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More Indie Imports Coming to Renovated Live RCA

BANGKOK — Months after it debuted a live indie series including the folk-tastic Iron & Wine and Thai funk-inspired Texan trio Khruangbin, the Bangkok Art and Music Month is bringing more of the same in the few next weeks.

‘Time to Go’ For Bangkok’s Last Video Rental Store

BANGKOK — As the final purveyors of physical media surrender to on-demand gigabit streaming and torrenting, a longtime business in Bangkok is giving up the analog ghost.
Aretha Franklin performs in April 2017 at the world premiere of 'Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives' at Radio City Music Hall in New York. Photo: Charles Sykes / Invision

‘Queen of Soul,’ Aretha Franklin, Dies at 76

NEW YORK — Aretha Franklin, the undisputed "Queen of Soul" who sang with matchless style on such classics as "Think," ''I Say a Little...

Joe Sloane’s Philosophy of Happy Pig Slaughter

BANGKOK — Half of a pig lies open in front of the butcher. He expertly saws off its foot, separates the ribs and removes...

Femininity in Color: Artist Chalita Tantiwikosol Prints Women’s Lives

BANGKOK — Through characters, colors and prints, a young artist is seeking to start conversations about femininity, beauty and the meaning women bring to...
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‘The Weeknd’ Coming to Bangkok in December

BANGKOK — Get ready to chill out with the Starboy this December when The Weeknd drops into Thailand for a concert. Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, known...

Go Taiwanese When Doc Fest Kicks Off in Bangkok

BANGKOK — A film that puts together records of a social movement in which protesters occupied the Taiwan parliament over 20 days will be among selected documentaries to show later this month in Bangkok
Photo: Matt Summers / Yokota Air Base

Dance Zumba, Eat Brunch at ‘Exercise in Disguise’

BANGKOK — Swap a lazy Sunday for dance, workout and food next month when a downtown venue hosts a zumba and brunch session. September will...

Artist, Activist, ‘Terrorist?’ Shan Exile Occupies Bangkok Gallery

BANGKOK — The moment he was born in a Shan state jungle camp in 1971, Sawangwongse Yawnghwe was already an exile. He was 1 when his family loaded him onto a horse to take flight to Thailand’s Chiang Mai province.
Image: LuckyManFilms / YouTube

Watch Czech Noir Film on Cold War Trials Next Week

BANGKOK — Prepare for a Saturday thrill next week when a noir Czech film screens at a downtown venue as part of the Contemporary...

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