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1920s Shanghai is calling at the Lucky Duck
Life, Published on 11/08/2023
» Bringing a nostalgic ambience reminiscent of classic Chinese films to Chinatown, the secret Lucky Duck bar recently opened its doors to offer a flavour of speakeasy Shanghai and prohibition Hollywood using seasonal and local ingredients sourced from nearby Chinese herbalists.
We're up all night to get Lucky Duck
Guru, Suthivas Tanphaibul, Published on 15/07/2023
» I'll give you three clues about how to find the newly-opened bar Lucky Duck: follow the grey wall with white pineapple wall sculptures on Maitri Chit Road and Soi Nana n Yaowarat, then find a glossy black door and look for an upstairs entrance that screams "quack, quack!" with a replica of a roasted duck food stall.
Chic and nostalgic
Life, Published on 29/04/2022
» Arriving at Ang Morr, this week’s subject of review, you could tell right away the brand-new establishment had a promising future.
Breaking gender stereotypes in toys
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 25/10/2021
» Outdated expectations still influence what boys and girls are allowed to play with which stifles creative expression.
Light flickers in US, fades in Thailand
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 30/11/2020
» For a good part of November, the world was gripped by a tumultuous fanfare that is the US election. And even before the very last votes were counted, relief and joy were already felt in many communities, not only in America but perhaps across the world. For better or for worse, Donald Trump's reign is coming to an end, and the world now looks to President-elect Joe Biden in the hopes that his win will let voices from the marginalised LGBTI community become louder. Biden promised to enact the Equality Act, a civil rights law that will protect LGBTI people from discrimination within his first 100 days in office among other things.
Explore a world of Hong Kong classics
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 28/10/2020
» Mongkol Cinema is teaming up with Major Cineplex, SF Cinema and House Samyan to screen five movies directed by Wong Kar-wai -- an acclaimed film director from Hong Kong -- at "The World Of Wong Kar-wai's Retrospective Festival".
Restored Thai classic Black Silk selected by Cannes
Life, Published on 24/07/2020
» Prae Dum (Black Silk), a 1961 Thai crime noir directed and produced by R.D. Pestonji, has been selected by Cannes Film Festival in the Cannes Classics section. But since the coronavirus pandemic prevented Cannes from taking place in May, the festival has attached the "Official Selection 2020" banner to the film and will hold a special screening for Black Silk at Shanghai International Film Festival tomorrow.
In the mood for one more love
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 08/03/2013
» Regardless of its much younger age, In The Mood For Love One, which first opened a few months ago in the middle of a serene residential soi, is a mature version of the popular two-year-old sushi bar of the same name in Sukhumvit Soi 36.
Future favourite
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 09/03/2012
» The wee-size space at the mouth of Sukhumvit Soi 47, which has recently been turned into the home of a lovely "eco-conscious" lifestyle arcade called Rain Hill, is currently another "to-be-seen-at" spot among Bangkok urbanites.
2046
Life, Published on 07/02/2012
» This newly opened restaurant and bar, inspired by the Wong Kar-wai film, offers Japanese izakaya cuisine in a futuristic but romantic and vividly hued setting.