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Global grooves
Life, John Clewley, Published on 05/11/2024
» Manu Chao released his last studio album La Radiolina in 2007. Prior to that, he released Clandestino in 1998 and Proxima Estacion: Esperanza in 2001 to global acclaim. He took off with a huge ensemble to tour the world after that, which resulted in the live album Radio Bemba Sound System in 2004. And prior to that, he had already played his version of punk rock, inspired by The Clash, with the legendary band Mano Negra.
Asean Film Festival is finally here
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 28/03/2024
» Despite the odd, unexplained double postponement -- the first when it was moved from early December 2023 to late January 2024, and then from January to March -- the Bangkok Asean Film Festival finally gets under way, from today until Sunday at SF CentralWorld. Despite the adjournment, the line-up looks decent, with the best Southeast Asian titles culled from the past year -- Tiger Stripes, Inside The Yellow Cocoon Shell, Abang Adik, Dreaming And Dying, Oasis Of Now, Nowhere Near, Morrison, Thai classics The Adventure Of Sudsakorn and The Adulterer, and a short film competition.
Global icons in focus in new collection
Life, Published on 06/04/2023
» Portraits of global icons and revolutionaries are showcased during “Game Changers”, which is running at RCB Photographers’ Gallery 2, 2nd floor of River City Bangkok, Charoen Krung 24, until April 23.
Del Toro channels inner Hitchcock
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 28/10/2022
» Less than a week leading up to Halloween, the dark fantasy wizard Guillermo del Toro teamed up with Netflix to celebrate this year's spooky season by bringing us four nights of a horror anthology, Guillermo Del Toro's Cabinet Of Curiosities. The series features eight unique horror stories, co-written by del Toro, who has curated a collection of unprecedented and genre defining tales, and handpicked various filmmakers to be the director of the set episode. Each is different from the next in terms of storytelling and levels of scariness.
Award-winning Yumi Ito to perform in Bangkok
Life, Published on 17/10/2022
» Sala Sudasiri Sobha is holding a jazz concert featuring award-winning vocalist Yumi Ito, on Saturday at 8pm.
Laureus honours sports heroes
Life, Published on 29/04/2022
» On the occasion of the 2022 Laureus World Sports Awards held in Seville, Spain, last Sunday, IWC Schaffhausen unveiled the Portofino Chronograph 39 Edition Laureus Sport For Good, limited to 1,000 pieces.
Challenging road race
Life, Published on 17/02/2022
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand invites running enthusiasts to put their stamina to the test in the Sankala Road Trail, which will take place on March 20.
Drowning in love
Life, Sawarin Suwichakornpong, Published on 01/10/2021
» Not very often are the subjects of identity, race, racism told through a candid story of love. Open Water, a highly acclaimed novel by 27-year-old British-Ghanaian author Caleb Azumah Nelson is one of the few books that attempts to do just this, and with great effect.
Enter the dragon
Life, Published on 25/06/2021
» In late 2020, Jaquet Droz revealed the first signs of a partnership with John Howe, the illustrator and conceptual artist of Peter Jackson's The Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit trilogies.
Exhibit examines career of renowned Thai artist Pinaree Sanpitak
Life, Published on 25/03/2021
» Before the "House Calls" exhibition by celebrated artist Pinaree Sanpitak wraps up early next month, 100 Tonson Foundation is hosting the public programme "Pinaree Sanpitak 1985-2020 Monograph Launch" on Saturday at 2pm.