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Going bananas
Life, Published on 14/09/2012
» While a movie made with prejudice can be a cause of international distress and even murder at the moment _ as is happening in Libya and Egypt _ the Thai Film Archive offers to bring its visitors back to where movies began: a realm of surprise and fantastical reverie. The Thai Film Archive in Salaya has recently opened a replica of Black Maria _ the name of Thomas Edison's first movie studio built in 1893. The Thai Black Maria allows visitors to perform in their own short films, with a choice of backgrounds, though the host, in a running joke, encourages everyone to include bananas in the performance.
More door BMW 6 series makes a gran entrance
Life, Published on 14/09/2012
» The all-new 6-series Gran Coupe is the highlight of this year's BMW Expo, which starts today and runs until Monday at CentralWorld, Ratchaprasong.
Keeping things simple
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 14/09/2012
» Black and white, ghetto-dweller and chateau owner, soul music and Vivaldi, spontaneous and uptight, super fit and fatally frail, full of life and resigned to death _ the extremities go on, and on, and on, in the French film The Intouchables, a cultural sensation and France's highest-grossing film of last year. It's not hard to see why.
Sanddab
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 14/09/2012
» This small, oblong and compressed flatfish with light brown colour mottled with yellow and orange spots is unique to the Pacific Ocean and very popular in California. Sanddabs are often confused with other types of flounder including Rex sole, true sole and some small halibuts. The fish is best cooked simply with a bit of salt and pepper and a dusting of flour before being quick fried in butter.
The French concoction
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 14/09/2012
» Just a few metres down the shaded residential soi adjacent to Thong Lor lies a private alley that leads to a small, lovely restaurant where diners are urged to act like guests at a house.
Window to Italy
Life, Pamela Tan, Published on 14/09/2012
» St Regis Bangkok w i l l br ing Michelin-star dining to the city when they introduce Italian chef Giancarlo Perbellini at Viu restaurant for a wonderful five-day promotion from Sept 25-29.
Jazz jam session at The Living Room
Life, Published on 14/09/2012
» For jazz lovers, The Living Room at the Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit has come up with a line-up of extraordinary international musicians throughout this month and next.
Slacking on the job
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 14/09/2012
» I Boy, would I be embarrassed if I was an official at the Interior Ministry right now. The whole country has learned (well, those who follow the news anyway) that the ministry's staff basically spend all their work time on Facebook. So much so that Thailand's favourite words - "crackdown" and "ban" - have had to be thrown in to combat this scourge.
Buy and Dine
Guru, Published on 14/09/2012
» Eating and shopping are national pastimes so we're helping you feed that need by giving away five sets of vouchers to dine and splurge at Rain Hill. Each set is valued at B600 and comprises of two B200 vouchers for dining and one B200 voucher for shopping.
Think you know what's happening in theworld around you?
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 14/09/2012
» Well, Guru doesn't and we need your help! See if you can answer these amazingly difficult questions and win yourself the joy of being right!