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A battle worth fighting
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 19/01/2018
» Towards the end of 12 Strong -- the new Jerry Bruckheimer-produced war movie that hit Thai theatres this week -- there is a scene featuring protagonist Captain Mitch Nelson (Chris Hemsworth), in full US army war-gear, leading a charging column of Afghan freedom-fighters on horseback into a Taliban gunline, complete with tanks and missile-launchers. In true Hollywood super-soldier fashion, the captain picks off jihadists left and right while holding his assault rifle one-handed, sprinting his horse headfirst into a flurry of scything machine-gun rounds. He comes out the other side unscathed of course, thanks to his prodigious plot armour, and proceeds to save the day as scores of freedom fighters are cut down all around him.
Artificial intelligence
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 12/01/2018
» There are Vatican scholars. Then there are novelists who research the Vatican library to give the plots of their imaginative religious stories the aura of authenticity. It turns out that the lay writers usually pen more interesting books. Less authentic, yet more believable.
Uniform opinions
Life, Published on 11/09/2013
» The posters appeared suddenly at Thammasat University's Rangsit Campus, and they were designed to shock. They showed students in uniform simulating sexual acts, in provocative positions, with legs spread and buttons undone, though without any nudity. The four guerilla posters, put up surreptitiously last week, did their job _ igniting a storm of controversy and opening up debates not only about student uniforms but also the big themes of freedom, choice, and the value of one of Thailand's educational institutions.
Corto Moltedo's special trunk show in Bangkok
Life, Published on 26/01/2012
» Nothing feels like the luxury craftsmanship and technical refinement, especially when it's something that runs in the family. Gabrielecorto Moltedo, the founder of 7-year-old luxury handbag line Corto Moltedo, boasts such blood as son of Laura and Vittorio Moltedo, founders of Bottega Veneta. The lifetime apprenticeship at the helm of his parents' business and the contrasting environs of Venice and New York where he grew up in could hardly fail to make an intriguing design talent, no less. And yes, the Corto Moltedo bags are just the Italian crafts plus the funky and bold sensibility of the New York girls.