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    Bibliomaniacal pursuits

    Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 02/09/2016

    » Writer, editor and publisher Kittiphol Saragganonda sums up the glorious role of a book nerd. With an encyclopaedic knowledge of literature, Kittiphol breathes books and lives in the shuffle of their pages, and that's an enviable existence, especially since he runs the store Books and Belongings. Recently he was instrumental in crowdsourcing the complete Thai translation of Moby-Dick, while his 1001 Editions puts out translations of philosophical literature and novels.

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    Will these change the way we read?

    Life, Published on 02/11/2018

    » 'A book is proof that humans are capable of working magic," cosmologist Carl Sagan once said. "It's a flat object made from a tree with flexible parts on which are imprinted lots of funny dark squiggles. But one glance at it and you're inside the mind of another person, maybe somebody dead for thousands of years."

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    The link between Thai & Western music

    Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/08/2012

    » The composer who worked to link Thai & Western music, Prasidh Silapabanleng (son of Luang Pradit Phairoh), was born 100 years ago next month.

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    Music to play to

    Life, Published on 21/06/2017

    » The electronic bleeps and squawks of Tetris, Donkey Kong and other generation-shaping games that you may never have thought of as musical are increasingly likely to be playing at a philharmonic concert hall near you.

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    The key to a brighter future

    Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 09/04/2021

    » Reading can provide more value than a person can ever imagine. In addition to providing knowledge, relaxation and fun, books may ignite new business ideas and can create a strong influence on life and success.

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    The long and winding road

    Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 22/07/2019

    » The Appalachian Trail is a famous 3,500km-long scenic hiking track in the US, attracts about 2 million people each year. It winds its way through 14 states, across wild lands, roads and farms. Attempting the trail is no small task.

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    Police need policing

    News, Postbag, Published on 06/12/2017

    » Bestowed with enormous power, the prime minister appears curiously reluctant to apply it where it is most needed.

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    GMM Grammy leaves YouTube

    Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/08/2012

    » Music videos moved to member-only site. Still no way to get ad revenue from YouTube for Thai web content owners. Working on solution with YouTube.

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    Through the looking glass

    Guru, Suthivas Tanphaibul, Published on 17/12/2021

    » We have a few pages left to close the book on the year of "perseverance", Cambridge Dictionary's Word of the Year 2021. It aptly sums up our shared experiences. Whether it is the pandemic, the "moving abroad" phenomenon or the cryptocurrency and NFT crazes, 2021 has been an eventful ride, for better or worse. Guru speaks to people from different fields who weigh in on the global and domestic trends of 2021. Let's hear about their roller-coaster rides, as well as their unforgettable experiences.

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    Extinctions as seen through art

    Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 01/07/2021

    » On show at Warin Lab Contemporary art gallery, the "Reincarnations III – Ecologies Of Life" project by Ruangsak Anuwatwimon is a site-specific work. The art gallery is the former home of Dr Boonsong Lekagul, a medical doctor and the first ecologist in Thailand to advocate the need to preserve endangered animal species in the country.

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