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Halfmoon Festival brings superstar DJs to Koh Phangan
Life, Post Reporters, Published on 24/09/2025
» Thailand's iconic Halfmoon Festival is bringing major international talent for Koh Phangan's open-air jungle celebration which features a fresh run of bi-weekly shows from now through December this year.
Girls gone bad
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 18/07/2025
» Remember the popular HBO series Girls from over a decade ago? The show was widely recognised for its postfeminist commentary on female sexuality and millennial angst and it ran for a surprisingly long six seasons. To this day, I still don't really understand the rave reviews. I only watched a few episodes here and there, so I won't pretend to be an expert on it, but what I saw never quite resonated with me.
Agents of change
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 21/05/2025
» Awash with saturated colour and steeped in Brazil's history of authoritarianism, Kleber Mendoça Filho's The Secret Agent has emerged as a serious contender for the Palme d'Or. A former film critic, programmer and now a leading voice in Brazilian cinema, Mendoça Filho's fourth feature -- and his third in Cannes Competition -- is a political thriller, a tribute to disappeared dissidents, and a deft ode to the way memory is passed through time and technology.
Cannes 2025: What's on our watch list
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 13/05/2025
» The 78th edition of Europe's biggest film festival starts today. We take a look at some notable titles across different sections -- Competition, Un Certain Regard, Directors' Fortnight and Critics' Week -- including a Thai film.
Genre-bending greats
Life, John Clewley, Published on 16/07/2024
» Swamp Dogg (real name Jerry Williams Jr) is a well-known black American singer, songwriter, producer and Williams Jr's alter ego. A few years back, I wrote about Blame It On The Dogg: The Swamp Dogg Anthology 1968-1978, which features some of his hit R&B songs (put out under his real name and alter ego), such as She's A Heartbreaker by Gene Pitney and Stop Knocking by Ruth Brown.
JP Saxe to perform at Lido Connect
Life, Published on 22/04/2024
» Multi-platinum Grammy Award-nominated phenomenon JP Saxe will be flown into the Kingdom to serenade Thai fans with his soulful voice at Lido Connect Hall 3, Rama I Road, on May 25 at 7pm.
Coldplay adds Bangkok concert to extended Asia tour
Life, Post Reporters, Published on 15/06/2023
» Following the sell-out success of their November 2023 Asia/Australia shows, Coldplay is staging a second run of Asia dates for January and February next year, as part of their record-breaking "Music of the Spheres World Tour". The good news is that the dates include a show at Bangkok's Rajamangala National Stadium on Feb 3.
Counting down the best restaurants
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 30/12/2022
» Over the past year, Life has reviewed over 70 eateries. Here are the 10 that stand out.
RCB screens Oscar-nominated Subira
Life, Published on 24/08/2022
» RCB Film Club is screening the drama Subira, Kenya's nomination for the Oscars in 2018, at the RCB Forum, 2nd floor of River City Bangkok, Charoen Krung 24, on Saturday at 4pm.
A marriage of artistry and simplicity
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 08/04/2022
» Last Sunday was one of the best weather days of 2022. With the temperature in the usually-scorching Bangkok dropping to 22C, it was a great reason to go out and enjoy a rare April "chill".