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Turn on, tune out
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 10/10/2025
» There's nothing remotely original about the plot of Netflix's new romantic comedy French Lover. A self-absorbed movie star meets a down-on-her-luck "ordinary" woman who teaches him the true meaning of life.
Future reflections
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 02/07/2025
» When curator Zen Sanehngamjaroen watched Netflix's Thai science fiction series, Tomorrow And I, she felt inspired to create the art exhibition "Future Hype", which is now on view at Maison JE. Tomorrow And I is a series which features four episodes with different futuristic themes -- cloning, life-like sex robots, AI and Buddhism and biblical flooding and societal division.
Punk's not dead!
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 18/02/2025
» How often do we get the chance to see our favourite band visit our country and perform live, especially when they come from halfway across the globe? Last Thursday, American pop-punk legends Green Day returned to Bangkok for the first time in 15 years. The expansive Impact Arena in Muang Thong Thani transformed into a high-energy haven for rock fans, who packed the venue from wall to wall, singing, jumping and screaming along as Green Day delivered an electrifying two-hour set.
What is an AI PC?
Life, James Hein, Published on 19/06/2024
» Last week I suggested that you would need something like a PC to run deep AI on your device. At Taiwan's recent Computex, there was the claim that they will sell tens of millions of "AI PCs". The problem is that the definition of an AI PC and what specs it needs is still vague.
An art renaissance
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 27/12/2023
» In 2023, Thailand's art industry continued to grow. Among the numerous events held nationwide, Adulaya Hoontrakul, director of the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC), highlighted three significant exhibitions: "Colorful Bangkok", "Thailand Biennale Chiang Rai 2023" and "Womanifesto: Flowing Connections".
Healing words
Life, Noko, Published on 26/12/2023
» When he was 13, Pataradanai "Koen" Setsuwan started his singing career. Two years later, he was a member of the boy band K-Otic which was active between 2007 to 2012.
The new normal of AI fakes
Life, James Hein, Published on 11/10/2023
» Following on from my last article, consider the following scenario. You've grabbed enough clear speech of someone to make a good AI model of them. You write up some text, pass it through the model and verify that the result sounds exactly the same as that individual. This is a little different from the previous example because it's a text to speech model, but essentially the same as using one voice to change to another. You now take a speech or interview from that person, change one word that will essentially change the context, and process this.
The right to clean air
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 05/06/2023
» In 2009, Smog In The City envisioned a not-too-distant future for Chiang Mai. Set in 2019, Fah returns home to find her family and villagers suffering from air pollution. Following a critical level of toxic haze, the government orders a state of emergency and immediate evacuation. After her mother dies of smog-induced acute coronary syndrome, she rushes to take her family to an airport like other evacuees. While her father and brother deteriorate, a couple approaches her car for drinking water.
Don't follow blindly
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 22/05/2023
» 'Never be a blind follower of people in life. Whatever people demonstrate on the outside, in reality, they may be the opposite inside."
An all-French affair at Sala Sudasiri Sobha
Life, Published on 14/03/2023
» Violinist Yada Lee and pianist Kant Lormsomboon will return to Sala Sudasiri Sobha throne hall for an evening of all-French music, on Sunday at 4pm.