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What 2020 has already brought
Life, John Clewley, Published on 07/01/2020
» Likay in Klong Toey seemed like a good way to kick off the New Year. I spotted a very small stage while I was down at the market earlier last week. It was in the old part of the market, which is about to be upgraded. I asked around and was told that the likay troupe Mere Da Tam was performing last Saturday, in the early evening.
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Smuggling Thai culture by film
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 23/06/2017
» A group of Chinese fans of Thai actress Davika Hoorne shouted her nickname -- "Mai! Mai!" -- as she slowly walked out from the gate at the arrivals hall of Shanghai International Airport. They had prepared bouquets of colourful flowers and a large bunch of 999 red roses for the admired star of Phi Mak Phrakanong and 20 Mai U-Turn Wai Huai Jai Return (Suddenly Twenty).
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How to unlearn history
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 14/06/2017
» When artistic director Adam Szymczyk proposed that audiences should go through a process of "unlearning to learn" to experience documenta 14 to its fullest potential, he really meant it.
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Three is the magic number
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 29/06/2016
» BFF may stand for Best Friends Forever in the teen lexicon, but this past weekend the term has been redefined for "The Battle Of BFF Concert", held at the Royal Paragon Hall for two nights where Thai pop singers took turn battling one another with songs and dance moves for three-and-a-half hours straight.
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From horror to biopic
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 19/06/2015
» Youth, sex, death — preferably in that order — the indispensable ingredients of horror movies get a spooky shake-up in David Robert Mitchell's It Follows. Ripe with a psychosexual vibe, this creepy film can be read as a metaphor about the demon of one-night-stands, or the venereal guilt of casual sex. Or you don't have to care much, because as far as a ghost flick goes, this one remixes the old formula with wit, serves up a series of shocks, and manages to give off a stylish, purring chill.
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Rihanna rides into New York Fashion Week like a rock star
Associated Press, Published on 11/09/2017
» Rihanna didn't walk into New York Fashion Week. She rode through it.
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Rediscovering my city
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 27/11/2015
» Returning to Bangkok in the late 1980s, ML Poomchai Chumbala became a New York Times foreign correspondent that had him writing a column about Thailand. The assignment had him rediscovering his hometown after being away for 12 years following schooling in the UK.
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Sculpting Complex, Urban Cityscapes
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 04/03/2015
» Rattana Salee and Therdkiat Wangwatchakul walk the streets of Bangkok, recording what they see with a camera, imprinting images in their minds. Their Bangkok is personal, one that transforms frantically on the surface, and even more tumultuously below. "Representing Localities: Memory And Experience" at Thavibu Gallery presents their lives in the city, where urban development is the setting for sober contemplation.
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Taking the stage
Guru, Suthivas Tanphaibul, Published on 13/05/2022
» Standing in the shadow of Thai mainstream music are many independent artists waiting for the spotlight to shine on them. Guru speaks to music promoters and organisers from leading underground music and jazz communities, who offer aspiring musicians with a platform to showcase their raw talent, about their roles and opinions on the Thai music industry. We've also got an exclusive talk with the co-founder of a secret gig, who lights up several overlooked street corners in Bangkok with music.
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A view of different worlds
Life, Published on 17/12/2019
» Thailand and South Korea established diplomatic relations on Oct 1, 1958. People from both countries are interested in the tourism, business and culture of the other, but there has been no Thai-Korean photography-exchange exhibition until the Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in Thailand organised the first display, "Phapthay Sajin", this month.
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