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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.
New releases for your streaming pleasure: March 16-22
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 16/03/2023
» Looking for a title to binge-watch this weekend? Here's our pick!
Carlos Santana passes out on stage
Reuters, Published on 06/07/2022
» LONDON: Veteran guitarist Carlos Santana passed out on stage at a United States concert on Tuesday night after he was overcome by heat exhaustion and dehydration.
A classic high-speed heist
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 18/03/2022
» The first thing that comes to mind when talking about Michael Bay movies are the explosions, gunfire and scenes of cars flipping or helicopters falling from the sky in slow-motion. The man is like a filmmaker on steroids when it comes to big production. No matter how big or small the story is, Bay always finds a way to add explosions and make a big deal out of it. After his success in franchises like Bad Boys and Transformers, Bay has gone on to create the likes of Pain & Gain (2013) and 6 Underground (2019). His latest project, Ambulance, marks Bay's first directorial effort release since the pandemic began in 2020. Ambulance comes to local cinemas today, three weeks before North America where it is scheduled to release on April 8.
A sick man, on a tour of hospital hell
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 07/05/2021
» The Death Of Mr. Lazarescu came out in 2005 and cemented the cinematic potency of the Romanian New Wave and their brand of droll, deadpan and relentlessly realistic movies about life in the ex-socialist state. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival 2005 and now, 16 years later, The Death Of Mr. Lazarescu is buried deep in the algorithm of Netflix. But it's there if you look, and I'm bringing it up today because its story of public healthcare apocalypse and accumulated absurdities experienced by a patient trying to find a hospital bed seems more timely, more wickedly serendipitous, than ever.
Preventing the next pandemic
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 02/12/2020
» A lot of effort has been made by people around the world to find ways to stop the current pandemic from impacting the planet. Since Covid-19 is a viral illness, it knows nothing about man-made borders as it leaves doctors and frontline healthcare workers scrambling to contain it. Yet, there's another front in this fight; infectious diseases researchers, also known as virus hunters, who are trying to find viruses before they find us. One such person is American scientist Dr Kendra Phelps, a field researcher and ecologist who stars in an upcoming National Geographic documentary titled Virus Hunters which is set to premiere in Thailand tomorrow.
Rising US rap artist Juice WRLD dies at 21: reports
AFP, Published on 09/12/2019
» WASHINGTON: Chicago-born rapper Juice WRLD, one of a wave of young artists who made a name on streaming platforms before breaking out in the mainstream, died on Sunday at the age of 21, US media reported.
Mers in Thailand: Cautious optimism as no new cases reported (Updated Sunday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 21/06/2015
» The Mers news this Sunday morning seems generally good, good enough for the Bangkok Post to headline it's story "Mers spread seems to be contained".
Outback inspiration
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 26/04/2013
» Its association with aviation has included a British aerobatic helicopter display team, a Swiss Air Force hunter team and a daring Reno air racing team, whose achievements and flying machines have inspired a series of pilot watches.