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Ripley strikes quite exquisitely, again
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 12/04/2024
» Just when you thought the original book was bled dry, its last drop of smouldering homoerotic blood squeezed and sucked by multilple movie adaptations, from Rene Clement (French) and Anthony Minghella (American) to Liliana Cavani (Italian), here comes Steven Zaillian's seven-episode Netflix series bluntly titled Ripley. Dusky and exquisitely coldblooded, the latest reworking proves that the Patricia Highsmith's 1955 novel The Talented Mr. Ripley is a living gift that continues giving after 69 years.
Musical exchanges
Life, Published on 02/04/2024
» A completely packed Thailand Cultural Centre (TCC) was witness to a truly awe-inspiring concert on March 22, as a top visiting orchestra, the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra (TSO), took to the stage to officially mark the opening of its brand new, brave initiative called "Asia Project".
Superstition or fact? What Chinese zodiac predictions really tell us
South China Morning Post, Published on 03/02/2024
» BEIJING: With the Year of the Dragon beginning on Feb 10, we have been inundated with the "predictions" of various feng shui masters about our health, money, work and love prospects in the new lunar year. But whether you believe in Chinese zodiac predictions isn't really the point.
Van Gogh's frenzied final days highlight of new show
AFP, Published on 11/05/2023
» AMSTERDAM: Vincent Van Gogh's feverish final months in a French village, when he churned out masterpieces even as he spiralled into despair, are the subject of a one-off exhibition opening this week in Amsterdam.
Fans in frenzy ahead of Beyonce tour
AFP, Published on 10/05/2023
» STOCKHOLM: Ecstatic Beyonce fans sang and danced in feverish excitement in Stockholm Wednesday in the final countdown to the superstar kicking off her first solo tour in seven years.
Challenging the norm
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 11/04/2023
» After reading two books with red-coloured covers -- bell hooks' All About Love and Tara Costello's Red Moon Gang, Chanaradee Chatrakul Na Ayudhya, better known as juli baker and summer, became triggered by issues in the books, including relationships, politics, capitalism and menstruation. In order to convey the messages she perceived in the books, Chanaradee tracked her emotions throughout her 28-day menstruation cycle and transformed them into sketches. Inspired by her daily events, the artist created 29 paintings, one fibreglass sculpture and one animation for her latest exhibition titled "She's Too Much". All rough sketches are displayed at the showcase.
Leaps of joy
Life, James Keller, Published on 30/03/2023
» Presented in collaboration with the Tourism Authority of Thailand and B.Grimm, the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra continued their wonderfully varied 2023 concert season at the Thailand Cultural Centre earlier this month with a programme devoted entirely to the incomparable genius of German composer Felix Mendelssohn.
Jack could have survived, says Cameron as 'Titanic' re-released 25 years on
AFP, Published on 09/02/2023
» LOS ANGELES - James Cameron doesn't have many regrets -- after all, he has now directed three of the four highest-grossing films of all time.
Italians in Siam
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 03/01/2023
» When Mariannina Zuccaro arrived in Bangkok for her marriage with Mario Tamagno, an Italian architect who worked in Siam from 1900-1925, she encountered a stark contrast between her fiance's self-effacing character and monumental creations. According to Italians At The Court Of Siam, she referred to a photograph of the inauguration of a railway, on the back of which Tamagno listed everybody around King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), except himself.
'Safari for sound': New York Philharmonic fine-tunes new home
AFP, Published on 23/09/2022
» NEW YORK: The New York Philharmonic is tuning up to open their brand-new performance space next month -- and it's not only the instruments that need to strike the perfect pitch.