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The Future isn't now
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 29/08/2019
» A term I keep encountering is "The Future". You see it on billboards everywhere. Stadiums, department stores, condos, supermarkets, restaurants, theatres, whatever. They eschew the current autos and mobile phones and computers. Space rockets are only a generation or two away.
Unbelievable
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 26/09/2019
» Since the end of World War II, much-deserved credit has been given Alan Turing and his staff for breaking the Nazi Enigma code, saving innumerable lives. British boffins also came up with radar warning systems that resulted in the downing of Luftwaffe aircraft. Feats to be proud of.
The kids aren't alright
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 08/11/2019
» Crime is not limited by gender or age. Men, women and children can all end up behind bars for committing criminal acts. Ignorance of the law is no excuse. Many jurists advocate that laws be reconsidered periodically to determine whether they are still applicable. Some turn into the Blue Laws of yore, still on the books but no longer enforced. Others get overturned.
Surviving abuse
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 05/11/2020
» After experiencing repeated verbal and physical abuse, Ae* exhibited the symptoms of accumulated trauma -- so much so that some parts of his body turned numb. Multiple visits to psychiatrists, psychologists and physical therapists didn't help much.
'Juno' star Elliot Page comes out as transgender
AFP, Published on 02/12/2020
» LOS ANGELES: The Oscar-nominated star of "Juno" has come out as transgender, introducing himself as Elliot Page on Tuesday in social media posts that voiced joy at sharing the news -- but also fear over a possible backlash.
Pop star Ariana Grande gets married
AFP, Published on 18/05/2021
» LOS ANGELES - American pop star Ariana Grande married her luxury real estate agent fiance Dalton Gomez at her home in Los Angeles on Sunday, US media reported Monday.
Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis, dead at 54
AFP, Published on 13/01/2023
» LOS ANGELES: Singer-songwriter Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of rock and roll legend Elvis Presley, died Thursday hours after being hospitalised, her family said. She was 54.
Kenzaburo Oe: novelist who won Nobel with 'poetic force'
AFP, Published on 13/03/2023
» TOKYO - Nobel-winning Japanese novelist Kenzaburo Oe, a leading liberal voice who defended the disenfranchised and challenged the conformity of modern society, has died aged 88.
Shattering stigmas
Life, Published on 27/06/2023
» Wuttipong* lost his son to suicide last month. In order to come to terms with the grief, he visited the "Homecoming" at River City Bangkok and watched a documentary, called Mental-Verse, which interviewed five people experiencing mental health challenges.