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Can't beat a good hometown name
Roger Crutchley, Published on 11/02/2024
» There was a brief US news item last week concerning Groundhog Day, an annual ceremony in Pennsylvania in which a large but docile rodent emerges from its burrow and predicts the weather for the coming year. No need for professional forecasters. It is celebrated in a small Pennsylvania town with the magnificent name of Punxsutawney.
There's a lot in a name
Postbag, Published on 28/01/2024
» Re: "A Stroll In Song Wat", (Life, Jan 24).
Mole-like existence
Oped, Postbag, Published on 23/01/2024
» Re: "Dark skies on agenda as haze hits early", (BP, Jan 6).
Are scientific breakthroughs on the decline?
News, Published on 27/12/2023
» This year had barely begun when scientists got some jolting news. On Jan 4, a paper appeared in Nature claiming that disruptive scientific findings have been waning since 1945. An accompanying graph showed all fields on a steep downhill slide.
Farewell to two fine former colleagues
Roger Crutchley, Published on 10/12/2023
» Far too many of my former Bangkok Post colleagues have passed away this year and this week things got even worse with two more old pals gone.
COP28 won't admit real cost of net zero
News, Bjorn Lomborg, Published on 06/12/2023
» The spectacle of another annual climate conference is getting underway in Dubai. Like Kabuki theater, performative set pieces lead from one to the other: politicians and celebrities arrive by private jets; speakers predict imminent doom; hectoring NGOs cast blame; political negotiations become fraught and inevitably go overtime; and finally: the signing of a new agreement that participants hope and pretend will make a difference.
Correct the imbalance
Postbag, Published on 03/12/2023
» Re: "How sustainable is Thai human development?", (BP, Nov 17).
No warm welcome
Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 20/11/2023
» Even though I travel often for work, I couldn't help but worry on arriving in Seoul at the beginning of the month. Our media trip took place in the midst of a contentious topic as the hashtag #BanTravellingtoKorea rose to the top of the trending list on X in Thailand.
Kardashian's Skims could be making a bad bet
News, Published on 31/10/2023
» Kim Kardashian was in the news again this week. Not for whomever she's dating or some controversial social media post. Instead, it was for her intimates and shapewear brand Skims, which launched a new men's line, which includes underwear, tees and socks. The obvious question posed to Kardashian has been: When are you coming out with a men's shapewear line? It's "forthcoming", but not a part of the inaugural line. Smart move, Keeks. Shapewear for men is set up to fail.
