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Globe-hopping via the paper page
Life, Published on 19/05/2014
» The South China Sea, supporting a third of global maritime traffic and carrying a large crude oil and natural gas reserve, is “becoming the most contested body of water in the world”, writes Robert D. Kaplan in Asia’s Cauldron: The South China Sea And The End Of A Stable Pacific.
Recipe for democracy
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 30/04/2014
» Pro-government poet Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee was shot on April 23. By April 24, artist Sinsawat Yodbangtoey had posted a political cartoon on his Facebook page, featuring his staple character Jao Klae, with the words “Blood stains can’t be cleaned with blood… Please note”. Jao Klae, a child with two ponytails, raises his palm, as if demanding, “Stop!”
Recording the language of life
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 29/11/2013
» Mary is happy, Mary is happy _ say it twice, like a mindless mantra, and the prescription for teenage bliss takes on a melancholic undertone.
Radical Departure
Life, Published on 12/11/2013
» There was a time when the classical avant-garde and more popular musical styles were on closer terms than they are now. A close relationship of this kind can still be heard now in the music of the indie classical composers _ artists like William Brittelle, Mario Diaz de Leon and Caroline Shaw, for example _ and in the work of individualistic rock artists like Bjork, who speaks of her admiration of Stockhausen's work. But a few decades back the flow of ideas back and forth was much more widespread. Listen to the more radical songs by the Beatles, or numbers by jazz artists like Cecil Taylor or John Coltrane, and then to some of the contemporaneous creations by advance-guard classical composers and it's clear how new ideas were being exchanged and adapted.
Gate Crasher
Guru, Richard Mcleish, Published on 31/05/2013
» Welcome to Guru 's Gate Crasher, your ultimate guide to finding something fresh to do in this big city.
The changing of the tide
Life, Published on 18/02/2013
» Up to 73 million sharks are killed each year to meet the demand for shark fin soup and now global shark populations are in catastrophic decline. Recently environmental groups, celebrities, students, prominent chefs and businesses took to the streets to mark a "Fin Free" campaign, accompanied by an exhibition "100% Shark: Photography and Information Exhibition" at WTF Cafe.
The wind beneath Wing
Life, Published on 13/02/2013
» Internationally acclaimed photographer Wing Chan knows how to make the ordinary extraordinary. The Hong Kong artist's abstract photomontages find unexpected beauty in urban landscapes, textures and the dynamism of city life. Chan sees the world as brimming with potential, an iceberg with enormous secrets submerged beneath.
An animated Career
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 05/09/2012
» Young people often dream of a career as an animator. But ''love'' is not enough. The essential attribute is ''dedication'', says Veerapatra Jinanavin, a Thai who has experience in world-class animation studios in Hollywood.
Prime number
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 25/07/2012
» With a smile on his face Jira Maligool is celebrating the seven-year itch. Or rather, seven years of hits.
The Sound of Silence
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 06/06/2012
» Prince Gautama silently weeps, and the violin sighs. Gently, like a tiptoeing deer, the koto's murmuring melody comes in beneath the rhythmic carpet of the tabla drums.