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The thinking person's poet
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 13/05/2013
» One of the verses in Zakariya Amataya's new book of poetry reads:
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Franco-Thai bonanza
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 14/05/2013
» Bonjour! There will be six weeks of Gallic dance and music, fun and festivity from Friday to June 22. The 9th edition of La Fete French-Thai Cultural Festival, organised by the Cultural and Cooperation Section of the French embassy, returns with a variety of shows as a platform for creative melange and cultural exchange between Thailand and France.
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Devilishly detailed
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 17/07/2013
» Japanese artist Naoki Terada's paper models in his exhibition "Life Of Terada Mokei" are small and delicate. Although the works come in the 1:100 scale typical of architectural models, these laser-cut creations are not so much about the houses or the buildings as the people, the lives and stories behind them.
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Booze sorry now?
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 24/07/2013
» Refraining from alcohol is never a bad thing, and it's delightful news that earlier this month the Cabinet set up a national campaign for this three-month Buddhist Lent to be the national alcohol abstaining period.
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Murder most highbrow
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 16/08/2013
» James DeMonaco's The Purge had every potential to be more than just a good home-invasion thriller. The film is set in 2022, and the concept is that for one night every year all criminal activity is legal, giving the rich and privileged one national hunting holiday to vent their anger through killing, ridding the nation of the poor and homeless. This is quite enough to draw the audience in, wanting to see what more the director can do with this gimmicky high-concept.
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Fast and Furious 8: Life in the slow lane
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 21/08/2013
» I got on a No. 8 bus the other day expecting to experience what people have been talking about this past week _ a nightmare. Taking a seat at the back, I braced myself for some action _ the sudden lurching off and slamming of brakes, cursing from the driver, yelling from the conductor, pulling up at the wrong spots, dropping passengers off in the middle of the road, and the speeding up and overtaking of other buses.
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Threads of memory
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 04/09/2013
» It's not an exaggeration to say that Jim Thompson Art Center's latest exhibition is a paradise of inspiration for those who are passionate about textiles. Curated by artist and textile expert Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada, "mnemonikos: Art Of Memory In Contemporary Textiles" features works from 29 artists, Thai and international, who created their works through various techniques, from dyeing, painting, weaving, stitching, printing, laser etching to heat transfer and vacuum coating of metal onto fabric and more.
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The taming of the big-headed monster
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 05/09/2013
» Whenever Jaturachai Srichanwanpen, or "Chuan", can get away from running his shoe shop in Yaowarat, he turns all his energy into a creative force in the dramatic world he likes to inhabit. Though never a student of drama, the 27-year-old has been involved in theatre since high school in various capacities, from performing, songwriting and scriptwriting to directing.
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Not in my baan
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 06/09/2013
» The banning of two Thai films, Insects In The Backyard in 2010, and Shakespeare Must Die last year, has drawn strong criticism from a lot of people both in terms of the freedom of expression and the censor board's judgement.
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The latest cut
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 27/09/2013
» A place that only old men frequent and kids dread embarrassing crew cuts, old-school barber shops have been marginalised in the lifestyle hierarchy since lot of men, especially the metrosexual generation, have opted for unisex salons where speed and fashion meet. In recent years, however, the red-and-white barber pole, the nostalgic buzz of electric hair clippers, the thick layer of lather and the masterly handling of the open razor while the customer is on a reclining chair - all of these have made a trendy comeback.
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