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Fate vs luck
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 18/10/2017
» In troubled times, what is it that we turn to? Is it faith? Superstition? Some of us will embark on a spiritual path, finding comfort or anguish in a never-ending quest, while others may rely on their Cartesian, scientific mind to get through. Some of us may leave it to luck to do its magic, tossing a coin and seeing on which side it lands.
Music with a vision
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 16/10/2017
» Master Kong Nay is blind, but his physical disability is not contagious. So whenever he hears people say whoever plays his music will become blind just like him, he always feels a lump in his throat.
A pain in the anal cavity
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 15/10/2017
» For the first time ever, in the nine years I have written this weekly column, I write to you with a temperature of 38.7 degrees. Apparently that's pretty high. I'm not an expert on body temperature, but it was high enough for me to end up in a special waiting room at my hospital, separated from the Samut Prakan masses, and not because I was a VIP.
Empowering burka-clad women
Life, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 12/10/2017
» Aaron Haroon Rashid may no longer plan to produce the fifth season of Burka Avenger, a children's TV show featuring a burka-clad female superhero, but his goal has never wavered -- to empower young girls in Pakistan and provide them with a role model.
Familiar beauty
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 11/10/2017
» Hung on the 4th and 5th floors of the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre are familiar photographs of Buddhist statues, stunning ancient pagodas, and people and monks absorbed in prayer. The photos, taken by veteran Italian photographer Andrea Pistolesi are highly dramatic -- sometimes overly so, with high dynamic range effects, high contrast, and interesting textures superimposed on top.
The art of loyalty
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 09/10/2017
» Dogs are man's best friend. And dogs are a king's best friends as well in Thailand. For almost 20 years, Khun Tongdaeng, the monarch's favourite pet dog, stayed beside King Bhumibol Adulyadej as friend and guard. Khun Tongdaeng died nearly a year before the king's passing on Oct 13 last year, but her love and loyalty is everlasting and is now reflected in her life-size sculpture, which has been placed at the royal crematorium at Sanam Luang.
The great grain war
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 26/09/2017
» The initial "GF" which stands for gluten free on a restaurant menu was many years ago an ambiguity for those who saw it. Today gluten-free diets have become one of the latest lifestyle fads, especially in Western nations. In the United States, one in five people was reported to reduce or eliminate gluten -- a protein found in some types of grains -- from their food, according to a 2015 survey.
Guru's Weekly Pick: September 22 - 28
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 21/09/2017
» Every week, we sift through tonnes of activities, shows, art exhibitions and things to do. Here is our especially curated list of what's hot this week in Bangkok and beyond. Enjoy!
Guru's Weekly Pick: Sep 15 - 21
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 14/09/2017
» Every week, we sift through tonnes of activities, shows, art exhibitions and things to do. Here is our especially curated list of what's hot this week in Bangkok and beyond. Enjoy!
Tables turn on DJ, Post-divorce blues, Comedian a 'modern dad'
News, Mae Moo, Published on 10/09/2017
» Disgraced DJ Pattarasak "Keng" Thiemprasert has apologised after netizens rounded on him for criticising jailed former TV news anchor Sorrayuth Suthassanachinda, whom he says presented one-eyed coverage of his 2016 road rage drama.