At the Bangkok Art and Culture Center, conformity, consumerism, and bad taste suffocate creativity. About a week ago, I ventured into the Bangkok Art and Culture Center (BACC) for the first time. I had seen the building around for a while and I had always wanted to go, but hadn’t gotten around to it, as [...]
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The Science of Flying Coach Long Distance
December 19, 2010 – 21:10
Let’s face it: there are better things to spend money on than Business Class tickets. Long distance flights in Economy Class can be an excruciating ordeal, but they don’t have to be. Here are some tips on how to get the best possible experience for little money: Booking Roulette When you check offers for a [...]
Examining the Socio-political Message of District 9
November 20, 2010 – 17:49
*** Contains minor spoilers *** I watched District 9 again last night. In this entertaining science fiction movie, an alien space ship has broken down and is hovering over Johannesburg, while the aliens who arrived in the ship are living in a slum-like community beneath it, cut off from their civilization and exposed to human [...]
Protests and Democracy
March 21, 2010 – 00:39
I just got carried away writing a long comment on @lckelley’s blog post (not yet approved at the time of writing) but then I felt bad for my own blog because I never update so I decided to put it on here as well, slightly reworded and with key quotes from lckelley’s post. I was [...]