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Deeper than design
Charif Lona in his recent design project, Track17. The design director of Studio Act of Kindness could easily pass for a fashion darling — with his brand of photographs that flaunt a dark and broody...
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Summertime vodka party
Grey Goose’s ‘Summer Soiree’ global series party celebrating summer. Grey Goose’s “Summer Soirée” global series party The Em District Pop Up Beach Quartier Avenue, G floor, EmQuartier HOST: Issac...
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Ashes of late writer Garcia Marquez head home to rest in Colombia
BOGOTA – The ashes of the late Nobel Prize-winning novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez will be laid to rest near his seaside home in Colombia on Sunday. People walk by a billboard with an image of the late...
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‘Thrilling’ western is mainstream hit of Cannes film festival
CANNES – Whichever film wins the Palme d’Or at Cannes on Sunday night, there is no mistaking the biggest mainstream hit of the festival. (From left) US actors Chris Pine and Ben Foster with British...
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Den of intrepidity
Den’s name first appeared on a list of children whose parents had been killed in the 2004 tsunami. Officially there were 92 children — local Phangnga, Phuket and Krabi kids — whom the Thai government...
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Freinds in need
Oreo was rescued from the meat trade three years ago. He has been loving, loyal and playful since. Now, the family must leave Thailand and cannot take him. Oreo is less than four years old, healthy and...
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When dreams become nightmares
M83’s seventh studio LP defies expectations with a quirky ’80s throwback sound, but is likely to put off long-time fans M83/ Junk M83’s Anthony Gonzalez is a man fascinated by dreams. His last double...
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Xerophytes win water fights
Burned bright: This flame tree in Phetchabun is a thing of the past. It was cut down when Highway 21 was widened. May is almost at an end. Usually around this time, our friends Bantherng and his wife...
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Fashion snub, Fight not over, ‘Dai’ won’t be ‘kept’
Actress “Mai” Davika Hoorne says Thais who dropped in to the Cannes film festival last week were delighted to see her, even if Thais at home were hammering her on the internet for failing to credit a...
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Bitter pills to swallow
In our current era we have a near endless choice of ways in which to look after ourselves and maintain good health. When we get sick there are hospitals of different types that offer highly specialised...
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True to their roots
Banding together: Matuto band members, from left, Rob Curto, Ze Mauricio, Ayneley Powell, Kevin Hamilton and Clay Ross, will be bringing their unique sound to Bangkok next weekend. In an industry...
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When dreams becomenightmares
M83’s seventh studio LP defies expectations with a quirky ’80s throwback sound, but is likely to put off long-time fans M83/ Junk M83’s Anthony Gonzalez is a man fascinated by dreams. His last double...
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Swing when you’re winning
Behind Ariya Jutanugarn’s impressive victory at Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic Tournament earlier this month is the story of how the young athlete managed to overcome her own demons. Ariya knew she had...
View ArticleWe’re going to need more roads – or places to park our cars
Tensions over urban overcrowding came to a small but significant head in Bangkok last week when the boys from Samranrat Police Station began reclaiming the sidewalk from homeowners and shopkeepers...
View ArticlePeranakan spirit lives on
Hidden away inside a two-storey shophouse on Singapore’s East Coast Road is a treasure trove of Peranakan culture – everything from the food and fashion to art and furniture to rites and customs. Enter...
View Article‘Everyone is equal’
The hierarchy for which Thai society is known vanishes in the exhibition “Born from the Earth”, in which Sompop Burtarad’s portraits of His Majesty the King and a humble farmer hang at the same level....
View ArticleOne reign, many accomplishments
Customers of the Government Savings Bank (GSB) and members of the press pretty well filled Muangthai Ratchadalai theatre last Wednesday night as the curtain rose on the first performance of “Thiraracha...
View ArticleNew voice for an ancient instrument
In a joint performance last month by Charles Riley and Ron Miles, the audience inside a packed hall at the University of North Carolina watched the American duo’s street-dance moves, straight out of...
View ArticleOpera Siam’s bag of tricks
In less than a month, Opera Siam presented Bangkok with no fewer than seven events – including three performances of an opera, the Thailand premieres of major repertory works for symphony orchestra and...
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Empires don’t endure the ages
Empires have come and gone throughout human history — some lasting more than a millennium, others less than a century. Contemporary historians keep analysing the reasons for their rise and fall. They...
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