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Beyond pizza and pasta: Italy's culinary heritage awaits Unesco nod
Reuters, Published on 09/12/2025
» ROME - Italian cooking, already celebrated around the world, is poised for a new accolade: formal recognition as a cultural treasure from the United Nations' cultural agency, Unesco.
Solo exhibition explores intersection of faith and identity
Life, Published on 23/10/2025
» Art lovers are invited to reflect on their identity, faith and freedom during "Seeking In The Interstices", which is running at Tang Contemporary Art until Nov 23.
Sashaying towards soft power
Life, STORY AND PHOTOS : Thana Boonlert, Published on 28/07/2025
» Performers spent an hour on their transformation with elaborate makeup and costumes. When the curtain went up, they sashayed, lip-synced, danced, jumped and somersaulted. After a jaw-dropping show, they removed all the glitter and returned to normal life. The next day, they repeat the cycle.
Art for biodiversity
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 10/09/2024
» Organised by Thai Beverage Plc, the art competition White Elephant Award returns with an exhibition with the theme "Biodiversity". Among numerous artworks, two art pieces, Land Of Life (wooden block) by Teerapon Phopaesri and Diversity Within Dominated Condition (a sculpture made from lead, steel, paper mache and resin) by Chaiyan Ninlabon won the White Elephant Prize and the Grand Prize, respectively.
Musicians sound alarm about AI-enabled ‘theft’
Reuters, Published on 03/08/2024
» American country musician Tift Merritt’s most popular song on Spotify, “Traveling Alone”, is a ballad with lyrics evoking solitude and the open road.
They're ignoring MrBeast's rules of YouTube, and thriving
New York Times, Published on 24/05/2024
» NEW YORK - Late last year, Zackary Smigel, a YouTube creator, made a video titled "Why Is YouTube Like This?" By "this" he meant that the platform was filled with videos that have sensationalised titles, heavily edited content and grabby thumbnails, often featuring a person’s emotive face.
Thailand tourism festival takes over QSNCC
Life, Published on 28/03/2024
» From today until April 1, the 42th Thailand Tourism Festival is transforming Queen Sirikit National Convention Center into a fun playground that combines Thai tradition and technology to create new visual travel experiences.
Prince's ruffled shirt sells for $33,000
AFP, Published on 21/11/2023
» NEW YORK - A silk shirt with a ruffled collar that helped define late music legend Prince's distinctive style has sold for US$33,000.
Experts urge a multidisciplinary approach in tackling mass shootings
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 30/10/2023
» A 14-year-old boy was arrested earlier this month for using a modified gun to open fire on shoppers at Siam Paragon shopping mall. The shooting resulted in three deaths and injury to four others. To prevent such tragic events from happening in the future, media platform The101.world together with Kid For Kids, Child and Family Policy Knowledge Center, recently organised a forum to discuss what people can learn from the event.
Memes of dissent
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 14/08/2023
» It is not as whimsical as it seems. After the onset of the largest pro-democracy movement since the military coup in 2014, university and high school students cuddled hamster dolls and ran around in circles. "Delicious tax!", hundreds of them sang, from a cartoon jingle at Democracy Monument in late July 2020. Crowdsourced from a social media platform, Hamtaro, a shorthand for caged mice demanding freedom, spawned many internet memes, including a greedy caricature of junta leader Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha.