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How we coped: A pandemic in pictures
Life, Published on 26/07/2021
» It's been 18 months since the world was confronted by the Covid-19 pandemic, which has claimed more than 4 million lives so far.
Horse-whisperer hopes Morocco films return at full gallop
AFP, Published on 26/05/2021
» MARRAKESH (MOROCCO) - Horse master Joel Proust hopes his stallions will soon return to the movie sets in Morocco that made his name, ranging from Hollywood epics to "Game of Thrones".
Rock legend Jerry Lee Lewis renews vows
Life, Published on 12/03/2021
» American rock'n'roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis, 85, renewed marriage vows with his seventh wife on their ninth anniversary, weeks after getting vaccinated against Covid-19.
Drawing what the eye sees
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 24/02/2021
» Residents of the Mahakan Fort Community were evicted from their homes in 2017 after the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) decided to turn the historic area into a public park. Before everything was torn down, Bangkok Sketcher, a group of artists who draw on location, visited the site to capture the final moments of the community. Three urban sketchers in the group -- Suppachai Vongnoppadondacha, aka Louis Sketcher, Pitirat Yoswattana and Sompong Ngamsangrat -- were overwhelmed to witness the scene and were drawn to the architectural structures that would soon be demolished.
A bone-chilling mystery
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 19/02/2021
» In recent years, Netflix has become the bona fide home of documentaries, particularly in the true-crime genre with releases such as Making A Murderer (2019), The Ripper (2020) and Night Stalker: The Hunt For A Serial Killer (2021). And following the success of Conversations With A Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes (2019), director Joe Berlinger returns with his latest effort, Crime Scene: The Vanishing At The Cecil Hotel, a docu-series which chronicles the case of 21-year-old Canadian tourist and college student Elisa Lam, who mysteriously disappeared during her stay at the infamous Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. As the episodes progress, what really happened gradually emerges and the truth will chill you to the bones.
Preventing the next pandemic
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 02/12/2020
» A lot of effort has been made by people around the world to find ways to stop the current pandemic from impacting the planet. Since Covid-19 is a viral illness, it knows nothing about man-made borders as it leaves doctors and frontline healthcare workers scrambling to contain it. Yet, there's another front in this fight; infectious diseases researchers, also known as virus hunters, who are trying to find viruses before they find us. One such person is American scientist Dr Kendra Phelps, a field researcher and ecologist who stars in an upcoming National Geographic documentary titled Virus Hunters which is set to premiere in Thailand tomorrow.
Art as our escape
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 16/09/2020
» This year's theme is at once hopeful and ironic: "Escape Routes" suggests a flight from our unusual times of pathological disruption and political cataclysm -- here, there and everywhere -- and yet the theme is an acknowledgment of those in-our-face uncertainties from which we struggle to find an exit.
Dungeons and dragons: 3 temples put quirky spin on Buddhism
AFP, Published on 15/09/2020
» CHON BURI: A dragon encircles a tower, wretched souls face torture, superheroes scale a mosaic wall -- these may seem like scenes from a half-remembered dream, but are in fact famed Thai temples.
Small art, big statement
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 09/09/2020
» In his latest art exhibition titled "The Persian Reflections", resident Iranian artist Arash Groyan's eye-catching collection of Persian miniature paintings exude an exoticism that both mesmerises and captivates the imagination.
Fans wrap entire S. Korea train in ad to celebrate BTS member’s birthday
Published on 02/09/2020
» BTS member Jungkook received a separate spotlight on Tuesday with his images adorning a 388-metre-long South Korean express train in a lavish birthday gift from his Chinese fans.