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Rendered speechless
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 17/10/2012
» The name Nipan Oranniwesna should ring a bell for those who prefer art that doesn't necessarily look like art as we know it. By that thinking, you will be greeted by mundane everyday objects: wooden planks, rice or whatever that is so easy to dismiss.
Spring into summer
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 29/03/2013
» During this time of the year, Western countries are revelling in the first air of spring. In Thailand, the looming Thai New Year season edges closer and could more or less call for new changes, too. Spring cleaning is no fun, but revamps may have you feeling otherwise. With new plants shooting up and well wishes blessed by the elders, this season symbolises a new start that we can physically materialise by giving a new look to our surroundings. A whole furniture overhaul can be costly, so we suggest another alternative to achieving transformation: change your walls.
Beyond the call of duty
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 05/07/2013
» Movies and television series have always romanticised aspects of the human condition and careers are just one of the frequently visited universal subjects. Channel 3's faddish lakhon Suparbburuth Chutathep follows the gilded lives of five blue-blood brothers. As the series draws to a close this weekend, we remove our rose-tinted spectacles and talk to five professionals to find out what the lead characters' careers are like in real life.
If you change nothing, then nothing will change
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 22/08/2013
» Why do bus drivers in Bangkok drive like F1 racers on ya ba? Because that's the way things are. Why do the trains we use still look no different from when my late grandfather was a young man? Because that's the way things are. Why are motorcycle-taxi drivers completely okay with speeding through a red light? Well boo-hoo-hoo and too bad. Because that's just the way things are.
Inside warring Westeros
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 14/07/2014
» Blood and boobs can be enough to disorient any viewer, but even without all that, Game Of Thrones may be for some, about the most confusing series ever without its illustrative opening sequence. Thanks to the countless cities and honourable (ahem) houses that rule over them, keeping track of the characters and locations almost require note-taking and a session on Wikipedia post-watching.
Sexy, strong and superhuman
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 27/08/2014
» Some thick people we know may give off the impression that they are using only 10% of their brains. It may be a long-time hoax and also the biggest controversy surrounding Luc Besson’s latest film, Lucy, but nevertheless, it serves as the main road map that drives the picture. Lucy, which hits Thai cinemas tomorrow, stars a strangely unprovocative Scarlett Johansson as the unapologetically invincible heroine.
With abundance comes indifference
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 03/12/2014
» When you come from a third-world country but grew up in the West, or any other country "better off" than your own, far too long for your own good, the comparing game begins. Sometimes, it brings about a seed of discontentment with your current existence, although most of the time it's just a lot of whining. There is clearly lots to moan and gripe about in Thailand, to the point I sometimes find Kuwait more attractive by comparison.
Curating cultural creativity
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 20/03/2015
» It's a continuous run on the treadmill for art collectors and design devotees when the art fair season kicks off in January. March is undoubtedly a peak period, with exhibitions going on every weekend. The most prominent one in Asia, Art Basel Hong Kong, something of a high-end art supermarket, wrapped up on Tuesday. The fair saw over 3,000 artists around the world touch down at the gateway to Asia for the third year to beguile the moneyed and style-savvy art connoisseurs.
Bag it in style
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 09/04/2015
» Accessories to carry your junk and go on adventures with you this season
From Amsterdam to Amsterdenim
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 04/06/2015
» Known as the denim Mecca of the world, today heads turn to Japan for the finest and most premium jeans man can produce. Italy runs a pretty close second, being home to some of the best fabric mills, as well as having a long heritage of vintage looks. Mention this textile and America too comes to mind, for being the nation that has globally popularised jeans, ensuring the product transcended its original functional purpose of being worn by labourers in the mines. But for those outside of the denim loop, it is hard to envision how the Netherlands, a country anything but fashion-forward, could be seen as the new centrepoint for denim, both commercial and niche.