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Off the leash
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 20/10/2019
» "Dogs whine to communicate their physical, mental and emotional states..." At first glance, Dogwhine's artist bio reads like the opening to a freshman's college essay. Then, out of the blue, what initially appears to be a direct quote from the dictionary turns into a sly jab at the absurd prohibition on political gatherings of five or more people imposed by the junta: "Not all whines are created equally. Sometimes dogs gather to whine in group. When they come together more than five, they often get chased or taken away." Like hip-hop firebrands Rap Against Dictatorship who brought us the brilliant anti-junta Prathet Ku Mee (What's My Country Got), this Bangkok five-piece are unapologetically political from the outset.
Failing to heed history
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 19/05/2019
» You've got to hand it to Ekachai Hongkangwan. Like him or not, the man keeps coming back for more.
Tension and high kitsch in Tel Aviv
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 12/05/2019
» The Eurovision Song Contest begins this Tuesday. For the first time ever in its history, it may have been a catalyst for war.
The one who has outlasted them all?
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 14/04/2019
» Facebook photos of my staff member Mek pop up regularly on my Timeline.
Walk on the wild side
B Magazine, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 03/02/2019
» Thin fog was slowly floating against the backdrop of mountains above the Loisaba Conservancy in northern Kenya. It was nearly dawn when I woke up in my tented camp to the songs of chirping birds.
Once upon a time in Paris
B Magazine, Denis D. Gray, Published on 28/10/2018
» If one was lucky enough to have lived in Paris while young, wrote Ernest Hemingway, the city would remain with you for the rest of your life. Humphrey Bogart echoed the sentiment with that classic movie line from the closing frames of Casablanca. "We'll always have Paris," Rick, his character, tells the woman he will never see again. And even Art Buchwald, the humour columnist, weighed in, titling his charming memoir I'll Always Have Paris.
A Spiritual land
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 28/10/2018
» It's a particularly ghostly period in Thailand, where last Wednesday we witnessed the annual ghostly fireballs on the Mekong River and now we're preparing for Halloween this coming Wednesday.
Watch your heart
B Magazine, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 21/10/2018
» The newest version of the Apple Watch is inching towards becoming a medical device. With a built-in electrocardiogram, it is said to be the world's first wearable available to consumers over the counter to offer such medical functionality.
Within a whisker of success
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 13/05/2018
» The news about the burgeoning fake cosmetics industry -- and the celebrities risking arrest for being presenters -- reminds me of an incident last year in my own office.