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The new oil shock
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 31/03/2026
» On Feb 28, the United States and Israel launched a joint military operation to attack Iran and kill the supreme leader Ali Khamenei. Iran retaliated with attacks targeting Israeli military bases as well as US military bases in the Middle East. Following US-Israeli strikes on Iran, on March 27 the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officially announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz which is a key oil transit route.
Modernising Mexican groove
Life, John Clewley, Published on 28/03/2026
» The Mexican Institute of Sound (MIS), founded in 2004 by Mexico City-based DJ and record producer Camilo Lara, is a project to bring together fusions of folk and traditional music with digital production and electronica. MIS started as a side project, based on Lara's own remixing of popular tracks.
Fragile strength
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 25/02/2026
» Naraphat Sakarthornsap has been interested in flowers since he was a child. When he was a primary student, he spent a summer break at his aunt's house in Surin. He liked to look through his aunt's botany books and remember the names of the plants and flowers. When he went to market, people were surprised that he could recognise a plant like nom maeo.
Fast-tracking a green future
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 21/02/2026
» Pasaya is a sustainable fabric brand and its factory in Ratchaburi is equipped with a wastewater treatment pond, a proper landfill-based waste management method and a proper working environment with ventilation and growing trees.
Anime embraces Boys' Love, highlights queerphobia
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 04/10/2025
» A rural village in Kubitachi, Japan, is humming with the sound of summer. Cicadas sing in deafening chorus. Sweat drips in the sweltering heat. Against this backdrop, two young lads savour melting ice cream on carefree days.
Stay on track
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 22/08/2025
» Last month, Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment released Jurassic World Rebirth, with the star-studded cast including Jonathan Bailey as palaeontologist Dr Henry Loomis.
Finding connection through art
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 16/08/2025
» When Malinee Sanguansataya, co-founder of MBH Made By Heart -- a collective of artists with neurodiversity and their caregivers -- had to organise an art exhibition at Seacon Square Srinakarin, she came up with the title "I To Us".
Hey influencers, nobody likes you
Life, James Hein, Published on 30/07/2025
» I was recently at Stonehenge in the United Kingdom. Apart from the historical significance, it is a huge tourist site. As you might expect there are rules, ropes to indicate boundaries and a well-run system. Enter the Influencer. She was the classic example, with friends, attitude and the only one who crossed the ropes to get that special picture.
The entitlement epidemic rages
Life, James Hein, Published on 16/07/2025
» I was recently at Stonehenge in the United Kingdom. Besides the historical significance, it is a huge tourist site. As you might expect, there are rules, ropes to indicate boundaries and a well-run system. Enter the influencer. She was the classic example, with friends, the attitude and the only one who crossed the ropes to get that special picture. The current set of typically self-declared influencers come with a sense of entitlement that is almost scary.
Will Tesla's camera-only autonomy prove its mettle?
Life, James Hein, Published on 02/07/2025
» I'm still not convinced that Tesla's camera-only approach will work well in all situations. According to a quick AI search, Elon doesn't like Lidar based on "cost, complexity, and philosophical disagreement with its necessity". Other manufacturers seem to have no problem with the first two of these and I challenge his last reason. I would have thought that a combination of available technologies would give you the safest options for all circumstances.