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Netflix embraces Thainess
B Magazine, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 22/09/2019
» An island wrecked by tsunami. Over 30 teenagers left at shore to fend for themselves. Supernatural occurrences. These elements make up the basis of The Stranded, Thailand's first original series to be premiered on the Netflix global streaming platform at the end of this year.
Eat, drink and be merry
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 23/12/2018
» Happy Holidays, dear reader! In the dying embers of 2018, it is a good time to look back to consider all our achievements and "life lessons" (what we used call "failures") over the last 12 months.
A little thing called love
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 25/11/2018
» Has anyone even noticed that Michael Bublé has been gone for two years? Well, us neither (for some reason it feels like he's always there forever blessing us with his rendition of great American songbook classics). But, yes, he did take a little hiatus following his oldest son's illness. There was talk of him retiring, which has turned out to be simply talk because here he is with his 10th studio effort, Love, a follow-up to 2016's Nobody But Me.
A bamboo tree for all trades
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 08/07/2018
» A rare sighting of phai si suk, or thorny bamboo, only seems to bring up memories of the past nowadays.
The birds laughing all the way to the nest
B Magazine, Apurva Manek, Published on 08/07/2018
» White-crested laughing thrushes are noisy, social birds who occasionally burst into loud calls that sound just like laughter. It is this laughter like loud calls that lends this species its name. They also sport a signature white hood and raised crest. They are also easily recognisable due to their broad and elongated black eye-mask, which reminds me of a pirate.
A Crowd Pleaser
B Magazine, Duangkamol Panya, Published on 01/07/2018
» Even the pickiest of eaters should have things they enjoy on the table. This has long been the guiding philosophy for Nanthaporn Janchalia Seributra when cooking up a feast for family and friends at home.
A pungent debate
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 24/06/2018
» Three weeks ago, a report was published by the Commerce Ministry addressing the drop in garlic prices in the North. It explained the ministry had contacted noodle chain Chai See Mee Kiew to buy more garlic to make the krathiam jiew (deep fried garlic) that tops their dishes.
Trekking lightly: a trip through the himalayas
B Magazine, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 10/06/2018
» It was 7.30 in the morning. Driving through misty clouds on an unpaved road sandwiched between a plummeting mountain drop and a local Nepali village, our jeep clamored its way up from Pokhara's peaceful lakeside to Nayapul -- the starting point to the "shortest" and "easiest" trek in central Nepal.
N Korean underdogs win on screen
B Magazine, Oliver Fennell, Published on 06/05/2018
» North Korean movies rarely make it to the outside world, but 2012's Comrade Kim Goes Flying not only received a limited international release, it also earned the distinction of becoming the first North Korean production to be shown at a film festival in South Korea.
Set the wheelchairs of change in motion
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 18/03/2018
» Anybody doing business in Thailand has horror stories about red tape. Not a day goes by where I am not responsible for felling at least one tree from somewhere deep within a national park. Page after page, I sign the bottom of these utterly useless photocopied pages, in triplicate, one after the other, all the time either contemplating life or how to end it all and put myself out of this bureaucratic misery.