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The end of ‘going viral’
BitesizeBKK, Published on 04/02/2026
» For more than a decade, the internet trained us to expect explosion. One video, one post, one take, and your life could change, or at least feel like it did for as long as you can milk the content; a chance to break through the noise and surface as a ‘someone’ in front of millions. Even people who swore social media was ‘just for fun’ carried a faint hope that the right joke, timing or moment of accidental charisma could be enough to suspend the rules of scale. This idea shaped how people created, spoke and saw themselves. Going viral haunted the background, promising escape, and no alternative way of being online felt equally as ‘real’.
Rooms made for waiting: Bangkok’s third space culture
Chavisa Boonpiti, Published on 08/12/2025
» If you spend enough time in Bangkok, you start to notice the places where people go when they don’t want to be anywhere in particular. Not home, not the office, not a restaurant with an agenda. Just somewhere to exist for a while. A table to share silence. A corner to exhale. A bench to watch the city move without participating in it.
Two Miss Universe judges quit before Bangkok finale
The New York Times, Published on 19/11/2025
» Two judges have announced their resignation from the Miss Universe competition, with one arguing it was rigged, days before the pageant is set to crown its 74th winner in Bangkok.
Everything all at once
Life, Chavisa Boonpiti, Published on 08/11/2025
» Bangkok is often described through its heat and rhythm, but it's easier to notice what doesn't move. Outside, the air ripples, motorbikes weave and heat sticks to skin. But, stepping inside, everything stops at the glass. The air turns cool, predictable. Music hums softly from invisible speakers, escalators glide as though the city never sweats. Here, you can eat, shop, exercise, unwind and never once face the weather. It's Bangkok, distilled: frictionless and fluorescent.
Why Thai students can’t let their hair down
Kittiphum Sringammuang and Verena Hölzl, The New York Times, Published on 09/10/2025
» The teenager was at a new school for the new school year. But as it turned out, he was not ready: His bangs were too long.
Join a communal reading party in Thong Lor
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 06/10/2025
» A book in hand, a cosy corner and the gentle hum of community all around -- this is the spirit of "The Commons Reading Party 2025", which is welcoming readers every third Sunday until Nov 16 at The Commons, Thong Lor.
Guru's Weekly Buzz: Sept 26-Oct 2
Guru, Guru writers, Published on 26/09/2025
» Guru By Bangkok Post's pick of the most exciting products, activities, food and travel to indulge in.
Dentists know you hate flossing. Try this instead.
The New York TImes, Published on 10/08/2025
» Lancette VanGuilder is the president of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association, and she does not floss.
Exhibition presents a look at evolving portraits
Life, Published on 17/06/2025
» Art lovers are invited to trace the evolving language of portraits -- from classical foundations to experimental re-imaginings during "Only Faces On My Mind", which is running at Agni Gallery until July 30.
Vienna's musical message to aliens: One, two, three. One, two, three
Life, Valeriya Safronova of the New York Times, Published on 04/06/2025
» VIENNA - What would aliens make of the waltz?