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As seen on TV
Guru, Mika Apichatsakol, Published on 14/08/2015
» Need about 10 million baht, but your job or daddy’s trust fund isn’t getting you there fast enough? Consider going into the business of winning Thai TV talent competitions. No talent? No problem. These days, you don’t need to worry if you can’t actually do anything amazing.
Halloween culture shocks
Guru, Mika Apichatsakol, Published on 23/10/2015
» Why do we get so excited about Halloween every year, when everyone dresses up as one of basically four options: a witch, a vampire, a zombie or something needlessly slutty?
The 'Bond girl' look
Guru, Mika Apichatsakol, Published on 13/11/2015
» Last week we had a deep and thought-provoking discussion about what James Bond wears when he (hypothetically) takes time off from double-O work. This week, in continuation, we’re flipping the card over to the Queen of Hearts — the Bond Girl.
From tourist to Miss Tourism
Guru, Mika Apichatsakol, Published on 19/02/2016
» Before the night of Jan 16, when Miss Tourism 2015 would be crowned in this year’s host country of Malaysia, Nuchnarin Sinlaparak was just a lanky communications student who loved travelling, fashion and photography. Not much has changed. She’s still lanky — rather, tall and elegant. She still likes the same things, only now she gets to channel her passions formally until the title of Miss Tourism World. Guru sits down with the 20-year-old Thai beauty queen to talk about the competition, tourism and her biggest challenge during the experience, which FYI wasn’t a wardrobe malfunction.
The Bee's knees
Guru, Mika Apichatsakol, Published on 06/05/2016
» With Thonglor's famous brunch quarters, Roast, relocated to its new home at the Commons, Seenspace's second floor has welcomed a new tenant, Honey. Walk through the same doors to a brand new environment: Honey has got a much brighter and open interior than the former. Aside from the pleasing white and yellow colour palette established by furniture, we adore other subtle cues ascribing to the life of bees. Look closely at the white wallpaper around the bar, for instance, and you'll see the hexagonal pattern of honeycomb. Look up, and there's more geometry, this time alluding to flora from which bees collect the saccharine precursor to honey. Most inconspicuous of all are the overhead lights' assorted encasements. The owner tells us the spherical cages and cylindrical shades are inspired by beekeepers' headgear.
Queue up for queer films
Guru, Mika Apichatsakol, Published on 10/06/2016
» Thailand's only LGBT film festival, the Bangkok Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (BGLFF), has returned for a second year, under the theme "Love Wins". From today until Jun 19, a total of 12 international LGBT films from within the past year will be screening at EmQuartier's CineArt theatre. Here's the handiest list out there of what to expect to help you plan an awesome gay movie-watching week.
In modern light
Guru, Mika Apichatsakol, Published on 29/07/2016
» As a highly sought-after contemporary artist, you may have chanced upon Chris Levine's light-synthesising works in ads for global brands like Chanel, Swarovski and BMW. The British light artist now comes to us directly with some of his most iconic works -- trippy portraits of famous humans like Kate Moss, HM Queen Elizabeth II and the Dalai Lama -- for his first solo exhibition in Thailand. It's an exhibition all levels of art appreciators can surely enjoy, so we had to catch up with Chris to learn more about his fascinating style and process as well as future and hypothetical projects.
Modern natives
Guru, Mika Apichatsakol, Published on 12/08/2016
» In Japan, a young person dressed in full traditional kimono in the big city on a regular day is no spectacle. Nor does there need to be a special occasion in India or Bangladesh to don a vibrant saree. So why in a country that far from lacks traditional culture and a city that loves fashion, have we shied away from the beauty and uniqueness of Thai fabrics and traditional style? I mean when was the last time you wore a proper pha nung or chong kraben?
On-the-go greatness
Guru, Mika Apichatsakol, Published on 23/09/2016
» If you can't live life with a bare face, you'll know that any beauty queen needs two sets of makeup at any given time: one extensive collection permanently mounted on the vanity and the spark-note version that can fit inside a cute little makeup purse. But how to condense your routine into something so small? We've got a few hot items that can help reduce the struggle for both storage and application for makeup-on-the-go.
Down for the weekend in SG
Guru, Mika Apichatsakol, Published on 30/09/2016
» Heading down to Singapore for the weekend, most of us wouldn't consider activating roaming for three days. Because we're lazy cheapos and our fabulous vacation pics can wait to be uploaded when we're back at the hotel. Or just back.