Literature
The History of Thailand in 100 Objects: Patpong Co,. Ltd.
"Tom, Tom, where you go last night?" Ad Carabao sings in the opening lines of 'Welcome to Thailand.'“I love Meuang Thai. I like Patpong."The lyrics from to the 1987 song from the legendary Thai rock band Carabao...
Commentary
Social media star under fire for cozying up to coup-leader; alleged to have embezzled donations
Sean Buranahiran, a Thai social media influencer and life coach, was heavily criticized last week for calling deputy minister Prawit “kind of sweet” in a clip on his channel.Prawit is one of the masterminds behind the 2014 coup and...
Commentary
Is Asia’s cosmopolitan elite so entrenched with American ‘global culture’ that it fails to see problems at home?
When George Floyd died with a police officer’s knee on his neck, it set America alight in protest. But it was not just in America that the words “I can’t breathe” were plastered across protest signs and Instagram stories....
Literature
The Siam Satirist: Thai netizens angry over first New York Times article they’ve read in 10 years
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Thai social media users took to multiple online platforms this week to express their displeasure over a New York Times article about fruit.The article, written by New York Times Southeast Asia Bureau Chief Hannah Beech, detailed the arduous...
Commentary
Eating American hamburgers require little effort but the heartburn is real
All across the United States, many variations of the 'burger,' exists. Regional rivalries prompt grandiose claims that theirs is 'the world's best hot dog' or 'the greatest burger' but there is no objective way to measure such boasts. ...
The Culture Blog
Blackpink sets new YouTube Premiere record with “How You Like That”
Global K-pop supergroup Blackpink sets a new YouTube Premiere record as 1.65 million fans watched the unveiling of their new comeback "How You Like That" on Friday.The music video has already surpassed 450,000 views and 1.1 million likes on...
Commentary
Opinion: Liverpool have won a league title after 30 years; When does Thailand get a win?
Liverpool have finally done it. On Friday morning (Thailand time), the reds finally broke the curse and won a league title after a 30 year wait.To put that into footballing terms, the last time the reds won the...
Commentary
The battle that led to a dozen revolutions including Siam’s
The smoke had barely cleared over the narrow body of water that separated Tsushima Island from the Japanese mainland but the Battle of Tsushima Strait was already making headlines around the world.For the first time in modern history,...
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Review: Da 5 Bloods adds to America’s library of Vietnam War films but does not break the mold
“All wars are fought twice,” Pulitzer-Prize winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen wrote, “the first time on the battlefield, the second time in memory.”Da 5 Bloods is an evocative contribution to the memory of the Vietnamese battlefield.“Furiously alive,” in...
Commentary
The view from the students: We will not stop fighting
Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul, or Roong, as she is known among her friends, received a summons from the Royal Thai Police for her involvement in the demonstration calling attention to the disappearance of Wanchalerm Satsaksid on June 5th.The warrant stipulated...
