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Expanding the friend zone
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 15/02/2019
» Friend zone is a place nobody wants to be in. Stuck in a limbo between friendship and wanting more, friend zone is sometimes a prison people want out of but just can't walk away from. In GDH's latest flick, Friend Zone (now showing in cinemas), this complex and bittersweet relationship is hilariously explored by filmmaker Chayanop Boonprakob.
Beware of ghosts
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 05/10/2018
» In this Halloween month, Asian horror is demanding a fair share of the spotlight.
Life from Mars
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 03/05/2018
» The first thing we saw was a crown -- grand, golden and red -- emblazoned on a green curtain that covered the entire stage. Suddenly it was a mystery, and we were more than ready to find out what Bruno Mars had in store for his Bangkok leg of the 24K Magic World Tour, held on Monday and Tuesday. A concert on Labour Day? Yep, that was exactly what we all needed. Dance, sing and scream (and forget about work) -- that was how the night went for the attendees.
What’s trending and happening this week
Muse, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 21/04/2018
» 1 Feel like putting your strength to the test? Under Armour is bringing back its annual urban fitness challenge Test Of Will, to be held on April 28 and 29 at CentralWorld. Participants will complete physical challenges -- Over and Under (hurdles), Deadball Squats, Kettlebell Farmer Walks and Bear Crawls -- in a four-minute circuit challenge. Contestants will be divided into age categories: 18-34, 35-44 and 45+. Each will be scored based on the maximum number of correct repetitions they can achieve within one minute. A cash prize of 50,000 baht is up for grabs for the male and female competitors who achieve highest overall score. Register to compete, for 500 baht, at testofwill.com. Available only for Thai residents over the age of 18.
For queens and country
B Magazine, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 18/02/2018
» Grab your wigs and get yourself properly tucked. Drag Race Thailand has descended upon us, and is taking Bangkok by a storm.
RuPaul's Drag Race gets a Thai spin-off
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 29/01/2018
» And other happenings of note
21st century guitar man
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 21/11/2017
» Frizzy orange wigs. T-shirts saying "When I Was 26 Years Old, I Broke My Arms". Thai fans sure brought inside jokes with their props at the sold-out Ed Sheeran Live In Bangkok 2017, held last Thursday at Impact Arena Muang Thong Thani.
Dreaming (of more) out loud
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 26/09/2017
» A decade after the worldwide hit Apologize got us hooked, we finally got the men behind the song, the American pop-rock band OneRepublic playing live on our shores for the first time last Thursday evening.
The way she moves
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 22/09/2017
» What's life like as the most in-demand luk thung star of the moment? After an unexpected catapult to national fame following PM Prayut Chan-o-cha's comment on her twerking, after a frenzy of media coverage sensationalising her stage name and persona, and after becoming an accidental symbol of youth and freedom, 19-year-old Lamyai Haithongkham has only one simple wish: more time to sleep.
A place in society
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 28/08/2017
» Our monthly round-up of LGBTI news from Thailand and around the world.