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Artists resist repression in Thailand, US

Oped, Sally Tyler, Published on 08/12/2025

» In late August, two seemingly unrelated events occurred in Thailand and the US. The Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) altered a major exhibit it had recently opened and, a few weeks later, the comedian Jimmy Kimmel was temporarily taken off the air by the ABC television network. These events are linked as forms of artistic repression and perhaps more concerning, as examples of the growing use of intermediary censorship by authoritarian regimes.

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The essence of Thailand in one phrase

Oped, Philip J Cunningham, Published on 05/06/2025

» The glossy brochures tell you it's "The Land of Smiles" or maybe it's just "amazing". Slightly more sophisticated takes suggest the essence of Thailand can be found in its unique expressions of showing consideration to others in the context of a hierarchy.

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Why I yelled at the TV during Harris's speech

Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 28/08/2024

» When you find yourself shouting at the TV, you know it's time to take a break. I reached that point last week, watching Kamala Harris's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, and what I yelled at the screen was, "The enemy is us!"

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It's a political circus

Oped, Postbag, Published on 20/08/2024

» Re: "Freeman Thaksin awaits docs", and "New PM looks to future", (BP, Aug 19).

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Irony takes centre stage at Olympics

Oped, Slavoj Žižek, Published on 08/08/2024

» Two big cultural events this summer, the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics and the release of Deadpool & Wolverine, both offer dazzling spectacles saturated by irony. But that is about all they have in common, and by analysing their differences, we can better appreciate the profoundly ambiguous nature of irony today.