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Sonata of soft power
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 13/09/2025
» Bangkok's Sala Sudasiri Sobha was filled with anticipation as veteran pianist Nat Yontararak, his beloved wife and Pawongduen Yontararak announced their upcoming international concert series "Siam Sonata: Musical Tour Through Thailand 2025". The media conference marked a new chapter in Thailand's cultural diplomacy, one that blends music, heritage and the concept of soft power with performances in some of Europe's most prestigious venues.
Book bonanza
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 24/03/2025
» Thailand's biggest celebration of books is set to return in full force this month, promising readers, writers, and publishers an unforgettable literary experience. The 53rd National Book Fair and the 23rd Bangkok International Book Fair will take place from Thursday to April 7 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, where more than one million books will sprawl across a vast exhibition area of over 20,000m². This year's edition runs under the theme "Y Yak [Giant], Read Big", reflecting both the size and significance of what has become a landmark event in Thailand's cultural calendar.
Reading the room
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 29/05/2024
» After being postponed earlier this year, the Big Bad Wolf Books Bangkok 2024 international book fair finally settled on its new venue at The Market Bangkok, Ratchaprasong Intersection (next to Big C Ratchadamri and opposite CentralWorld).
No justification for Smith's actions
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 25/04/2022
» Ironically, despite many important things happening in our world, people have spent more time in the past few weeks talking about superstar Will Smith and his "Oscars slap heard round the world" than the Russia-Ukraine war, the pandemic or climate change.
Stories behind the food
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 08/10/2020
» Food lovers may remember David Rocco, a celebrity Canadian chef, food personality and best-selling author from his hit cooking series Dolce Vita or from his battle against Hong Kong star Nicholas Tse in Celebrity Chef: East Vs West. To the delight of his fans, the chef is back with a brand new show titled David Rocco's Dolce Southeast Asia on the National Geographic Channel, which takes place in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia and features the uniqueness of food and culture in each country. You can catch the episodes, which recently premiered, exclusively on National Geographic.
Come for the comedy, stay for the music
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 03/07/2020
» I'm usually quite sceptical when it comes to Will Ferrell's movies. Although I think he's a fairly funny guy, I also know that his trademark over the top blustering slapstick sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. But since the new musical comedy Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga was directed by David Dobkin, who directed the decent Wedding Crashers (2005), and with Ferrell who co-wrote and produced the film, I decided to give this new Netflix feature a try. While I don't think this comedy is necessarily funny, the production value, the pacing, the music and choreography are surprisingly well done. And especially the romcom of the two lead characters Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams is sweet, heartfelt, and definitely worth the watch.
What's happening on Thailand's music landscape this week
B Magazine, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 23/02/2020
» Flure Feat. Pod (Feb 27)
Swiss endeavour
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 22/02/2019
» Independent Swiss watchmaker H. Moser & Cie has opened its first point of sale in Pendulum's multi-brand boutique at CentralWorld.
Long live the difference
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 28/01/2019
» It's only a few weeks until the return of the Academy Awards (airing on the morning of Feb 25 in Thailand). And if you've been following entertainment news, and seen the list of this year's nominations, you might just have noticed that the 2019 Oscars is one of the most diverse yet.
