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Enigmatic powers crystallise thoughts, distort identities and histories
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 25/04/2024
» “the Frozen” group exhibition, curated by Penwadee Nophaket Manont, opens at SAC Gallery on April 27 and runs till July 27.
Thailand chosen for two major music events
Published on 23/03/2024
» After missing out on Taylor Swift’s world tour, Thailand has sealed deals to host two music festivals — Summer Sonic and Tomorrowland — as it pushes event-driven tourism to propel the economy.
Talks to end Hollywood actors strike 'suspended': studios
AFP, Published on 12/10/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Talks between Hollywood actors and studios over an ongoing strike were suspended Wednesday, in a blow to hopes for a swift end to a crisis that has crippled the entertainment industry.
Hollywood A-listers donate millions to striking actors
AFP, Published on 03/08/2023
» LOS ANGELES: A dozen of Hollywood's highest-earning stars, from George Clooney to Meryl Streep, have each donated $1 million or more to support out-of-work actors as their strike enters its fourth week, their union's charitable foundation said Wednesday.
Hollywood writers stage first strike since 2007
Published on 02/05/2023
» LOS ANGELES: Thousands of Hollywood television and movie writers have gone on strike for the first time in 16 years, their union said on Tuesday, after talks with studios and streamers over pay and working conditions ended without a deal.
Curtains for Chinese opera?
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 27/02/2023
» "Hurry up," shouted a crew member who climbed up onto a makeshift stage. Casting sidelong glances, performers, half-clad, looked in the mirror and concentrated on applying layers of make-up. Nearby, a motley bunch of musicians and technicians double-checked their instruments. A stream of chatter from a growing audience -- without any partition between the theatre and real life -- put unintended pressure on the band.
By artists, for artists
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 05/10/2022
» There were rugs, cushions, couches and chairs. There were TVs. There were books for browsing and perusing. There were vegetable gardens. In one, there was a beautiful woven bamboo structure, under which people cooked, ate and talked. There was a room for children, too. For the bigger kids, there was a small skateboarding ramp.
Hope for a better future
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 22/08/2022
» In the short Surrealist fiction Lok (Peeled) by Jirat Prasertsap, a woman tries to move on after her boyfriend leaves her and she is unable to contact him. She throws away everything that reminds her of her ex-boyfriend. She quits her job and moves to live in another province. However, her memory of him and his touch does not fade, so in an attempt to forget him, she decides to peel her skin from head to toe.
Bank caper, South Korean style
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 12/07/2022
» In the past few years, Netflix and the Korean entertainment industry have taken the country's original streaming content to another level. The phenomenon has impacted not just locally, but worldwide too. With its own solid storytelling style, there's no tale from Hollywood today that Koreans can't do. From the thriller smash hit Squid Game and zombie apocalypses in Kingdom or #Alive to missions in space The Silent Sea and Space Sweepers.
Conversations through art
Life, Punsita Ritthikarn, Published on 03/05/2022
» Following Jim Thompson Art Center's Cold War exhibition series "Shadow Dancing: Where Can We Find a Silver Lining In Challenging Times?" is a second chapter, which depicts the socio-political, economic and cultural scenario of Taiwan and Thailand in the post-World War II period.