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A look at Netflix's most controversial content
Life, Published on 22/09/2020
» Netflix is facing backlash from viewers in several countries following the recent release of award-winning film Cuties. Directed by Maïmouna Doucouré, the film has been criticised for sexualising young girls.
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Malaysian rapper defends controversial China satire Fragile as views hit 30m
Life, Published on 17/11/2021
» A rapper who penned a viral Mandarin pop song poking fun at Chinese nationalists said on Monday he had no regrets about being blacklisted by Beijing as his track hit more than 30 million views on YouTube.
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Groundbreaking street art to go under the hammer
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 19/02/2024
» A series of signature works from the underground art movement will go under the hammer at Julien's Auctions in California, on Feb 22 at 10am local time (Feb 23 at 1am Thai time). The works are now available for online bidding via JuliensAuctions.com.
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About time … Ohm and Fluke are back
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 20/12/2022
» What if you wake up in a parallel universe where time runs backwards? The controversial hypothesis provides inspiration for 609 Bedtime Story, a new sci-fi thriller boys' love drama that marks a departure from typical high school romances.
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2023 ROUNDUP A vintage year for Thai cinema?
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 25/12/2023
» There were cheers of jubilation and gasps of disbelief as Thai cinema found itself awash with excitement in 2023. This has been the most successful year for mainstream Thai movies in a decade, a box-office triumph far exceeding all expectations. To many, the 2023 coup de theatre calls for celebration. "We are back!" cried optimistic pundits. But also: "Really? Is it just a one-time cinema party and can we keep the ball rolling?"
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Paying a heavy price
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 25/10/2021
» Smokers are now paying higher prices for their nicotine cravings after retailers and convenience stores made adjustments last week after the introduction of a controversial new excise tax structure earlier this month to curb smoking.
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Come and see (no need to pray)
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 06/04/2021
» In an ordinary democracy, a film like Ehipassiko (in English, Come And See) shouldn't have had the least bit of worry about the possibility of being banned. The subject itself initially provoked the censors' impulse: this is a finely-tuned, patiently observed documentary about the controversial Wat Dhammakaya and the dramatic 2017 siege of the temple.
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Very soft Thai power in the making
Life, Published on 20/09/2023
» Since the recent return of Thaksin Shinawatra after 15 years of self-exile to Bangkok and the parliamentary selection of Srettha Thavisin as Thailand's 30th prime minister on the same day, politics and culture have unfolded with drama and excitement.
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Hysteria
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 11/12/2020
» Hysteria, the nervous condition, derives from the Greek root hysteria for uterus, and was originally thought to be caused by a dysfunction of the womb. The term has a controversial history as it was formerly regarded as a disease specific to women.
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The girl can't help it
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 18/10/2019
» After all the attention surrounding its first season, not all of which was positive, Netflix's oddly compelling darkly comic series Insatiable returned for a second season last week.
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