100 Rock, Derrick Carter—as we went to print, the list of canceled inter artists scheduled to fly into Bangkok just kept getting longer and longer (read more...)
The organizers of this year’s EU Film Festival have certainly picked a cracker of a headliner in the ultimately tragic Ian Curtis biopic, Control (read more...)
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): While I was honored to be asked to audition for the “Vagina Monologues,” I wasn’t sure that the kind of audience members who would want to hear me, a man, expound on the central topic. However, reading the script, I found out that the producers were indeed seeking some male actors. (read more...)
In Bangkok, a young man stabs his cousin to death before killing himself. Police find the body of Akapae and her younger cousin Somphong in a rented apartment. After questioning Kanchana, the mother of the deceased girl, police find out that Akapae had in fact just decided to return to Bangkok after being treated in Surat Thani for mental illness. (read more...)
Lea Salonga The Tony Award winner is currently gracing Bangkok’s stage as Cinderella, but the Filipino actress admits she’s not always such a princess. (read more...)
Rendezvous With my Alter. This dramatic dance production follows an unconventional and brilliant dancer as she struggles to find herself (read more...)
Dear Mr. KIA: I’ve just finished my studies in Sydney and now that I have moved back to Bangkok, there’s one thing I really miss—water sports. Diving in the klongs is out and swimming laps at Chula’s Olympic pool is just tedious. So, I’d like to stick to what I do best—wakeboarding. (read more...)
We looked for room rates and roundtrip air fares valid during the holidays. Rates for discount airlines change quickly and hotels fill up fast. Book now and bon voyage. (read more...)
At these lowly prices (B30-50 a dish), the sight of Pa Jazz alone warrants a visit. Under a corrugated steel roof extending from a wooden house, she stands impeccably coiffed, with makeup fit for a beauty queen competition, as she handles two pans simultaneously, with only a towel wrapped around her neck as concession to the tropical heat and the two gas burners. (read more...)
Whether the Oriental is stuffy or wonderfully old-fashioned is a question of taste. What doesn’t suffer discussion is the absolute perfection of their service and the fact that it’s horribly expensive. Which is why the casual dining offered by Verandah might seem a strange proposition. (read more...)
House Bunny
