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Regulating (or not) the world of online news
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 23/01/2017
» Ten months after television anchor Sorrayuth Suthassanachinda bowed down to peer pressure and quit his role as host of a popular morning show, the celebrity newsman made a comeback in front of the camera -- which happens to be his own.
When Chinatown is no longer Chinese
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 25/01/2017
» To visitors, Yaowarat comes to life when the gold shops' tall windows go dark and neon signs burn bright on top of buildings. As night falls, the main street of Bangkok's Chinatown transforms into a lively canteen, buzzing with vendors and noise and cars. Tourists, sitting on plastic stools as they wait for their seafood dishes to be served, flood the pavements. Their overflow on the road causes drivers to manoeuvre their cars in stop-motion, honking at each other.
The timeless present of the moment
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 02/02/2017
» When walking around Kamin Lertchaiprasert's installation Nothing Special, one enters a meditative state comparable to the one experienced by the artist as he was sculpting the 364 ceramic bowls used for his piece.
The faces of the disappeared
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 03/02/2017
» From time to time, one comes across a news report about a man or a woman, killed for demanding their rights or standing in the way of influential figures.
Finding the face behind the statistics
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 12/01/2017
» Stories about drug use and addiction in Southeast Asia are a common sight in the media. But while we get the lowdown on raids, crackdowns and statistics, there are rarely human faces behind the figures.
Starck oasis
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 25/11/2016
» When iconic designer Philippe Starck was tasked with creating a luxury residence in Pune, Mumbai's satellite city in India, he drew inspiration from the locale, including in his work details such as a sandals motif painted on a ceiling.
The pure force of student activism
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 15/07/2015
» 'Shoot them, just shoot them!" It didn't take long for such calls to be heard after the police encircled the group of students, huddled in front of Bangkok Art and Culture Centre.