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The Shakespeare brothers
Life, Published on 06/04/2018
» Unlike many historical fiction writers, Brit Bernard Cornwell doesn't specialise in a particular period. Rather, his interests encompass virtually the lot. And when he chooses a popular age, it's because he finds something in his research that his colleagues have missed.
Exhilarating escapism, Spielberg-style
Life, Published on 30/03/2018
» A breathless romp through virtual reality, Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One presents a T-Rex-size irony: A film that cautions us against the exhilarating escapism of digital simulacrum that divorces us from reality -- VR, 3D, Facebook, online games, movies -- is first and foremost an exhilarating escapism manufactured upon a massive digital simulacrum. Spielberg, one of the first directors to turn Hollywood into a factory of digital effects, certainly knows this. But with unruffled confidence and youthful velocity, the 71-year-old gambles that the thrills would override the insincerity -- that nobody would mind the self-defeating scruples as long as the breakneck ride keeps us glued.
Method in the madness
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 10/11/2017
» Whether it be Hannibal Lector, Norman Bates or even the Joker, psychopaths have long been some of the most fascinating characters in all of pop culture. As terrifying as they supposedly are, there is also a mystique to their madness, one that exists on the cusp of comprehensibility, divided only by that thin, elusive border we call sanity or morality or compassion.
Artificial intelligence may drive us up the wall
Business, Published on 24/10/2017
» If an autonomous car drives into a wall and injures its passengers, who is responsible? As devices start claiming increased autonomy, we face moral, legal and physical risks for which we don't even have names yet.
Sibling rivalry
Published on 19/08/2017
» To fall in love with the same girl as somebody else is a problem. It’s even worse if the other guys fighting for the girl are your brothers.
Police drag United Airlines passenger from overbooked US flight
Published on 11/04/2017
» CHICAGO - A doctor trying to return home to his patients was dragged by his hands from an overbooked United Airlines flight by gun-carrying Chicago police, according to social media, embroiling the carrier its second public relations nightmare in less than a month.
Riding high
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 17/02/2017
» Whether because of the absence of Jennifer Kim as coach or other reasons, The Voice Thailand 5, aired on Channel 3, ended on a rather quiet note earlier this month. AP&J Production, however, has not confirmed another season of the reality singing show, originally The Voice Of Holland, created by John de Mol.
Some hard questions
News, Postbag, Published on 07/01/2017
» Re: "Horror highway crash, blast kills 25", (BP, Jan 3).
Disabled restore faith in humanity
B Magazine, Published on 04/12/2016
» Life changes in a split second: Supot Chorkaew, from Ang Thong in central Thailand, lost both his arms and legs after being electrocuted in a freak accident on a construction site. He was 15 years old at the time.