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Cheer's leader
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 18/02/2014
» Watit Panichchawong, or Ping, 24, loves dancing and cheerleading so much that although he doesn’t have any professional training, he has managed to make it a stable profession.
Naked but adorable
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 24/01/2014
» Could a bear without its fluff ever be truly cute? Very possibly so, if Oh! Bear is any indicator.
Wear your life on your sleeve
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 10/01/2014
» New year has always been seen as a time of rebirth and Uniqlo more or less has that in the works, with their LifeWear collection for spring/summer 2014 moving beyond old trails and onto a more trailblazing one this new year.
Fast-bike action from Bollywood
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 20/12/2013
» For the first time ever, a Bollywood movie opens with a blast in Thailand simultaneously on six screens across the country.
Daddy dearest
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 05/12/2013
» On an auspicious day like this, I'd really like to steer any thoughts away from politics because, honestly, it is starting to get exhausting trying to keep tabs on how Thaksin Shinawatra is scheming to get back to this country all the time. Let's shift our focus from politicians to _ yellow confetti please _ fathers. I've kept my observant media eye hyper-alert for all dad-related happenings around me lately and while some can be a downer, others are heart-warming.
Beefing up on business
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 03/12/2013
» Many starry-eyed hopefuls ooh and aah at the accomplishments of Itthipat Peeradechapan, the young founder of the successful seaweed snack Tao Kae Noi.
Smoke and mirrors
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 16/10/2013
» Magic. In an era of smartphones that can perform once-impossible tasks, the word doesn't quite evoke the same allure and mystique that it once did. But despite its diminishing appeal as a form of mass entertainment, the art of illusion still has a few rabbits left in its hat. In July this year, 13-year-old Thirawat Kongnugul glided past young wizards from all over the world to bag second place in the International Brotherhood of Magic's yearly Stage Contest in Arizona _ proof that Thai magicians still have a few tricks up their collective sleeve (see accompanying story).
Way of the (would-be) wizard
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 16/10/2013
» Thirawat Kongnugul waves his hands and a single ball replicates and becomes four. Next, with another dramatic flourish, he makes one thimble multiply into five, then quickly reverses the effect.
Radiating cuteness
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 09/10/2013
» French photographer and scholar on Japanese visual culture Claude Estebe returns to Bangkok for his third exhibition at Toot Yung Gallery, which recently moved to Ekamai Soi 2. The revamped space is clean and simple, but his close-ups of iconic Japanese robots and merchandising toys stand out against the neutral grey walls more than ever.