Hilary Mantel: bringing ghosts to life
LONDON: Hilary Mantel, whose death was announced on Friday, communed with ghosts throughout her life: the ghosts from history that stalked her fiction, the ghosts of her Irish Catholic ancestors and the ghosts of her unborn children.
Famed author Hilary Mantel dies at 70
LONDON: Hilary Mantel, the best-selling British author known for her award-winning Wolf Hall historical trilogy, died on Thursday at the age of 70, her publisher said on Friday.
Renowned artist Chalermchai lays down his brushes
Chalermchai Kositpipat, one of Thailand's most popular contemporary artists, has put down his tools and brushes for good in a low-profile decision known only to close friends until now.
'Safari for sound': New York Philharmonic fine-tunes new home
NEW YORK: The New York Philharmonic is tuning up to open their brand-new performance space next month -- and it's not only the instruments that need to strike the perfect pitch.
NFTs and burning paintings at new Damien Hirst show
LONDON: The latest show by Damien Hirst displays thousands of the provocative British artist's colourful spot paintings... many of which he will set on fire after selling them in digital form as NFTs.
Teen angst is back
Stories about the high school King and Queen, cool kids, outcasts, bullies, romance, friendships or even rivalry never get old in teen movies because there will always be a new generation who appreciate coming-of-age stories. Netflix's latest original Do Revenge is another teen comedy presented on the platform time and time again, like The Kissing Booth series, To All The Boys I've Loved Before (2018) and Tall Girl (2019).
Impressive artwork adorns renovated centre
With its world-class facilities, Queen Sirikit National Convention Center reopened last week. In addition to expanding in size from 65,000m² to 300,000m², the new centre is decorated with several impressive art pieces including The Rice and The Seed.
New 007 to 'serve King and country' as producers vow to keep Bond 'fresh'
LOS ANGELES: The next James Bond will serve King and country -- but discussions with new 007 studio owner Amazon over the spy film franchise's future direction haven't really started, long-standing producer Barbara Broccoli said Wednesday.
Explore stories behind the mask at art exhibition
Art lovers are invited to find stories hidden behind different masks during "Behind The Mask" which is running at Iconluxe Pop up Space, 1st floor of Iconsiam, Charoen Nakhon Road, until Oct 2.
French animation films come to House Samyan
A selection of 12 animation movies from France will be screened during the "Beyond Animation Film Festival", which kicks off today and runs until Oct 1. The venues are House Samyan of Samyan Mitrtown on Rama IV Road and Alliance Francaise Bangkok on Witthayu Road.
