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Binary boost for the non-binary
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 25/07/2016
» Whenever we discuss the representation of the LGBT population in popular media, what comes to mind is often the names and faces we see on TV. We fail to look a little further to the nearby screen of our computer, especially into video games that people can spend countless hours on. The lack of diversity, while a shocker, is something to be expected. White male protagonists are leading the pack. And if women find it hard to see themselves being represented in the gaming world, the LGBT community has seen much worse.
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Pokemon: When free isn't really free anymore
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 25/07/2016
» Here comes the tune. And queue in the guitar solo.
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Design for life
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 19/07/2016
» Chuchart Kumkhiaw sells som tam and grilled chicken for a living in Pathum Thani. The stall, which sits in front of his house, was once in a rundown condition. Its squeaky wooden table where the cooking took place came with an uneven surface. There was also no dining table. Before, people had to sit on the available stone bench to watch black-and-white TV while they ate sticky rice.
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Discover Myanmar, in Bangkok
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 14/07/2016
» It's only Thursday, but that's not going to stop anyone from laying out plans for their weekend. Head to the cinema for Ghostbusters, The Purge: Election Year or Ice Age 5, maybe? Or, take advantage of Asarnha Bucha Day and Buddhist Lent Day coming up next week to take a trip outside of Bangkok on an extended holiday? For those who are staying in town this weekend and are looking to extricate themselves from the overcrowded shopping malls and pubs, Museum Siam is offering an alternative soirée on Saturday with "Myanmar Night".
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Sex education
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 11/07/2016
» Male TV-talk-show host Wuthithorn "Woody" Milintachinda announced recently that he's married a man. The news in a way served as a long-awaited clarification given that Wuthithorn's sexual identity has always been in question. Indeed, it's received a mixed bag of reactions.
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Letting go of unhealthy foods
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 04/07/2016
» Every day, Phra Pisit Siriwathatano would leave his temple at dawn to conduct a daily alms round in his neighbourhood of Nonthaburi. Taking about two hours, the monk later returned to the monastery with a full alms bowl and a large sack filled with food offerings from Buddhist laymen and laywomen. Sometimes, people would also visit the temple to offer lunch to him and other monks.
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A musical that uses every emotional colour on the palette
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 01/07/2016
» It's 1980s in Dublin, and there's a boy, a girl and music. That's how Sing Street can be summarised in a few words. But when you have John Carney -- director-writer of Once and Begin Again -- at the helm of this musical comedy-drama, you know the film is so much more than just a simple boy-meets-girl story.
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Three is the magic number
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 29/06/2016
» BFF may stand for Best Friends Forever in the teen lexicon, but this past weekend the term has been redefined for "The Battle Of BFF Concert", held at the Royal Paragon Hall for two nights where Thai pop singers took turn battling one another with songs and dance moves for three-and-a-half hours straight.
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Fight the right fight
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 27/06/2016
» There were rainbows everywhere. From the stage and the cake to the crowd that adorned themselves in seven bands of colour and more, everything was bright and vivid at the annual gay pride reception held at the US Ambassador's Residence on Wireless Road last Tuesday.
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Fight against the bite
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 21/06/2016
» Mosquitos are not just a nuisance. In the past few years, these tiny, buzzing creatures have posed more detrimental health risks as a carrier of several vector-borne diseases such as dengue fever, the Zika virus and others.
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