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Minimalist monsters
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 06/01/2026
» To celebrate the festive season, Central Embassy collaborated with Sticky Monster Lab (SML), a multidisciplinary creative studio from Seoul, South Korea, to create decorations and installations titled “Funny Little Mess: Season Of Giving” which is being displayed until Jan 4.
Fractured bonds
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 28/04/2025
» Neo Sora's debut feature film Happyend envisions a dystopian near-future Tokyo under threat of an earthquake, which forms the backdrop of youth rebellion against authoritarianism. As it is followed by aftershocks that fracture personal relationships, Happyend is an ode to friends drifting apart at the mercy of larger forces, but still in the same universe.
The beating heart of old Bangkok
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 12/10/2023
» Song Wat Road is not as busy in the early morning as when it was a major hub for modern trade following Bangkok's transport transition from water to trains and cars more than a century ago.
Very soft Thai power in the making
Life, Apinan Poshyananda, Published on 20/09/2023
» Since the recent return of Thaksin Shinawatra after 15 years of self-exile to Bangkok and the parliamentary selection of Srettha Thavisin as Thailand's 30th prime minister on the same day, politics and culture have unfolded with drama and excitement.
Breaking barriers
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 05/05/2023
» Japan is known for many things, and its rich and robust culture attracts people from around the world. Besides food, movies and manga, the country also has a reputation for having one of the biggest pornographic and adult-toy industries in the world. While sex is a natural thing, Thailand is rarely open about it because we view it as taboo, vulgar and immoral. But whether you admit it or not, we have all seen 18+ content from Japan at some point in our life.
Nothing glorious about bullying
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 16/01/2023
» After Netflix K-drama The Glory, which was about school bullying, was launched at the end of 2022, it raised awareness about the problem and many Thai netizens often discussed it. In The Glory, the female protagonist was beaten and her body was burned in several places with a hair curler by a gang of teenagers. It was a shock to know that the case was inspired by a true event.
A new generation slasher
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 15/10/2021
» Recycling stories isn't new but common practice in Hollywood. However, it seems to be the main focus of Netflix lately, especially in the horror genre as some of these movies don't bring anything new to the table. For example, Stranger Things is almost a carbon copy of Stephen King's novels and a few months ago, the Fear Street trilogy reintroduced Gen Z to the teen slasher genre, which was popular back in the 1980s and 1990s, but it too fell short of developing an identity of its own.
Netflix to edit Squid Game S. Korean phone number after woman inundated with calls
Life, Reuters, Published on 08/10/2021
» A South Korean woman who was deluged with thousands of prank calls and text messages after her phone number was highlighted as a key plot point in Netflix's hit show Squid Game may soon get some relief.
A note on Thailand Biennale
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 02/01/2019
» One recent morning at Nopphrat Thara beach, the high tide flooded the lower part of a strange, interwoven structure. Rising from the blue water of the bay, it looked like an island, a new, unmapped island of Krabi visible from this popular spot where tourists visit and board tour boats to outlying islands.
A fatal prank
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 16/03/2018
» Pranks are supposed to be fun. They seldom are. They're cruel. The victim invariably suffers. When complaining, he or she is admonished: "Can't you take a joke?" A pail of water falling on the head when opening the door. Being told that a loved one has had an accident. A snake put in a car. Hilarious?