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The magic of Rome
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 17/10/2024
» As Rome welcomed the arrival of autumn, waves of avid tourists converged at the crossroads of Via delle Muratte, Via dei Crociferi and Via Poliand. It was becoming challenging for them to find an ideal spot to take photos of the Trevi Fountain, but they kept tossing a coin into it, wishing to revisit the Eternal City.
A slice of Naples
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 26/05/2023
» 'You can tell Neapolitan pizza apart from other pizzas easily by the perfect puff-up texture, the fresh appearance of the sauce and the fragrance.
Italians in Siam
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 03/01/2023
» When Mariannina Zuccaro arrived in Bangkok for her marriage with Mario Tamagno, an Italian architect who worked in Siam from 1900-1925, she encountered a stark contrast between her fiance's self-effacing character and monumental creations. According to Italians At The Court Of Siam, she referred to a photograph of the inauguration of a railway, on the back of which Tamagno listed everybody around King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), except himself.
The passion of Pasolini
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 10/06/2022
» Pier Paolo Pasolini was born in Bologna on March 5, 1922, and died in a violent, mysterious circumstance on the outskirts of Rome in November 1975. This year marks the centenary of the Italian poet's and filmmaker's birth, and this Sunday at 1pm, the Thai Film Archive will screen Pasolini's first film as director, Accattone, a gloriously austere ode to underclass plight. It will be the first time the 1961 film is screened in Thailand.
Jingle All the Way
Life, Published on 25/12/2020
» Christmas may be different this year with the spread of Covid-19 not just in Thailand but around the world, which has prevented people from travelling.
Percussive ensemble
Life, Published on 25/10/2019
» Bangkok's first and only Gamelatron, a sonic-kinetic gamelan installation by artist Aaron Taylor Kuffner, is on exhibit in the reception hall of Anantara Riverside Bangkok Resort.
Saint and sensibility
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 16/05/2019
» A Christian fable or a Marxist allegory? A magical-realist myth or a political cry against neoliberalism (or feudalism, which produces the same catastrophe anyway)?
Exploring the world, brick by Lego brick
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 18/12/2018
» Sculptures made with Lego bricks have never failed to wow the crowd wherever they are on display. Think of the world-famous "The Art Of The Brick" exhibition. Travelling to various cities including Paris, Milan, Geneva and now Turin, Lego installations by award-winning artist Nathan Sawaya are more than just toys. They are works of art.
Singaporean projects win at SEAFIC
Life, Story: Kong Rithdee, Published on 13/11/2018
» The concept of script labs and film pitching isn't a familiar one in Thailand. But it's an important step in the increasingly complex and competitive film industry -- here and throughout Southeast Asia.
The heart of the Olympics
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 02/08/2018
» Many sports lovers dream of experiencing the Olympic Games at least once in a lifetime. Nonetheless, not everyone is lucky enough due to certain limitations. Those waiting to fulfil this dream have an alternative to exploring the essence and evolution of the Games in every aspect, through exhibitions at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland.