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A different kind of superhero
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 24/06/2022
» The days of superheroes being limited to one ethnicity are over. In the past few years, it seems that Marvel and Disney have realised that audiences want more stars to look up to. Last year, we saw Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings become the latest record-breaking Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movie that gave Asian actors an opportunity to be a superhero, the same that Black Panther (2018) and Captain Marvel (2019) did for black and female-led casts.
Break free from world of sexual violence
Life, Punsita Ritthikarn, Published on 14/03/2022
» For many years, girls and women across the world come together and celebrate International Women's Day (IWD) to promote gender equality and increase the visibility of their social, economic and political achievements. This year, the IWD community would like to advocate for women's equal rights and collectively forge a world free of bias, stereotypes and discrimination, where positive difference is valued and recognised.
The sharpest tool in the shade
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 27/01/2019
» We're not even a full month into 2019 and it seems like the Thai indie music scene is already readying itself for another year of solid offerings. Leading the pack is none other than The Dumbs, a Winai Kitcharoenjiranont solo project. If that name doesn't ring a bell, Winai is one of the co-founding members of The Charapaabs, an elderly-themed concept band who's bestowed upon us a series of memento mori-inspired cuts like Funeral Party, Annual Check Up and Hello Monday. (Side note: keep an eye out for a review of their long-awaited debut LP, Maha Moradok, coming next Sunday.) He's also the brain behind TypeThai, a popular Facebook page and a YouTube channel that celebrates-slash-satirises Thai idiosyncrasies in all their glory.
Police back down on 'Prathet Ku Mee' threat
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/10/2018
» Police have backed down on a threat to press charges against the artists behind the Rap Against Dictatorship project over the lyrics to their song "Prathet Ku Mee".
Legal eagles boost Arm, Sek's hopes fading, toothy extract
News, Mae Moo, Published on 28/10/2018
» A legal battle is shaping up between a teen singer joined by a phalanx of volunteer celebrity lawyers, and her former manager whose label she left to set herself up as an indie, allegedly in breach of contract.
'Deaf' Western beggars deserve a right earful
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 10/12/2017
» There has been a commotion this past week in the media over the appearance of two attractive young Westerners begging for money at an intersection in Klong Toey in Bangkok. Just four days ago, the Bangkok Post published a photograph of one of them, a woman, clutching a bunch of Thai flags and trying to flog them off car window to car window. There was a man as well.
Three twerks in time save nine
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 18/06/2017
» Back in January 1956, a young unknown American singer named Elvis Presley released his first single called Heartbreak Hotel.
Asking better questions will elicit better answers
Business, Kriengsak Niratpattanasai, Published on 28/03/2016
» I believe Thailand could change for the better dramatically if we learned how to ask better questions. In that spirit, I'd like to begin today by asking three questions and offering some possible answers:
French cartoons re-raise Islamic ire
AFP, Published on 20/09/2012
» PARIS : A French magazine ridiculed the Prophet Mohammad on Wednesday by portraying him naked in cartoons, threatening to fuel the anger of Muslims around the world who are already incensed by a video depicting him as a lecherous fool.
Court under scrutiny again
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/11/2010
» The latest video clips allegedly revealing secret discussions between Constitution Court judges have once again put the court in an uncomfortable situation.