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Get Woke at 4-Day Coffee Fest

BANGKOK — Coffee from around the country will make waking up easier the next three days when more than 100 brands spill the beans at a downtown convention center.

Kiss My Axe: Hurl Deadly Bladed Terror at Bangkok Range

BANGKOK — Got an axe to grind? Put both your mitts around the shaft and raise it behind your head, like you’re holding a back scratcher instead of a razor-sharp weapon. Take a moment to access your deepest rage and then hurl that thing.

Romcom Fever Triples Ayutthaya Tourism: Officials

AYUTTHAYA — Thais have been dressing up in traditional garb and taking road trips to Wat Chaiwatthanaram for photo ops, and a recent historical romcom that’s taken the nation by storm is taking the credit.

Zedd to ‘Break Free’ in Bangkok for Club Tour

BANGKOK — Russo-German electronic dance music producer DJ Zedd will be coming to the city’s nightlife district RCA next month.
downtown Tokyo where Ian Buruma once wondered the streets. Photo: Pexels / Associated Press

Book Review: A Man’s Infatuation With Japan in ‘A Tokyo Romance’

At a time when there still weren't a lot of foreigners in Japan, Ian Buruma moved to Tokyo to immerse himself in the esoteric world of avant-garde Japanese theater and film.

New Sukhumvit Theater Wants to Show Thai Movies Don’t Suck

BANGKOK — Think all Thai movies are big studio teen ghost comedies? Step into a new building near BTS Phrom Pong later this month and get engrossed in gripping true stories and out-there alternative cinema that can’t be found in any “major” cinemas.

Oscars 2018: ‘The Shape of Water’ Wins Best Picture

LOS ANGELES — The Cold War fantasy film "The Shape of Water" is the winner of the best picture Academy Award.

Oscars 2018: Peele, ‘Get Out’ Make History With Screenplay Win

LOS ANGELES — Jordan Peele had to dig deep to get the horror-satire "Get Out" to the screen, and his reward was the first original screenplay Oscar for an African-American.

Oscars 2018: Chile’s “A Fantastic Woman” Wins Foreign Language Film

LOS ANGELES — Landmark Chilean drama "A Fantastic Woman," a stirring story of love and loss that centers on a transgender woman, won the Oscar for best foreign language film on Sunday.

No Dress Code, but Plenty of References to #Metoo at Oscars

LOS ANGELES — There was no #MeToo or Time's Up dress code on the Oscar red carpet. But the topic was, to no one's surprise, a major talking point of the evening — and host Jimmy Kimmel got right to it in his opening monologue.

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