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Where the struggle begins
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 04/11/2025
» Annemarie Jacir's Palestine 36 reminds us that the question of Palestine didn't begin two years ago but generations before that. Showing at the Tokyo International Film Festival, the film is set in the aftermath of World War I as the European powers carve up the Middle East like a spoiled child slicing his birthday cake: gleefully, arbitrarily, jabbing their fingers on a map with no regard of history or the need of local inhabitants.
The history of Siamese erotica
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 18/10/2025
» In high school, Artyasit Srisuwan saw his friends bring erotic books to class. Teachers confiscated the material and scolded them, but Artyasit did not take the genre seriously until over a decade ago when he got to know Luang Vilaspariwat, known as Kru Liam, a pioneer of erotic literature in the early 20th century, and wanted to write a thesis about it. Due to the lack of primary sources, his adviser convinced him to change the topic.
Race for glory this September
Life, Published on 15/07/2024
» Following its Bangkok debut in 2022 and a sold-out race in Malaysia last year, the "Asics Meta: Time: Trials" is making its way back to Thailand with a 10km race to be held at Suphachalasai National Stadium, Rama I Road, on Sept 22.
A selection of Oscar-winner Cillian Murphy's best works
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 15/03/2024
» Irish actor Cillian Murphy won his first Oscar for Best Actor on Sunday for his portrayal of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the inventor of the atomic bomb.
Poor Barbie... Oppenheimer's the bomb
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 08/03/2024
» The annual guessing game to read the minds of inscrutable Oscars voters is here.
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.
Is AI out for your job?
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 29/05/2023
» Science fiction is an ideal genre for people who wonder about, hope or fear for what can become real one day. One of the most famous themes in this genre is a dystopian future where technology develops malicious intent, and decides to take over the world with catastrophic consequences for humanity. While we're still not there yet, fiction is no longer fiction, and such wild imaginings have become reality, or at least some of them.
Gems of the Northeast
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 04/05/2023
» As the summer heat in Surin rose, we made our way to Satom Organic Farm in Chom Phra district. It is located among vast organic fields temporarily covered with yellow sunn hemp in the post-harvest season. This farm belongs to Sutaen Sukjit, who abandoned office work in Bangkok and returned home with a commitment to sustainable living.
A look at love in the multiverse
Life, Published on 09/11/2022
» Bangkok Community Theatre will put the entire multiverse into a live stage experience in Constellations, which promises to offer a deep and heart-warming show.
Visitors from Middle-earth
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 14/09/2022
» Amazon Prime's most anticipated fantasy series The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power finally premiered its first episodes on the platform last week, marking a strong start with breathtaking cinematography, excellent visual effects, a compelling story and a huge budget of reportedly US$60 million (2.1 billion baht) per episode, which is twice that of Stranger Things Season 4, and quadruple the cost Game Of Thrones' final season.