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Into the strange forest
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 09/09/2016
» The dirt road is dry and red, scorched by the Isan sun. The headmaster is wary, sardonic, and enervated by the heat. The students, or at least some of them, are bored and ironic ("What do you want to be when you grow up?" a teacher asks. "A bank robber," he deadpans.) Next to this poor state school is a forest, sun-dappled, mysterious and probably haunted. Girls are warned not to go in there because they may never come back out.
Museum (store) dreams
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 28/07/2016
» The Metropolitan Museum of Arts in New York is the second-most visited museum in the world, trailing only after France's Louvre. This legendary statistic alone should be more than enough to make this institution a must-see whenever you're in Manhattan. With over 20 centuries of artefacts around the world of cultural, historical and artistic significance, the museum's collection is one that Thailand may never rival.
Christie's looks for more Thai bidders
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 27/07/2016
» Premier auction house Christie's is celebrating its 250th anniversary this year. In Asia, the company first held an auction in Hong Kong in 1986, clocking in nearly US$2 million. Twelve years later in 1998, Christie's Auction (Thailand) opened its doors at the then-Peninsula Plaza on Ratchadamri Road.
Ensuring drivers get home safe
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 18/07/2016
» They say there is a time for everything, and the time seems to be now for two young, smart-looking women to start their own company helping potentially drunk drivers return home safely.
Cinema scope
Life, Published on 12/07/2016
» Decades have passed since the residents of Bang Rak have been able to count a proper cinema in their vicinity. The tight-knit neighbourhood -- sited near the river and the financial downtown of Silom -- is known for its kaleidoscopic mix of architecture, mom-and-pop businesses and narrow streets, and the district was once home to several stand-alone cinemas all within walking distance of each other. Over the years, those cinemas went out of business as Bangkok expanded to the north and east, and disinvestment gradually drained the old-fashioned district of some vitality.
Check Inn 99 checks out
Life, Published on 01/07/2016
» It has survived revolutions, waded through the Tom Yum Goong crisis, seen one owner murdered, while another went toe-toe with mobsters looking to shake her down.
From laughingstock to educator
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 17/05/2016
» Tongta Jamroenjai, 25, has come a long way since the day her male homeroom teacher punished her for wearing lingerie by making her stand in front of the entire school in just her bra and school shorts.
Going swimmingly
Muse, Pimchanok Phungbun Na Ayudhya, Published on 30/04/2016
» With complementary backgrounds, Thanyaporn Jiratham-o-pas and Bussarin Assawaviriyakit make a strong duo in building their own brand. While Thanyaporn holds a degree in fashion and Bussarin is a digital marketing buff, the two sea-lovers spotted gaps in the local market in for ultracool swimsuits. In 2015, they launched Coralist Swimwear online. Its functional and fashionable pieces attract millennial beach bums who love to buy things with just a click. Now the online swimwear retailer has expanded into selected multi-label boutiques, enjoys receiving orders from all over the world, and can also boast to have over 15,000 followers on Facebook and 30,000 on Instagram.
Slow burn
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 01/04/2016
» Despite having nary a sky-scraping kaiju in sight, 10 Cloverfield Lane managed to make my hair stand in a way the original 2008 found-footage monster feature never could. Featuring great acting, a brilliantly written script and impressive directing work, 10 Cloverfield Lane isn't the kind of film that uses jump-scares or freakish monstrosities to induce fear in its characters or its audience. Instead, there is an atmosphere of slow, creeping dread all throughout the film, like the anticipation of creatures around the next corner.
'Spotlight' tops an Oscars where diversity had the limelight
Associated Press, Published on 29/02/2016
» LOS ANGELES — In an underdog win for a movie about an underdog profession, the newspaper drama <i>Spotlight</i> took best picture on Sunday at an Academy Awards riven by protest and outrage, and electrified by an unflinching Chris Rock.