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    An aesthetic journey from old Siam to the modern day

    Life, Published on 29/03/2018

    » Just in time for the nostalgia craze that's hit Thailand in the past few months, the Fine Arts Department under the Ministry of Culture has brought back their highly successful exhibition, "Paen Din Thai Nai Adeed" ("Thailand's Past"), to be held indefinitely at the Siwamok Phiman Hall, on the grounds of the Bangkok National Museum.

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    Strange brew

    Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 29/03/2018

    » He went down to the crossroads, fell down on his knees, asked the Lord for mercy -- and somehow got it. In this biopic documentary, Eric Clapton -- his place in the pantheon of guitar god-dom guaranteed -- is a tragic genius denounced by his own mother and nurturing a desperate crush on his best friend's wife, which kept his guitar wailing and weeping. Here's a 60s-70s blues-rock maverick who sold his soul to heroin, cocaine, cognac, whatever, and when he emerged from the pit and things began to feel wonderful tonight, he lost his son in a terrible, terrible accident. That a new documentary about his life to date is allowed to end happily is proof that rock'n'roll (and life itself) can cheat the claws of fate and go on for longer than 12 bars.

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    Book reviews

    Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 29/03/2018

    » A desert thriller

  • LIFE

    Helming history into the present

    Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 29/03/2018

    » In the summer of 2017, when he'd become the chief executive of Breitling, Georges Kern learned about the long-established watchmaker from websites, books, museums and conversations with collectors.

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    Flying high

    Life, Noko, Published on 29/03/2018

    » Breitling's penchant for pilot's watches emerged in the 1930s when Willy Breitling introduced a specially-designed aviator wrist chronograph, and set up the Huit Aviation Department in 1938 to produce cockpit instruments as well as pilot's watches for civilian and military use, the latter particularly for approaching World War II.

  • LIFE

    Bitec hosts international craft show

    Life, Published on 29/03/2018

    » The Support Arts and Crafts International Centre of Thailand (Sacict) is holding the "Crafts Bangkok 2018" to showcase local and international craftsmanship at Bitec Hall 103-104, Bang Na-Trat Road, from today until Sunday, 10am-8pm.

  • LIFE

    Musician Daniele Sepe headlines Italian Festival

    Life, Published on 29/03/2018

    » Italian musician Daniele Sepe will bring his quartet to Bangkok for two nights of Italian jazz next week. They will perform at the Music Hall of Chulalongkorn University, Phaya Thai Road, on April 3 at 7pm, and then at The Living Room of the Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit on April 4 at 8pm.

  • LIFE

    Showcasing Taiwanese children's illustrators

    Life, Published on 29/03/2018

    » Children's picture books by seven Taiwanese illustrators will take centre stage during the TK Park International Children's Picture Book Festival 2018, which will kick off on Saturday and run until April 8.

  • LIFE

    Transporting you to another universe

    Life, Published on 29/03/2018

    » Piyatat Hemmatat's latest solo exhibition, "Eden, Part 1", takes you to another universe -- literally through drugs.

  • LIFE

    Traversing Pathum Thani's history

    Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 29/03/2018

    » It is no secret among my friends that in any plan for road cycling longer than 20km in total they can freely count me out. So when one of them insisted that I go explore his hometown near Bangkok, despite the obvious fact that it involves almost twice the distance I'm willing to ride, I knew there must be something special and worthwhile.

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