Animated Fantasy From the Emerald Isle at Irish Film Fest
A boy learns his sister can shape-shift into a seal in a hand-drawn animated fantasy inspired by Irish mythology at a film series reflecting some of ...
‘Maroon 5’ to Move Like Jagger Again in Bangkok
BANGKOK — Move like its 2011 again when an American pop band returns to the capital next year.
As part of their current tour promoting...
Cigarettes After Sex Coming For More Bangkok ‘Affection’
BANGKOK — After playing a sold-out show in Bangkok last year, an American ambient pop collective is coming back later this year.
A Decade On, Libertine Outpost ‘Overstay’ Lives Up to Its Name
Inside a hostel sheltering sub-budget backpackers, an effeminate gay man slowly spreads his arms in tai chi movements. Across the room, other guests drink at the bar, chew on mushroom bruschetta and listen to Guerilla Poubelle blare from a laptop.
Thai ‘Mentalist’ Sarin Brings Vaudeville Charm to Bangkok Stage
By day, he’s a programmer who graduated in robotics. By night, he dons a tux, goes on stage and predicts futures.
Gentle Humor Was the Lifeblood of Playwright Neil Simon
NEW YORK — When master playwright Neil Simon accepted the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2006, he was visibly nervous. But his...
Train Under a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Master in October in Bangkok
BANGKOK — Learn Brazil’s famed martial art later this year when an instructor trained by the discipline’s pioneers comes to the capital.
Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor...
In ‘Body Politic,’ The Audience is The Art
BANGKOK — An unusual street display turns the audience itself into the spectacle. Through performance art, an artist encourages not only physical participation but...
Green-Eyed Monster to Stalk ‘Othello’ in Bangkok
BANGKOK — Get a flavor of Shakespearean theater next week when a troupe performs a famous tragedy at a downtown music hall.
As part of...
Try Soap Made From Bangkok Street Food Oil
Maria Kalita runs Bangkok Soap Opera, where she turns used, donated oil into bars of artisanal, handmade soap colored into a rainbow with local herbs, in an effort to divert vats of oil dumped into the city’s sewers each day into something greener and cleaner.
