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The plague is coming
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 01/02/2019
» Hunger drives the story of Kingdom, in which people fight zombies with swords and make their escape on a cartwheel chase during the 16th-century Joseon Dynasty.
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More blood will spill
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 13/03/2020
» When Netflix's Kingdom premiered last year, it enticed audiences around the world with its hybrid storyline that mashes a political drama and zombie bloodbath in the Joseon dynasty. The thrill and gore of its strong debut is now returning for a second season, which will be released today on the streaming platform.
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Mysteries abound in Kingdom's new season
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 17/03/2020
» As we hole up inside our homes trying to avoid the Covid-19 pandemic, what better way to kill time than watching an onscreen plague and the living dead rush in faster than people panic buying toilet papers?
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Cover art
Life, Published on 16/01/2023
» At SAC Gallery, visitors wonder whether images of book covers at the exhibition "Old Wound" are real covers or paintings. Visitors are in doubt because each image depicts a worn-out book in elaborate detail, with scuffing, stains and spotting visible on the cover.
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Louvre Abu Dhabi marks two years, without da Vinci
Life, Published on 15/11/2019
» The Louvre Abu Dhabi on Monday celebrated two years since it opened its doors, but the fate of what was to be a prize exhibit remains unknown.
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An almost forgotten glory
Life, Published on 28/06/2018
» It was a fine sunny day when more than 70 culture vultures strolled the old Front Palace (Wang Na), the palace of viceroys in the early Rattanakosin period, near Sanam Luang, to learn about its history, importance and changes. Anyone wanting to know the old palace as more than just the National Museum Bangkok can follow the footsteps of the recent "Walk With The Cloud: The Hidden Palace", led by Khun Sirikitiya Jensen, an official of the Fine Arts Department and the youngest daughter of Princess Ubolratana.
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A musical greeting to Japan
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 04/10/2017
» As Japanese conductor Koji Kawamoto waved his baton in one swift motion, the 63 musicians of the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra filled Tokyo's acoustically stunning Suntory Hall with an unfamiliar tune.
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Books of secrets
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 30/11/2016
» Pintima Lertsomboon, a librarian at Thammasat University, remembered trying to work on Oct 14 in order to soothe the bereavement brought by news of the death of His Majesty King Bhumibol. Her task as librarian usually offers her peace of mind. She has been tasked to separate the cremation books out of 10,000 rare books in the library, putting them in their own category.
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Hail and farewell
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 19/05/2017
» Contemporary historians are predictable -- penning book after book about Atlantis, ancient Rome, the Templars, World War II. But then a few looked at the calendar and the penny dropped. 2017. Isn't this the anniversary of something? Indeed. The Russian Revolution a century ago.
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Never volunteer
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 05/05/2017
» For millennia, the essential part of every tribe and nation has been its military. Whether called war councils, war offices or war departments, their concern was having sufficient arms and training men to use them to the best of their ability.
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