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Brave new world
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 02/05/2018
» While virtual reality has been known to gamers for more than a decade, efforts have been made to apply the technology to a wider variety of sectors. This also includes a group of Thai inventors who created VR applications illustrating advantages that go beyond gaming.
Being legal doesn't mean it's just
News, Postbag, Published on 29/04/2018
» Re: "Regime must forget 'face' and do right thing".
Royal Paragon Hall to host Bangkok Comic Con
Life, Published on 26/04/2018
» A major pop culture fair, Bangkok Comic Con X Thailand Comic Con, will take place at Royal Paragon Hall from tomorrow until Sunday.
2018 in geek
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 26/01/2018
» It's a good year to be nerd! Actually, it's a good year every year. 2018 has a lot of things in store for us nerds, from movies to games, so strap yourselves in. Let's get ready for a whole year of intense fanboying/fangirling!
What's trending and happening this week
Muse, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 15/04/2017
» 1. On Friday the 21st, at 7pm, the Foreign Correspondents Club will be playing host to award-winning Spanish photojournalist Omar Havana, who will be speaking of his experiences working on Endurance, a photo book chronicling the lives of people in Nepal following the devastating earthquake that left the country in ruins in 2015. The book will be on sale at the event.
Captain Thailand?
Life, Published on 07/10/2016
» Thanks to the success of their superhero film franchise, beginning with Iron Man in 2008, Marvel has elevated itself from a well-known comic book publisher to a global entertainment icon, setting new standards for superhero films that no competing brands have yet to successfully imitate.
Scouting out new superheroes
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 06/05/2016
» C.B. Cebulski may have been working at Marvel Comics for the past 17 years, but figuratively, he's been with the superhero powerhouse for 40 years -- becoming a fan the second his father handed him his first X-Men comic when he was five.
What's trending and happening this week
Muse, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 30/04/2016
» 1 T-shirt enthusiasts now have the chance to stock up on more hipster designs, as the Cat T-Shirt Festival returns for its third year, cheekily named Cat Three Shirt. Hosted by Cat Radio (formerly Fat Radio), it will be an artist-populated festival, with more than 2,000 new designs being sold, a Cat Walk showcasing outstanding designs, and shows by an endless line-up of artists, including Slur, Polycat, Slot Machine, Paradox, and Gym & Swim. The festival starts today and ends tomorrow at 11pm, with a two-day, 300-baht entrance ticket (sold at 7-11) that also acts as a 300-baht discount card on all T-shirts.
Bangkok Comic Con's back alley
Life, Adam Kohut, Published on 07/05/2015
» '[As Thais] we only adopt, poorly. We're not creating anything new. But such is the way of the Thai mentality. We don't lead. We follow. We want something we're used to. We like imitations. As content consumers, we like junk food."
The force is strong with this one
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 04/05/2015
» In 1997, Atis Ruchirawat translated the script of the original Star Wars trilogy for subbing and dubbing in Thai. He didn't need the script, he said. He could recite the dialogue more or less by heart. He even knows the words Greedo and Jabba the Hutt say in their fictional language, though he does not care to speculate whether Greedo or Han Solo shot first. His scope of interest is boxed in by the film itself — he isn't concerned about the numerous spin-offs of the movies or unsolvable hypotheses.