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    Exploring the last frontier

    Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 20/10/2014

    » Uncle Nelson Howe sent 3 million viewers into hysterical laughing fits when a viral video of him swearing in Thai was posted on YouTube in March. Scripted, directed and shot in just a day by Salmon Books' cash cow writer, Thanachart "Benz" Siripatrachai, the video propelled Thanachart's book it was unashamedly peddling — New York 1st Time — to bestseller status.

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    A touch of class

    Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 26/05/2017

    » We all have problems, but your super red arowana aquarium fish being too drowsy to entertain your house guests because it just returned from getting a facelift or being locked out of inheriting a 64 acre palatial estate in the heart of Singapore would surely only qualify as "rich people problems".

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    Soul chef

    Muse, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 27/05/2017

    » Frank Sinatra's New York, New York comprehensively captures why Hong Thaimee first decided to chase her dreams in the Big Apple 10 years ago. "You know that song right, how it says if you can make it there you can make it anywhere," the New York-based chef and founder of Ngam Restaurant in East Village explains. "It's a city where all the best of the world is at, including food."

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    Asia focus

    Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 29/02/2016

    » Internationally best-selling author Kevin Kwan chuckles when he describes what his movie producers come across when scouting for locations or attending posh parties in Singapore with the local film crowd.

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    The sensation of all senses

    Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 07/09/2018

    » 'Do you like The Beatles?" is one of the first questions Maribel asks me during our consultation before the treatment starts. "Well, even if you don't, you don't have a choice. You'll just have to listen to it anyway," she quips.

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    Black Panther is stylistic substance

    Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 19/02/2018

    » Having been in a movie black hole of sorts for the past few months, I was completely oblivious to what the movie Black Panther is, when my best friend suggested we go see it. The only thing I knew was that it would be a Marvel movie featuring a cast made up of a majority of African-Americans and Africans. This, of course, is rarer than a blue moon, and was enough to pique my interest. Fine by me. In fact, I would be most intrigued to watch a superhero film where the black guy isn't the sidekick or someone likely to get shot within the first 12 seconds.

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    The year in style

    Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 27/12/2017

    » We round-up the most striking developments on the Thai fashion scene in 2017.

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    Losing (and rediscovering) my religion

    Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 04/04/2016

    » In the recent wake of terrorist atrocities -- most infamously done in the name of religion -- I could not help but question my own line of faith that is Buddhism. Or perhaps "reconnect" would be a better way to put it, as a so-called modern day millennial who isn't a very avid temple-goer.

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    Evenings filled with novel suspense

    Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 20/09/2016

    » Tonight is the night if you're up for some suspense and mystery. Running on an annual basis since 2013 thanks to Goethe-Institut, the German, Swiss and Austrian embassies, "Literarische Nacht" or "Literary Evening" returns for the fourth time. Offering insight into modern literature written in German, this event is not to be missed for bookworms and students who study the language.

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    Scouting out new superheroes

    Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 06/05/2016

    » C.B. Cebulski may have been working at Marvel Comics for the past 17 years, but figuratively, he's been with the superhero powerhouse for 40 years -- becoming a fan the second his father handed him his first X-Men comic when he was five.

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