2013
» It was no surprise when action film icon Jean-Claude Van Damme was spotted last weekend in Bangkok at the birthday party of celebrity hairstylist Somsak Chalachol. With his upcoming Fashion TV project, fans are going to see more of the Belgian hunk who seems to have gone deep under the radar during the past few years.
Lessons amid the fun
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 25/04/2013
» I was unfortunate to have caught a cold just a few days before the long Songkran holidays started. But that didn't stop me from having a good time; I managed to get myself drenched and enjoyed the festival with friends, even if just for a day. (Thai belief has it that if you don't get wet during Songkran, you'll be jinxed for the rest of the year; I was determined to escape that fate!)
Temple of rock
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 20/12/2012
» When more than 70,000 people gathered under the majestic Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon on Sunday, it was unlike anything Myanmar had experienced in many years. This was not a demonstration or a protest, but a groundbreaking pop and rock showcase in the People's Park that would prove a milestone in the country's history.
Trashing the party
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 29/11/2012
» If you are among those who inhabit the Bangkok night, you may have heard of or even joined a party by Trasher, Bangkok, a group which celebrates 90s pop music, from Top-40 hits to guilty pleasures.
A couple of twists
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 30/08/2012
» I always think that every story would be much better off with a gay twist. Just imagine how fun it would be if we had Batman And Robin: The Dark Room, or Harry Potter And The Secret Closet, or better still, Twilight: When Edward Met Jacob. Juicy, isn't it?
Plenty on tap
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 01/08/2012
» An early casualty of the internet age, the arts and showbiz world was among the first to feel the tremors triggered by the unleashing of the power of the World Wide Web as music labels and film studios around the globe suffered, losing big time to piracy and downloads as a result of rampant copyright infringement.
Life cycles of love
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 27/07/2012
» GTH believes in lucky numbers, and for the film studio, the lucky number is seven. To celebrate its seventh anniversary, GTH has commissioned three directors to make a love story each and has put them together under one title.