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There have probably been better years
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 26/12/2021
» Well we've just about scraped through the Year of the Ox. It was a strange time, rather like living in a vacuum, not entirely sure what would happen next. Nothing could have been worse than 2020, but 2021 wasn't far off. At the start of the year there was hope that the cloud of Covid could be shaken off and we would all become happy folks in the Land of Smiles again, but it didn't quite work out that way -- it's the hope that kills you.
You can't escape a rural soundtrack
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 03/01/2021
» Admittedly it's is not exactly earth-shattering news, but for the first time in 20 years I haven't spent the New Year holiday in Isan (the Northeast). This was not due to any dramas, but simply a combination of factors that made it more sensible to stay in the Big Mango.
US president who loved the Big Mango
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 28/07/2019
» Last week it was the moon landing, today it's another 50th anniversary, US President Richard Nixon visiting Thailand. Just a week after congratulating the US astronauts on the lunar triumph, Mr and Mrs Nixon landed in Bangkok on July 28, 1969, on their way to embattled South Vietnam.
The moon and the city noodle shop
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 21/07/2019
» Unless you have been in hibernation you will be aware that yesterday marked the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. Every newspaper and television network has been bombarding us with tales featuring small steps, giant leaps, eagles landing, lift-offs and splashdowns.
And the award goes to … not these films
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 04/03/2018
» It's Oscar time again and as usual Hollywood is ignoring exciting Thai productions. Here are a few that caught the eye:
Lost in space, but the view is just heavenly
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 13/10/2013
» Not having really enjoyed a space movie since Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, when I first read about Gravity, I was not convinced. The thought of two Hollywood superstars, George Clooney and Sandra Bullock, stranded in space sounded sort of silly.
The gifted eccentric who helped light up the sky
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 16/12/2012
» As a kid in the late 1950s, I used to watch a programme on BBC called The Sky At Night. I didn't understand much of it, but enjoyed the presenter who got so excited about everything. That was my introduction to British astronomer Sir Patrick Moore, who sadly died last weekend, aged 89.