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Late King honoured by RBSO
Life, David Lennox, Published on 16/10/2019
» The Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra returns to the stage in the Main Hall of the Thailand Cultural Centre on Oct 25 for a special programme in remembrance of King Bhumibol Adulyadej who died three years ago.
This Joker is no laughing matter
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 04/10/2019
» What makes Joker one of the most anticipated films of 2019? Apart from it depicting the origin of one of the most popular villains in all of pop culture and starring talented actor Joaquin Phoenix, this is the kind of film that breaks new ground for DC movies and certain kinds of superhero cinema in general.
Jungle Boogie
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 13/09/2019
» It's been an exciting year for fans of The Lion King in Thailand. The remake of the classic 1994 Disney film came out a few months ago. Now, the eagerly awaited musical production finally hits town, the curtain being raised tomorrow night at Muangthai Rachadalai Theatre.
Saint and sensibility
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 16/05/2019
» A Christian fable or a Marxist allegory? A magical-realist myth or a political cry against neoliberalism (or feudalism, which produces the same catastrophe anyway)?
The way we were
Life, Published on 23/11/2018
» The history of Bangkok is fascinating. But the textbooks in history class or the stories told by our grandparents can only tell us so much. We need to take a closer look if we want an understanding of what life here was really like more than a century ago.
Guardian of Moving Images
Life, Published on 31/07/2018
» The man with the beard has collected film for 37 years. Today, July 31, Dome Sukvong's duty as director of the Thai Film Archive will come to an end, though it's clear to everyone in the Thai cultural community that the work he has pioneered nearly four decades ago -- and there's still so much work to be done -- will continue.
Sex, truth & politics
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 11/09/2017
» In Uthis Haemamool's new novel, the protagonist's erotic adventure runs parallel to Thailand's political education. A man's carnal quests and sexual outbursts become, in a way, an allegory of a larger social context as the country goes through three coups d'etat and several convulsive protests in the past 25 years. The awakening of the loin as a metaphor for political orgasm, physical penetration as an analogy for abuses of power -- Rang Haeng Pratana (Silhouette Of Desire) is a novel that, Uthis admits, presents him with many risks as a writer.
The Dark Ages
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 08/09/2017
» I was taught that the Roman Empire fell to the barbarians in 476 AD. My next grade teacher was vague. There were the Dark Ages, Medieval times and Middle Ages. I heard the word Byzantine only once, when the Turks captured Constantinople in 1455 AD. The Crusades took place halfway between.
Cool art in hot Japan
Life, Apinan Poshyananda, Published on 06/09/2017
» Recently, embattled Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet reshuffle was seen as a desperate attempt to improve his popularity that nosedived due to scandals involving ministers. Despite the summer heat in Japanese politics and the North Korean missile tests, the "Cool Japan" policy initiated by Abe's government to revitalise Japanese contemporary culture and art has developed.
A new Lanna gem
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 27/07/2017
» The Chiang Mai National Museum has a new face after four years of renovation. Reopened on June 14, it brings exhibitions to life using state-of-the-art technology and presentations, and hopes to attract younger visitors.