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Hail, Hollywood!
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 04/03/2016
» Funny but not that funny, smart and striving to be awfully smart, Hail, Caesar! belongs to the middleweight rank of the Coen brothers' catalogue. It's a movie about movie love, and about the woes of making movies, or at least studio movies, the constant pain of working in that carnivorous system in which its members nibble on one another, and in which the faceless bosses are taking the biggest bite. You can tell from the poster that this is a tribute to the old Hollywood of 1950s, but since this is a Coens' movie, it sprawls into satire, slapstick, musical numbers, and religious mockery, with a darker undercurrent of the post-war ideological theatre played out in the Californian backlot.
An appetite for knowledge
Life, Published on 27/05/2013
» Srisan Bhrom-maha has been a cook, frying noodles at Talat Rom Klao in the suburbs of Bangkok, for decades after quitting her job as a maid. Despite finishing her education at Grade 4, Srisan has always been an avid reader and even composed short poems.
Keep calm and help yourself
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 06/05/2013
» Shhhh! Ideally, reading Quiet: The Power Of Introverts In A World That Can't Stop Talking requires a subdued atmosphere, for despite the tongue-in-cheek title the book turns out to be a serious read, a cocktail of self-help, cultural study and business analysis for human resource management.