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Telling fortunes 'a nice little earner'
Roger Crutchley, Published on 26/05/2024
» A recent Thai news story concerned a man nabbed in an online fortune-telling scam. He would inform customers suffering from misfortune that their situation would dramatically improve if for a small fee he made a few prayers on his "direct line" to the deities in heaven.
Stories of migration and hope
Life, John Clewley, Published on 12/09/2023
» In 2016, the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto invited musicians, mainly immigrant musicians, to audition for a new global orchestra.
Have we passed the point of no return with AI?
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 01/06/2023
» 'Sometimes I think it's as if aliens have landed and people haven't realised because they speak very good English," said Geoffrey Hinton, the 'godfather of AI' (Artificial Intelligence), who resigned from Google and now fears his godchildren will become "things more intelligent than us, taking control".
An epic mission
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 17/05/2023
» Citadel, officially reported as the second most expensive show ever made on the platform behind last year's The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power, is the newest action-packed, sci-fi thriller series in which Amazon teamed up with renowned filmmakers, the Russo brothers, and stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas (The Matrix Resurrections) and Richard Madden (Game Of Thrones) as super spy agents in a future world called Citadel. With a total of six episodes, the first season of Citadel has now dropped two episodes on Prime Video, with one episode being released weekly throughout May.
Thai cave rescue revisited
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 31/08/2022
» The historical true events behind Amazon Prime's original film Thirteen Lives are already widely known. Now director Ron Howard is bringing his own version of the chilling human survival drama to the screen.
Cactus feels the heat of climate change
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 08/05/2022
» The hardy cactus -- fond of heat and aridity, adapted to rough soils -- might not seem like the picture of a climate change victim.
Brody returns to first love: painting
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 21/02/2022
» The aqua slapped onto the canvas first. Then white, cobalt and cotton-candy pink. Yellow blurted on with a rude noise, followed by red and black.
Amazon and Other Potential Suitors Explore Peloton Deal
Business, Published on 07/02/2022
» Peloton Interactive Inc is drawing interest from potential suitors including Amazon.com Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, as the stationary-bike maker's stock slumps and an activist urges it to explore a sale.
Slow but meaningful progress
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 27/09/2021
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Alien threat returns
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 23/07/2021
» Over the past few years, it's been amazing to see Chris Pratt's transition to a mega action star from a small role as Andy, a goofy boyfriend in the sitcom Parks And Recreation, to more sci-fi and action roles like Peter Quill/Star-Lord in The Guardians Of The Galaxy franchise, a mysterious mechanical engineer in space thriller Passengers with Jennifer Lawrence or dinosaur researcher Owen Grady in the Jurassic World franchise. Now Pratt is using his skills to play a military scientist with daddy issues who goes against time on a mission to save the world from an alien invasion in The Tomorrow War. Although lacking an original idea, with parts of the story derived from many past sci-fi hits, The Tomorrow War is still an enjoyable action-adventure with adrenaline-fuelled chase sequences.