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Guru's Weekly Buzz: Feb 16-23
Guru, Published on 16/02/2024
» Guru By Bangkok Post's pick of the most exciting products, activities, food and travel to indulge in.
Enjoy a Hogwarts adventure in Macao
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 01/01/2024
» Tucked away in The Londoner Macao, visitors are pouring into platform nine and three quarters to discover a wizarding world through the interactive "Harry Potter: The Exhibition". Following New York and Barcelona, this is the most recent destination for the touring exhibition, which debuted in Philadelphia in 2022 and currently attracts more than 1.7 million visitors.
Ritual piercings mark annual Taoist festival in Phuket
Reuters, Published on 04/10/2022
» PHUKET: Worshippers in this island resort province have celebrated a nine-day Taoist festival, with many piercing their faces with metal spikes and walking on hot coals to show devotion to deities.
Bangkok reimagined
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 23/09/2022
» You may already have heard of Bangkok being compared to Blade Runner made real, given our neon signs, skyscrapers, dingy alleys, huge billboards, elevated motorways and busy roads. Flaws and all, Bangkok has inspired many artists to reimagine it in their own way, shining a different light on our beloved capital city. Its unique aesthetic has captured the imagination of many artists and filmmakers, and Guru has compiled a few noteworthy reimaginations of Bangkok for your entertainment.
Academy unearths long-lost 'race films' in Black cinema exhibit
AFP, Published on 19/08/2022
» LOS ANGELES: Long before Denzel Washington, Spike Lee or even Sidney Poitier, generations of pioneering and revolutionary Black US filmmakers played a key role in shaping early American cinema and dispelling pejorative stereotypes, a major new Hollywood exhibition argues.
Pleasure tripping
Guru, Suthivas Tanphaibul, Published on 22/07/2022
» While you may think this month has several long holidays -- the next one being July 28-31, there are a few more awaiting you in August, October and December. To make your upcoming day-offs count, Guru presents you with a list of destinations and activities that aren't too far from Bangkok, where you can take a day trip to escape from the city.
Works of leading Thai artists to go under the hammer at RCB Auction
Life, Published on 11/07/2022
» More than 130 artworks by leading Thai artists will go under the hammer during "Let's Crossover" at RCB Auction Room, 4th floor of River City Bangkok, Charoen Krung 24, on Saturday at 2pm.
Frolicking in Korat
Life, Apinan Poshyananda, Published on 14/03/2022
» Postponed since 2020 due to Covid-19, Thailand Biennale had a grandiose opening last December in Pak Chong and Phimai in Nakhon Ratchasima. Held under the themes of "Butterflies Frolicking On The Mud: Engendering Sensible Capital", "Nature Reigns Supreme In The World. Art Is Having Freedom In One Self" and "Soeng Sin Thin Ya Mo" (Celebration Of Art In The Land Of Ya Mo), the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture (OCAC), Ministry of Culture and Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) co-hosted the events with a budget of over 120 million baht.
In the mood for...
Guru, Published on 11/02/2022
» The month of love is upon us and what better way to show your love for someone than by treating them to a fun-filled St Valentine's Day activity. Guru has collected 14 ideas from vanilla to erotica, to satisfy all cravings.
Evolving traditions
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 25/08/2021
» A chubby lady in a colourful traditional Thai costume holding one hand up in a gesture of invitation sits next to a dark blue spirit house on the 5th floor of Thailand Creative and Design Center (TCDC).