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Taylor Swift's Eras tour confronts climate crisis
News, Published on 22/11/2023
» Taylor Swift, one of the world's most successful and wealthiest pop stars, has come face to face with the climate crisis in Brazil during her global Eras tour.
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A melodic tribute to royalty
Life, James Keller, Published on 27/07/2023
» In celebration of the 71st birthday of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua on Saturday, the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra performed a special concert recently at the Thailand Cultural Centre, supported by B. Grimm Group.
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Bill Nighy, master of misdirection
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 29/01/2023
» British actor Bill Nighy was trying to describe how he prepared for his character in the new drama Living. He plays Mr Williams, a buttoned-up, almost catatonically reticent bureaucrat in post-World War II London who, upon learning that he is dying, decides finally to live.
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Can't wait for the encore
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 20/12/2022
» In 2022 the entertainment industries inched closer to pre-pandemic levels. It has also been quite an eventful year for live music, especially in Thailand, where concerts, festivals and parades of amazing international acts were marching back to the country. As the New Year is here, let's take a look back at some of the highs and lows of music happenings in the world this year, and see what are some of the interesting shows we should look forward to in 2023.
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Passion play
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 15/07/2022
» I was a little hesitant before going into Pistol, a music biographical drama miniseries, as I wasn't that convinced how the filmmaker is ever going to pull off such a story. The Sex Pistols was no doubt an important group in rock music history, having so much influence on the 70s UK punk movement as well as DIY and indie rock music a few decades later. However, their career was rather short, lasting a little over two years. Most of the news while they were active was rather negative with coverage focused more on scandals caused by the band members' behaviour than the actual music.
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Cactus feels the heat of climate change
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 08/05/2022
» The hardy cactus -- fond of heat and aridity, adapted to rough soils -- might not seem like the picture of a climate change victim.
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Unlocking the Beeswax wreck mystery
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 24/07/2022
» In July 1693, a large Spanish galleon set sail from the Philippines with a full cargo load of Asian luxury goods, including silk, porcelain and beeswax. The ship was destined for Acapulco, Mexico, when it veered off course and vanished.
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In Cannes, it's cinema as usual
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 17/05/2022
» After the cancellation in 2020 and a bump to the month of July in 2021 -- with smaller attendance as international travel was still interrupted -- the Cannes Film Festival returns to its usual mid-May slot, keyed up and fully prepped to show the world that it's cinema, and the cinema business, as usual.
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No justification for Smith's actions
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 25/04/2022
» Ironically, despite many important things happening in our world, people have spent more time in the past few weeks talking about superstar Will Smith and his "Oscars slap heard round the world" than the Russia-Ukraine war, the pandemic or climate change.
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2020: Sport battles through a year like no other
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 26/12/2020
» Sport has experienced some difficult times over the years, but nothing has created so much havoc in the world's sporting calendar as the Covid-19 virus. No sport escaped the wrath of the pandemic. Little did we know back in March that the disruption would go on for so long and take such a toll.
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