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Meet the makers
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 21/01/2013
» Makers: The New Industrial Revolution, the third book by writer Chris Anderson, comes at a perfect time _ again. The writer has been known for writing the right book at the right time, almost exactly when the events he mentions are moving towards the spotlight.
Culture on a string
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 29/10/2014
» While the epic Ramakien is told through nang talung, the art of shadow puppetry from southern Thailand, a shadow puppet from Hamburg, Germany, will portray a child waking up in the middle of the night.
The American dream gone sour
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 19/02/2016
» More than other countries, the “idea” of America is greater than America itself, as Dr Bennet Omalu finds out. Omalu is a Nigerian pathologist working in Pittsburgh as he waits to be naturalised, and as played by Will Smith, he’s a specimen of a noble, intelligent, optimistic soul who can’t stand dishonesty and injustice. In short, his principles are more American than those of most Americans themselves. That shouldn’t be a problem, until he performs an autopsy on an American football legend and finds that the great American sport has ruined its players beyond repair, driving some of them into suicidal insanity.
Summer's here and the time is right
Life, John Clewley, Published on 07/06/2016
» The European world-music-festival season is in full swing as bands head to stages across the continent, while at the same time, the festival circuits in North America and Japan are also busy as people take advantage of the long days of summer to get out and enjoy some music.
Healing beauty's wounds
Life, Published on 17/11/2016
» 'As writers, we should try to understand what we are not," declared Indonesia's star novelist Eka Kurniawan at the 13th Ubud Writers and Readers Festival (UWRF). "I live in the city, but I try to see what life is like for rural people. As a man, I seek the woman's perspective."
Amalgam of science and style
Life, Noko, Published on 19/06/2020
» Omega has been seafaring since 1932, when it developed Marine as the world's first watch specifically designed for civilian divers. One of the tests had the rectangular timepiece, housed in a double case, descending to the bottom of Lake Geneva in Switzerland.