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An iconic Christmas
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 04/12/2025
» It was around 8.30pm on Thursday when I braved the cold to catch a spectacular display at Selfridges London. Hovering above the Queen of Time, Tinker Bell sprinkled an over-100m trail of pixie dust that traversed across the purple-and-blue facade, with a magical tune from Cinderella. It culminated with the 11m-tall Disney Castle, the largest installation to feature on the store for over half a century, in the corner.
Vienna's musical message to aliens: One, two, three. One, two, three
Life, Valeriya Safronova of the New York Times, Published on 04/06/2025
» VIENNA - What would aliens make of the waltz?
Cortina Watch celebrates golden jubilee with gala dinner
Life, Published on 09/12/2022
» From its humble beginning with the first store at Colombo Court, Cortina Watch has become a publicly listed company with over 45 boutiques in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Australia.
Miu Miu's tiger line is apex of cuteness
Life, Published on 28/01/2022
» Miu Miu welcomes the Lunar New Year with the Tigers T-shirt collection starring big cats in animation.
At home in the mud and the blood
Life, Glenn Whipp©2021 The Los Angeles Times, Published on 06/09/2021
» Anya Taylor-Joy posted a brief Instagram video a few weeks ago during a car ride, her hair damp, her face smeared with dirt and her smile radiant as she laughed and announced, with a hint of astonishment: "Wow … today was a very good day." There were no words in the post's caption, just a volcano emoji bracketed by two ice cubes.
Fears of a brain drain
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 17/05/2021
» A couple of weeks ago, the Facebook forum "Let's Move Abroad" was established and it grew rapidly to 500,000 members within three days. The founder of the forum, Pooh, said in an interview with The Standard that he runs many restaurants in Thailand that have all suffered financially due to the pandemic. He wants to expand his business to other countries so he established the forum to get information from people who have experience working and living abroad. The forum, which provides both positive and negative information about being an immigrant, includes how to study languages, what kinds of jobs are available, how to prepare visas and apply for jobs. Even though Pooh supports the youth protest movement, the forum does not aim to tackle political issues but focus on information regarding how to settle down in developed countries.
New, safe home for the Louvre's unseen treasures and artefacts
Life, Elaine Sciolino of the New York Times, Published on 17/02/2021
» PARIS: It is the most ambitious move in the history of the Louvre -- a five-year project to transfer a quarter of a million artworks to an ultramodern storage site 193km away in northern France.
In 2020, China heads into 1984
Life, James Hein, Published on 23/10/2019
» China will have 626 million CCTVs installed by 2020. That's close to one for every two people in the country. By the end of 2019, any application for Internet access will require first having your face scanned. In 2020, if you want to surf the web you will first have to pass a facial recognition process. If you are recognised and your social score is high enough you will be able to connect. This directive comes from the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Technology.
Indonesian relief efforts seek donations
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 16/10/2018
» The magnitude-7.4 earthquake that hit Indonesia's Sulawesi late last month together with the tsunami that followed took the lives of at least 2,000 people. This makes it the deadliest quake to have devastated the country since 2006 and the deadliest in the world so far in 2018.
Playful pampering
Life, Noko, Published on 09/01/2018
» Facial sheet masks have become a beauty staple, not only for an intensive treatment but for playful skin pampering as they come in various designs featuring images of animals and famed characters, from dragons and pandas to The Simpsons and Winnie the Pooh.