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To make something popular, just ban it
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 18/10/2015
» Respected American judge Potter Stewart once observed: “Censorship reflects a society’s lack of confidence in itself.” That appears to be what we are experiencing with the Ministry of Culture’s ban on the film Arbat, concerning a novice monk who misbehaves.
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Thoughts on controlling a runaway camel
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 01/11/2015
» While indulging in a futile attempt to smarten up my crumbling bookcase, I came across a dust-covered copy of The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Calendar, kindly sent by a reader some years ago.
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The day I realised Thailand was different
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 17/04/2016
» I trust everyone has survived the Songkran Festival, suffering little more than a few damp clothes, and maybe stuck with a hint of a fixed grin. The festival brings special memories for me because when I first arrived in April 1969, it coincided with the start of Songkran, although I was unaware of it.
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Hot and more than just a little bothered
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 01/05/2016
» It's been a bit on the warm side lately hasn't it? Actually, that's not quite correct.
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'Boaty McBoatface' just wouldn't float
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 08/05/2016
» Earlier this year, Britain's National Environment Research Council (NERC) decided it would be a good idea for the public to choose the name of their new polar scientific research ship. What better example of democracy in action?
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Fire engines in the firing line again
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 17/07/2016
» It looks like we might be at the start of another fire engine saga, something the unfortunate Thai public has become all too familiar with over the years.
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Fond memories of Brazil's coffee culture
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 07/08/2016
» With the Rio Olympics finally under way, I can't get out of my head the old Frank Sinatra song that starts: "Way down among Brazilians/Coffee beans grow by the billions …" It was entitled The Coffee Song and a big hit when I was a kid back in the Stone Age. In fact, that song just about summed up my knowledge of Brazil in those days.
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All joking aside, it's not easy being funny
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 28/08/2016
» It is customary at this time of the year for PostScript to lighten up proceedings with what have been voted as the best jokes from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which wraps up in Scotland this weekend. Unfortunately, this year's offerings are rather underwhelming, or maybe I'm simply getting too ancient to appreciate modern wit.
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The case of the elephant and the castle
Oped, Roger Crutchley, Published on 18/09/2016
» After last week's column on unusual pub names, a Thai reader asked about the origins of the Elephant and Castle pub which eventually spawned a major area by that name in South London.
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Messing about with monsters in the park
Oped, Roger Crutchley, Published on 25/09/2016
» The most entertaining story of the week has been the round-up of monitor lizards in Lumpini Park, featuring diligent officials and a posse of perspiring newsmen stumbling about chasing after some 400 or so reptiles estimated to be residing in the park.
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