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  • OPINION

    When we become comfortably numb

    Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 01/04/2015

    » When my baby sister was 20 years old, on the cusp of her first degree graduation in Japan, she told me, with all the seriousness and confidence a 20-year-old could muster, that she couldn't bring herself to date men she didn't consider pleasing to the eye.

  • LIFE

    A Stamp of approval

    Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 06/08/2014

    » Apiwat Eurthavornsuk would never be described as traditionally handsome. But there's something endearing about the combination of his droopy eyes and upwardly curved lips, which give the impression of an etched-in smile, that complements his easy-going, good-tempered, everyman persona. 

  • LIFE

    Here's to you, Mr Robinson

    Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 26/11/2013

    » Porter Robinson is not your ordinary 21-year-old. Since he was 19, Robinson has been making himself known as a forerunner in the electronic music world, being signed to Skrillex's label and having done a remix for Lady Gaga while putting out chart-topping singles and touring the world.

  • LIFE

    Elder statesman of Thai rock

    Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 02/10/2013

    » Nakarin "Pang" Kingsak is an elder statesman of Thai rock. Not that he possesses an air of know-it-all pride or strokes his proverbial white beard while passing on pearls of wisdom. Nakarin instead has earned admiration through his long-term contributions to Thai music and his sombre, quiet personality as well as moderate lifestyle considerably at odds with the usual debauchery of rock 'n' roll. With his respectable reputation, his peers and younger artists are often in awe when they chance upon him backstage.

  • OPINION

    Farewell, my friend

    Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 13/09/2013

    » One of the most admired Thai street artists/graphic designers Pharuephon Mukdasanit, or Mamafaka, passed away from accidental drowning at the weekend. It has been devastating news beyond what words can describe. The outpouring of responses from all over the world has been the best testament to how Pharuephon, better known as Tum, spent his short 34 years.

  • LIFE

    Tune up, plug in

    Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 04/09/2013

    » Twenty years ago, a young, rising musician, only five years into what would be a long and prosperous career, entered a studio with an already famous senior, who had by then achieved near-legend status, to record an impromptu acoustic session simply called Unplugged. It went on to sell more than a million copies, and has now become a collector's item.

  • OPINION

    When your mother is one of your Friends

    Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 06/03/2013

    » Cue apocalyptic music. Preferably something from a Norwegian death metal band...

  • LIFE

    A credit long due

    Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 20/02/2013

    » National Artist Plern Promdan speaks exactly the way he sounds in his music. Known as the king of pleng pood, a particular style of luk thung music that incorporates witty spoken words and/or humorous dialogue into songs, Plern talks as if he is conducting the spoken parts of his pleng pood, the subgenre he co-created and popularised.

  • LIFE

    Fear of Facebooking

    Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 14/11/2012

    » There are over 17 million Facebook users in Thailand and their number continues to grow. From Facebook statistics, by country, Thailand ranks 14th among nations with the highest number of subscribers to this popular social networking medium.

  • LIFE

    Flying high and Solo

    Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 25/09/2012

    » With his quick wit, caustic one-liners and global success, Noel Gallagher is often dubbed the "Statesman of Rock". When he speaks, our ears prick up, waiting to hear a few punch lines.

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