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What defines a hero?
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 07/11/2022
» Thailand has embraced one more hero who made big headlines in the media last month.
Coming out swinging
News, Published on 23/10/2022
» The emergence of the so-called "middle-path" parties in the lead-up to the next general election could play a significant role in deciding which major player can muster enough support to form the next government, critics have said.
Comedian Nose’s Prayut gags find fans and foes
Online Reporters, Published on 13/10/2022
» The latest standup show by comedian Udom “Nose” Taepanich is drawing mixed reactions, depending on which side of the political divide you stand on.
Less comedy, more dhamma
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 20/09/2021
» A couple of weeks ago, two well-known monks -- Phra Maha Sompong Talaputto and Phra Maha Praiwan Worawano -- held a livestream talk show on social media that attracted 200,000 viewers. The chat led to several debates between their supporters and opponents since it was different from typical dhamma talks or dhamma preaching. The two monks used several teenage slang expressions and joked with their viewers who commented via the live chat. While Phra Maha Sompong focused on delivering his own jokes like a standup comedian, Phra Maha Praiwan, who knew many teenage expressions, giggled uncontrollably throughout the show. He was criticised for not being not calm or having self-control as a monk should.
When love goes awry
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 02/07/2021
» Despite being promoted as a romantic comedy, Good On Paper has something more to offer by providing a fresh look at the reality of dating and expectations in modern relationships. So if you're expecting laughs and a heartwarming love story, this might not be a movie for you. Good On Paper is the debut effort of Kimmy Gatewood and features American actress Iliza Shlesinger as the lead scriptwriter and you can instantly tell she had a big hand in the way this movie turned out, with parts of the script based loosely on her real-life experiences.
Curtain rises at last on New York theatres
AFP, Published on 03/04/2021
» NEW YORK: Caroline Baron is wearing shoes she has not worn in a year and a big smile as she walks into The Shed, one of the few major venues in America's cultural capital New York to begin hosting live performances again for the first time since March 2020.
Hollywood stars don pajamas for pandemic-era 'virtual' Emmys
AFP, Published on 20/09/2020
» LOS ANGELES - TV stars picked out their favorite pajamas ahead of Sunday's reinvented, pandemic-hit Emmys, which will see nominees accept prizes live from their homes, with dark superhero satire "Watchmen" tipped to dominate the night.
The show must go on: virus-era Emmys are virtual -- and live
AFP, Published on 18/09/2020
» LOS ANGELES - No red carpet, no star-studded audience and no "Game of Thrones" -- this year's Emmys honoring the best in television promise to be radically different as producers scramble to create Hollywood's first major pandemic-era awards show.
Your horoscope for 29 May - 4 June
Guru, Published on 29/05/2020
» Your spot-on horoscope for work, money, couples & singles from the Bangkok Post's famously accurate fortune teller. Let's see how'll you fare this week & beyond!
Ms Right's all wrong, like the movie
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 15/05/2020
» Tim, a lonely middle-aged guy, had a nightmarish blind date a few months ago, but later while travelling he stumbles upon the woman of his dreams at the airport, who happens to also have the name Missy. They're like a perfect match and their relationship quickly escalates through text messages. Tim wants to take this hot girl as his date to his corporate retreat on an island resort in Hawaii over the weekend, where he has to impress his boss for promotion, so he texts to invite her to come along and luckily she replies yes.