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Conserving river prawns
B Magazine, Story & photos by Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 05/07/2020
» An all-time popular species that has no rival is the river prawn. The best way to cook prawns is to grill them medium-rare with the heads full of shiny orange, liquid fat.
Looking at the positives of lockdown
B Magazine, Story by Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 17/05/2020
» Covid-19 is like a command from Mother Nature ordering us to stay still. Of course, it is natural that after staying at home for a while, many people are craving freedom and are anxious to resume their usual lifestyle. People are frustrated by not knowing when the lockdown order will come to an end or at least ease up. However, when looking at the situation from a different perspective, being forced to restrict your movement has a silver lining as it has brought tremendous advantages and remarkable social values worthy for us to adhere to in a new normal way of life.
What's happening in Thailand's music landscape this week (Jan 20-26)
B Magazine, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 19/01/2020
» Bon Iver Live in Bangkok (Jan 20)
At their sweetest
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 05/01/2020
» It is fortunate for mankind that many different types of bananas exist. Bananas are nutritious and can be eaten as sweet snacks or cooked as savoury dishes. This article touches on some of the well-known varieties grown in Thailand, their qualities, and their applications.
Peace comes at last to prince(ss) of pandas
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 22/09/2019
» To the casual observer, the news of the death of a panda bear in Chiang Mai last Monday may have elicited queries as to why it attracted such prominent media coverage.
Come and see
B Magazine, Story & photos by Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 15/09/2019
» Each weekend, thousands of Thai and foreign travellers visit destinations full of culture and history, serene nature with breathtaking views, cosy accommodation, delicious food and plenty of great shopping opportunities.
When sleaze gets slick
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 05/05/2019
» Fat White Family, for the uninitiated, are a South London group trading in all manners of classic punk depravities, rock'n'roll drug habits and songs with imaginatively risqué titles (Cream Of The Young, Is It Raining In Your Mouth?, Bomb Disneyland). Led by founding frontman Lias Saoudi, the band is notorious for their outrageous live gigs, where shocking antics and nudity are not uncommon. As a band, this collective transgression is the unique selling point upon which their 2013 debut album Champagne Holocaust and its follow-up Songs For Our Mothers hinged. It's also the very factor that contributed to "the sort of classic stereotypical drug meltdown", as Lias puts it in his recent interview with Noisey, which led to them getting dropped by US-based Fat Possum Records.
One more for the road
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 25/11/2018
» Yesterday, the Ploenchit Fair completed a full circle. The quintessential British event returned to its mother's breast, the British embassy, as a swansong for the grounds themselves. There are not that many annual events on the expat calendar that have stood the test of time. There are the various embassy balls, of course, and this year Fight Night made a successful return after its alleged demise in 2016.
The ventriloquist
B Magazine, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 30/09/2018
» There's an uncanny numerology associated with Theeradej "Kane" Wongpuapan. One of Thailand's most lovable actors, who's still attracting deafening screams at every public appearance, seems to have a thing for number six.
Blue sky dreaming in Mumbai
B Magazine, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 19/08/2018
» It's all begun from the curiosity when Seefah Ketchaiyo was a little girl. She went to observe her grandmother in the kitchen as she cooked dinner for the family. For some people, reading books opens a new world to them, but for Seefah, entering the kitchen was a whole new world for her.