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The Undertaker 2: Accepting death, enjoying life
Nonthawat Phakham, Published on 26/02/2026
» “Maybe death isn’t for study; it is something to accept.”
S.Korea's Park Chan-wook to head Cannes festival jury
AFP, Published on 26/02/2026
» PARIS — South Korean filmmaker Park Chan‑wook, the first from his country to head the Cannes film festival jury, will preside over the 79th edition in May, organisers announced Thursday.
What’s the point of luxury gyms?
BitesizeBKK, Published on 25/02/2026
» Luxury gyms are expanding across Bangkok at a pace that feels less like a passing trend and more like a structural shift in how urban space is being used. From private Pilates studios tucked into Thonglor side streets to padel courts embedded within mixed-use developments, these spaces are multiplying in neighbourhoods that already signal affluence, and they do so with a distinct confidence. Their membership fees are high, their interiors deliberately restrained, and their access often limited. What they offer extends well beyond fitness.
Mango Art Festival returns to RCB
Life, Published on 25/02/2026
» Mango Art Festival returns to turn inspiration into lasting legend at River City Bangkok, Charoen Krung 24. It will kick off on March 4 and run daily from 11am to 8pm until March 8.
The rise of the pet-first city
BitesizeBKK, Published on 24/02/2026
» We are beginning to see Bangkok rise as a pet-first city. In the age of rapid urbanization and economic fragility, more individuals and couples are raising four-legged friends not just as companions, but as family, and with the same attention and care you would give an offspring.
Orwell's Animal Farm inspires Narong's 'Designed To Lose' at Joyman Gallery
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 24/02/2026
» A Thai cartoonist critiques inequality and the monopoly of power in his solo exhibition at Joyman Gallery.
Rhythms of the Northeast
Life, John Clewley, Published on 21/02/2026
» The first Maha Morlum Festival, a showcase soft power event, was held in Maha Sarakham from Feb 13-14 and World Beat travelled to the Isan province to enjoy the two-day, one-night immersive experience promised by the event's organisers.
Why fashion brands are now serving coffee
Life, Chavisa Boonpiti, Published on 21/02/2026
» In Bangkok, it is now possible to drink a latte inside a fashion house.
Unpacking luxury
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 20/02/2026
» In a neighbourhood where gold shop signs glow and street food carts putter past century-old shophouses, Louis Vuitton has checked in. Outside five connecting shophouses and its white, balconied façade, flags spangled with the brand's LV logo flutter alongside the glow of an elegantly lit Louis Vuitton Hotel Bangkok sign.
Shopping malls as Bangkok's cultural thermometer
BitesizeBKK, Published on 19/02/2026
» Bangkok’s shopping malls serve as a cultural litmus test. Step out of your TikTok and Instagram feed for a quick minute, and take a walk around the multi-leveled floors of Emquartier, take the escalators up and down Dusit Central Park, and a peek at the ground floor of Siam Paragon and it’ll be a very telling test of which brands are working, what’s attracting queues and who’s on their way out.