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Colours, layers and imagination
Credit: Gary Gagliano. New York artist Gary Gagliano has been wowing Guru with his art for many years now, creating visionary pieces that make you forget about this reality and almost pull you to step...
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Thai independent films going strong
Dao Khanong (By The Time It Gets Dark). Photo: Anocha Suwichakornpong History, identity, cavemen, dwarves — independent Thai films taking on those subjects (and curiosities) are making the rounds at...
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Iron Whisk
Mille-feuille DIY set. The Iron Chef brand is not without its loyal followers. From the TV show alone, countless restaurants have drawn in plenty of clientele from the mere fact that one of the...
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The senses awaken to a new style of dining
Stimulating culinary and aesthetic sensations await the adventurous gourmand at the delightfully redesigned Rain Tree Café. As the restaurant’s host hotel, Plaza Athénée Bangko, A Royal Méridien, is...
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Nutrition from the hills
Take time out this weekend to shop for the very best quality fruits, vegetables and flowers as the annual Royal Project 47 event draws to a close at CentralWorld for another year. Organised by the...
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Fitbit weighs in with smart scale
Fitbit has come up with a weight scale that does more than measure your weight. The Aria is a smart scale with builtin WiFi that adds a whole new dimension to the level of information athletes of any...
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Great washes for a rainy day
The rainy season is often a headache for busy mothers, as they struggle to keep up with the endฌless washing generated by young kids. Samsung, a world leader in innovative digital home appliances, has...
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On the road with Beoplay
Weighing just 1.1kg, A2 is crafted with care from high-quality materials and looks and feels as good as it sounds. The Beoplay A2 Bluetooth speaker is a tiny 4.4×14.2×25.6cm but powerful (2×30 watts...
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A bigger boom for your baht
If you’re looking for a good sound system and your budget is less than Bt3,000, the Sherman SB55B2B is a new Bluetooth speaker system that gives amazingly good sound. The system has 80 watts of...
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Exhibition honours HM the Queen
The four designers with their models, from left, Wisharawish Akkarasantisuk, Palath Palathi, Sirichai Taharanont and Chai Jiamkittikul. The Contemporary Thai Fabric Project, Honouring HM the Queen’s...
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A clean start
Aurapraphan Sudhinaraset. Somchai Poomlard ‘I really like the skinhead haircut,” said Aurapraphan Sudhinaraset, smilingly. “I’m not changing the style. It’s liberating and comfortable. I shaved the...
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What's trending and happening this week
Jamie’s Italian Photo: Jamie Oliver 1 News is abuzz all over social media: Jamie Oliver’s food is finally coming to Thailand. Jamie’s Italian, a partnership between renowned British celebrity chef...
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A series of senior moments
My good friend Tony Preece is going to sing at the Lord Mayor’s Senior Cabaret Concert at Brisbane City Hall this Sunday afternoon. photo: courtesy of andrew biggs The concert is billed as featuring...
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Where's the beefcake?
AT YOUR SERVICE: The waiters of Loft Bar Hero in Chiang Mai cater to female customers. Many of them aspire to be or already work as models. PHOTOS: Chumporn Sangvilert They come from across the North,...
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No slacking off in hunt for salak
Rough on the outside: The Thai sala, ‘Salacca wallichiana’. The Indonesian salak is different in shape, colour and taste. Roy Cruise sent me an email asking where to find chempedak (Artocarpus...
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Having enough on your plate
By the term “one-dish meal”, most people mean a meal where a single plateful will fill them up. But using satiety as the basis if the definition doesn’t really work, because people have different...
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The BeastsUntamed
Electronic influences and uninhabited lust reach their peak on British art-rockers Wild Beasts’ latest studio offering. Wild Beasts/ Boy King Speaking of Boy King, bassist/vocalist Tom Fleming...
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Naked angst, Mit's tainted love, Pilot-in-a-tailspin
A “pretty” girl product presenter is apologising to the public after she forced a young woman to leave her condo naked when she discovered her and her boyfriend having sex. Wiralak “Manao” Sutthiprapa,...
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Illusions and camouflage
Australian artist Emma Hack paints on a model’s body until it perfectly aligns with the intricate, colourful patterns of the wallpaper behind the model. In other work, she perfectly adjusts the...
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China’s rise in pictures
Born in Hong Kong, Liu Heung Shing studied political science in the United States and soon after began working as a photojournalist for Time magazine out of New York. Then he got his “dream...
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