Monthly Archives: January 2008

Not Everything Google Can Search for You

Saturday 19 January 2008 – 7:52 am

I’ve got this forwarded mail from a Thai friend of mine. I have to do the English version. The translation says it all.

Of course, Thai version does not work any more since it has spread around and it has to be in quote in English version.

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Alice - Moby

Friday 18 January 2008 – 8:06 am

New moby’s video, alice, from his new album is out. Directed by Andreas Nilsson, there are a lot of bombs and it is very funky.
moby ‘alice’ from moby on Vimeo.

By 'Pong | Posted in Music, Music Video | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Cinema 16 British

Sunday 13 January 2008 – 1:20 am

16 doses of shorts from UK masters.

It seems unreal that someone put my favourite filmmakers on the same disc: Ridley Scott, Peter Greenaway, Mike Leigh and even Martin Parr, who are more recognised as a documentary photographer. It is the compilation of early works that gave them the launch pads to their big career. [...]

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Likay Portraits

Wednesday 9 January 2008 – 11:17 am

Have a closer look at some of the likay performers on the night I visited them.

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A Night at the Likay

Sunday 6 January 2008 – 1:17 pm

Likay is the most popular Thai folk theatre in the country. Because the practice of likay is not confined to strict classical Thai performances, it has a long history of its adjustments to audience demands and technologies while maintaining the traditional integrity. Richard Barrow has a sample clip of a likay. In the old [...]

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