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A licence to kill
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 21/10/2013
» A white lie a good many people tell is that when they say that they have read a literary classic or a best-selling novel, they have only seen its celluloid adaptation. They fail to realise that in virtually every case the screenwriters have made changes _ adding and deleting characters, changing venues, often the ending of the story.
Inside the minds of mass murderers
Life, Published on 18/10/2013
» 'For massacres, I usually wore jeans. For massacres, pants should be thick," observes Anwar Congo, the central figure in Joshua Oppenheimer's documentary, The Act of Killing.
Common grounds
Life, Published on 14/10/2013
» One of the seven criteria on which SEA Write judges must base their decisions reads as follows: Works must have some relevance to the nation or region in which the authors live. Beyond Borders: The 35th Anniversary SEA Write Award Anthology, a collection of 35 works from past winners of this Asean-wide literary prize, reveals a region united in the struggle to come to terms with a changing political and cultural landscape.
Janie's guards, Fans spoil soap shoots, Art loses his undies
News, Mae Moo, Published on 25/08/2013
» Security goons grab the limelight
One for the money, two for the show
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 22/08/2013
» Women Of Asia returns to the spotlight almost three decades after its conception here in Thailand. Written and directed by Korean-American theatre artist Asa Gim Palomera, the play comprises eight unrelated scenes and monologues inspired by real-life stories of women across Asia, collected from news articles and humanitarian agencies. And while in Palomera's hands the stories are moving and ring true, the play is stylistically dated and heavy-handed to the point of distraction.
Endless struggle
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 19/08/2013
» Of all the conflicts of human history, that between the haves and have-nots is the most enduring. The owners determined to keep the profit, the workers demanding a better wage. Both feel in the right. When negotiations are fruitless, each resort to force. Strikes. Strike-breakers. Broken heads. Broken bodies.
You have hate mail, Badminton courting rumours, Pinky's denial
News, Mae Moo, Published on 18/08/2013
» Thumbs up for online backlash
Welcome to my nightmare
Life, Published on 12/08/2013
» Have you ever looked into an egg and had the egg look back into you?
Wedded blitz, Storm in a D-Cup, Boxers tell the story, Grand view slated
News, Mae Moo, Published on 11/08/2013
» Hostile reception
Guilty husbands
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 10/06/2013
» Prolific author James Patterson turns out a minimum of two novels a year, either on his own or with someone from his stable of co-authors. His speciality is crime fiction, and his literary creations include several sleuths _ police detectives and private eyes. Popular characters are repeated. For those that don't catch on, it's a one-off.