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Modern-day cure-all
Muse, Published on 25/10/2014
» Phasinee Yanotai's great-grandfather was a Thai traditional medicine doctor, concocting herbal drugs for the sick. Living over a century apart, the two never met. But that isn't stopping Phasinee from reviving his practice, which saved a number of lives during its time.
Use your noodle
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 24/10/2014
» It was 15 minutes before 5pm, time for Ippudo to begin dinner operations. But the enthusiastic crowd in front of the restaurant was so large that I thought there must be something extraordinary going on.
A monthly column rounding up the best of the capital's art scene
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 22/10/2014
» The opening of WTF Gallery's current exhibition "Monday 2 Monday" earlier this month might have been missed by a few. That could partly be explained by the exhibition's title and the fact that the opening was actually on a Friday. In addition, the gallery is closed on Mondays. But this is all beside the point.
Facing the music
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 21/10/2014
» In the 1960s, Filipino musicians ruled the nightlife music scene in Bangkok. Popping into a bar or hotel lobby to watch them perform was once a mark of sophistication, at a time when the ability to sing in English was special and rare.
Reaching for the sun
B Magazine, Published on 19/10/2014
» A tree that shades your house from the hot afternoon sun can save a lot on air-conditioning bills. Where there is not enough space for a tree, a large trellis with a vine trained up it can provide a sun-drenched wall with a nice, cool, green insulation.
Plastic Girl opens Thong Lor Art Space
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 16/10/2014
» Pattareeya Puapongsakorn is undoubtedly the most promising young playwright on the Bangkok scene today. Back in July her play The Plastic Girl In The Fantastic World premiered at Take Off Festival for fresh university graduates. It was the only production from the festival (so far) picked up by theatre professionals and refitted in a flashier production with an entirely new cast of Thailand's top comedic actors — and is now known as Plastic Girl. It was chosen as the play to officially open a stylish new performance venue, Thong Lor Art Space, which has already been hosting and producing several programmes of short performances since May.
Creating an urban oasis
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 15/10/2014
» Andrew Grant is right — Bangkok, he said, seems to lack a strong public idea about landscape. The renowned landscape architect's work have trailblazed and inspired environmental sustainability, incorporating the fundamentals of ecological planting, biodiversity and water use. Grant was recently in town as a guest lecturer at Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Architecture.
Fit and fab
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 14/10/2014
» It's not like TV channels today are devoid of reality shows. In fact, we have so many that the concepts are becoming quite redundant. It took a lot of courage for Fitness First to launch yet another reality TV show in the Asian market.
The volcano that erupted quietly
B Magazine, Published on 12/10/2014
» Meuk resigned last Friday. He filled out the official resignation form, scrawled a thank you note to a colleague, then disappeared … off the face of the Earth.
Facing off with Mr Mott
Life, Published on 06/10/2014
» Last year, Justin Mott took a photo that garnered lots of praise, but also stirred up suspicious questions in some quarters. It shows a young woman swimming underwater, her diaphanous white top billowing around her torso. In the background is a mahout sitting on an elephant which is standing thigh-deep in what may, or may not, be the same body of water.