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#259: Around the World in BKK

6th World Film Festival of Bangkok

October 23rd, 2008

6th World Film Festival

From Oct 24-Nov 1, more than 60 films from around the globe will be screened (read more...)

 

Arch Enemies

October 23rd, 2008

Arch Enemies

Anastasia Soare, the “eyebrow artist” who founded this worldwide company, developed a special (read more...)

Art: Oct24-31, 2008

October 24th, 2008

Art: Oct24-31, 2008

Klemens Ortmeyer and Paul Albert Leitner takes us through a scenic journey through cities (read more...)

 

Bangkok Globetrotting

October 23rd, 2008

Bangkok Globetrotting

Think of the foreign influences on this city and you would probably think of the sizeable (read more...)

 

Boqueria

October 24th, 2008

Boqueria

Set in the posh office buildings of All Seasons Place, Boqueria is able to take the diner out of the hustle and bustle of the office tower (read more...)

 

Freewill Astrology: Oct 24, 2008

October 23rd, 2008

SCORPIO (Oct 23-Nov 21): How do you respond when the past and future are at odds? What resources do you draw on when the person you have always been starts to evolve into an interesting new form that you don’t recognize? Scorpio, you will be asked to deal with these questions on a larger scale than before. My advice? (read more...)

Halloween 2008 Specials

October 25th, 2008

Halloween 2008 Special

DJ Knatz, Jazzbah Records and the Soundelement Crew team up to bring you a Halloween Overdoze special (read more...)

Last Week in Reality: Oct 7-12

October 23rd, 2008

7 TUE

In Nakhon Ratchasima, two friends get into a brawl over politics, leaving one badly injured and the other dead. A group of friends including Vichai Jumsrising, 34, and Chamlong Laochumpae, 40, are at a convenience store drinking and watching the protests on TV. (read more...)

Loy Krathong in Sukhothai

October 23rd, 2008

Loy Krathong in Sukhothai

Loy Krathong can be traced back more than 700 years ago to the ancient Thai capital of Sukhothai (read more...)

Music: Oct24-31, 2008

October 23rd, 2008

Music: Oct24-31, 2008

Raise a glass to round two of the free flow beer and indie/rock concerts (read more...)

New Divas, MLTR, Retox

October 23rd, 2008

New Divas in 11, Retox Return, and MLTR concert in Bangkok

One of the joys of Bangkok nightlife is the mix of the classy and not so classy. (read more...)

Nightlife: Oct 24-31, 2008

October 24th, 2008

Nightlife: Oct24-31, 2008

Ditch Friday and Santika present Hot legs winter feat. Dome nologo and DJ Ono MC Petchy from Bangkok Invaders(read more...)

Now Showing: October 23

October 23rd, 2008
Now Showing: October 23

What's in theater this week!

PICK> Body of Lies. (USA). Leonardo DiCaprio signs up to Ridley Scott’s spy game to play a CIA operative assigned to track down a terrorist in Jordan. The script is written by Oscar winner William Monahan (The Departed) and features Russell Crowe as DiCaprio’s boss. (read more...)

Over the Edge

October 23rd, 2008

Over the Edge

Without an internet connection, having a super-phone is like owning a car without gas (read more...)

Posh Pastry, Viva Italia, Thai-Chinese

October 24th, 2008

New pastry shop and Italian restuarant

New pastry shop, Zing, is offering fresh baked goods in a classy atmosphere (read more...)

Q&A: DJ Hong

October 24th, 2008

Q&A: DJ Hong

One of the resident DJs at Zouk in Singapore gives us a sneak peak of what he has in store for beach lovers (read more...)

 

Q&A: Jarunee Suksawat

October 23rd, 2008
Q&A: Jarunee Suksawat

Jarunee Suksawat Long before Chocolate’s kung fu fighting Jeeja, there was Jarunee. After a 10-year hiatus from the big screen, this veteran action heroine returns in Queens of Langkasuka. (read more...)

Q&A: Kob Saovanit

October 24th, 2008

Q&A: Kob Saovanit

Thai vocalist and music teacher Kob Saovanit will get the chance to once again collaborate with famous international pianist (read more...)

 

Quake

October 22nd, 2008

Quake

Following the closure of Ad Makers, Quake steps into the live music void on Lang Suan (read more...)

 

Realpolitik VS. real TV

October 23rd, 2008

At last, a breakthrough in the political impasse that has paralyzed the country and left countless individuals injured, dead or stuck in bad traffi c. Finally, after days of intense wrangling between the two opposing sides, a solution that is agreeable to both—they will let the nation decide. (read more...)

Serene Sukhothai

October 23rd, 2008

Serene Sukhothai

Sukhothai will enjoy a brief surge of popularity for its Loy Krathong ceremonies but it’s otherwise quiet compared to Thai favorites (read more...)

Shine a Light

October 23rd, 2008

Shine a Light

If you’re expecting an in-depth rockumentary about the Rolling Stones, (read more...)

 

Stage: Oct24-31, 2008

October 23rd, 2008

Stage: Oct24-31, 2008

Witness 6 different scenes from a traditional puppet show in a state-of-the-art venue (read more...)

 

Stuff: Oct24-31, 2008

October 24th, 2008

Stuff: Oct24-31, 2008

Gazebo and 6th World Film Festival of Bangkok are joining up to host a special networking night (read more...)

 

The Big 4: Bangkok Globetrotting

October 24th, 2008

The Big 4: Bangkok  Globetrotting

Although the gold stores, food stalls and souvenir shops in Yaowarat are the first things that come to mind, the Chinese influence in Bangkok certainly doesn’t stop there (read more...)

Threatdown: Oct24

October 23rd, 2008

This week you will mainly die from...

Global Warming Bugs (read more...)

To Hua Hin, Phuket Turtles

October 23rd, 2008

To Hua Hin, Phuket Turtles

AKA Resort Hua Hin dedicates the whole month of November to the Loy Krathong festival (read more...)

Vera-Alien, Go

October 24th, 2008

Go

In the exhibition Vera-Alien, M.L. Saksin Karsamsun uses alien figurines as a way of representing how (read more...)

 

What's Cooking?

October 23rd, 2008

What's Cooking?

Agar, xuantam gum, colloids… If you think you’re reading the ingredients of your xanax (read more...)

 

Jantana

The label “home-cooking” is often shamefully used, and abused, as a marketing tool by many, but at Jantana, it’s the real deal. With straightforward dishes, honest portions, and flavors that can only come out of an authentic Thai kitchen, home-style cooking doesn’t get much better than this. (read more...)

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Place: Jantana

Misterpas

Blink and you could miss this tiny shop house restaurant opposite Phra Sumen Fort. But despite its size, they still manage to serve up an extensive menu of simple and tasty dishes at relatively reasonable prices. The décor, like the menu, is simple but inventive: stone floors, concrete walls and the odd piece of funky art to catch the eye. (read more...)

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Place: Misterpas

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