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The world of a Pop Surrealism artist

The world of a Pop Surrealism artist

[VIDEO] The Tattoo High

[VIDEO] The Tattoo High

’Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin dies at 76

’Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin dies at 76

Only Silk - Excerpt from Alan Platt’s new novel, ‘Foreign Fool’

Only Silk - Excerpt from Alan Platt’s new novel, ‘Foreign Fool’

Heart of the matter - Jeffrey Sevilla talks Jazz

Heart of the matter - Jeffrey Sevilla talks Jazz

It’s a family affair... The power of the collective in the local art scene

It’s a family affair... The power of the collective in the local art scene
The world of a Pop Surrealism artist
The world of a Pop Surrealism artist
Friday 21 September 2018, 06:00PM
It was on a stroll along Phang Nga Road in Phuket town on a particularly sun-blinding day that I realised just how surreal life is. Not more than a few months previous I was hauling my butt along Oxford Street, London through the pouring rain in a failed attempt to get to a tedious media launch on time. In the blink of an eye I’m living in S.E. Asia as a Lifestyle Editor. But I should have braced myself, it was about to get a whole lot weirder.
[VIDEO] The Tattoo High
[VIDEO] The Tattoo High
Thursday 23 August 2018, 11:40AM
A tattoo experience that leaves you buzzing?! Sak Yants are believed to offer protection and more, so we followed The Phuket News Editor Matt Pond to see for ourselves.
’Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin dies at 76
’Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin dies at 76
Friday 17 August 2018, 10:00AM
Aretha Franklin, the legendary singer known as the ’Queen of Soul,’ died Thursday in Detroit, US media reported. She was 76.
Only Silk - Excerpt from Alan Platt’s new novel, ‘Foreign Fool’
Only Silk - Excerpt from Alan Platt’s new novel, ‘Foreign Fool’
Thursday 16 August 2018, 06:00PM
I know a bit about silk. Literally. A bit. As in not much. Wandering around Asia, I’ve picked up a veneer of expertise. At my age, it’s more like a patina. OK, make that a crust.
Heart of the matter - Jeffrey Sevilla talks Jazz
Heart of the matter - Jeffrey Sevilla talks Jazz
Monday 6 August 2018, 06:00PM
For live music lovers on the island, Music Matter in Phuket town has been a must-go jazz institution for over 18 years. It has also been home to the ‘Music Matter Collective’, a group of highly talented professional musicians, regularly converging at the venue to free style and improvise with like-minded muses.
It’s a family affair... The power of the collective in the local art scene
It’s a family affair... The power of the collective in the local art scene
Sunday 15 July 2018, 11:00AM
Pablo Picasso once stated that sex and art are the same thing. As a prolific man across both forms, I guess he should know. One can only assume what he was intimating at was ‘the connection’. An uncompromising passion and engagement with the subject matter.
Kendrick Lamar vows no complacency after Pulitzer
Kendrick Lamar vows no complacency after Pulitzer
Monday 2 July 2018, 01:20PM
Kendrick Lamar has vowed to resist complacency and stay creative after he became the first rapper to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music.
CHIARO wants to share a love of music with audiences in Phuket and beyond
CHIARO wants to share a love of music with audiences in Phuket and beyond
Sunday 10 June 2018, 10:00AM
Last month at the Phuket Mining Museum members of the classical singing group CHIARO, along with guest performers, demonstrated their vocal prowess during their musical comedy “Take Off”.
Japanese veteran director Hirokazu Kore-eda, wins top prize at Cannes
Japanese veteran director Hirokazu Kore-eda, wins top prize at Cannes
Wednesday 23 May 2018, 02:30PM
Shoplifters, a heart-wrenching family tale by Japanese veteran director Hirokazu Kore-eda, won the Palme d’Or top prize at the Cannes film festival last Saturday (May 19), at a ceremony marked by an emotional speech from a Harvey Weinstein accuser.
Phuket street art group calls for true justice in 'Black Panther' case
Phuket street art group calls for true justice in 'Black Panther' case
Saturday 19 May 2018, 01:30PM
In recent times, street art and graffiti have become an increasingly important instrument to publicly denounce social injustice in Thailand.
Sculptor Arnaud Nazare-Aga talks about his quest to spread happiness
Sculptor Arnaud Nazare-Aga talks about his quest to spread happiness
Sunday 8 April 2018, 12:00PM
Artist in residence at Kata Rocks, Arnaud Nazare-Aga, has extended the extraordinary exhibition of his captivating handmade sculptures.
A writer's life in the island fast lane
A writer's life in the island fast lane
Saturday 20 January 2018, 11:00AM
How many octogenarians living in Phuket gained their Doctorate degree from London University studying the works of the great Victorian poet Alfred Lord Tennyson and have just published a book about their adventures living in Phuket?
Expat author Patrick Campbell to launch his Phuket memoirs
Expat author Patrick Campbell to launch his Phuket memoirs
Sunday 19 November 2017, 12:00PM
Patrick Campbell is undoubtedly the best writer on Phuket. He is best known for his many contributions to the local press in his intelligent columns on gardening and the environment.
The Language of Art || The Pavilions
The Language of Art || The Pavilions
Thursday 19 October 2017, 12:09PM
Creativity is in everyone, especially with the collective of Phuket artists at The Pavilions Language of Art exhibition, which will be going on until November 30, 2017. Check out the preview here!
[VIDEO] From Trash To Treasure
[VIDEO] From Trash To Treasure
Monday 14 August 2017, 10:58AM
They say one man's trash is another man's treasure. This is one Phuket expat's story.... Produced by: JP Mestanza ThePhuketNews.com
Film brings Native influence on US music out of shadows
Film brings Native influence on US music out of shadows
Sunday 13 August 2017, 02:00PM
American music took shape and went global thanks to the country's melting pot of influences.
Arundhati Roy’s new book owes much to her lifelong political activism
Arundhati Roy’s new book owes much to her lifelong political activism
Sunday 11 June 2017, 03:00PM
Arundhati Roy’s eagerly-awaited second novel went on sale on Tuesday (June 6), two decades after her prize-winning debut The God of Small Things propelled her to global fame and launched her career as an outspoken critic of injustice in her native India.
Cecê Nobre talks about his life, his art and being a cultural cannibal
Cecê Nobre talks about his life, his art and being a cultural cannibal
Sunday 21 May 2017, 11:00AM
The immense and inscrutable faces of three indigenous children staring down at me from the side of the building command my instant attention as I walk into the grounds of United World College Thailand in northern Phuket.
BISP students all set to perform ‘Guys and Dolls’
BISP students all set to perform ‘Guys and Dolls’
Wednesday 29 March 2017, 02:35PM
After months of rehearsals BISP secondary students will be taking to the stage this coming Monday, April 3, for their first performance of the classic Broadway show ‘Guys and Dolls’.
The Westin Siray Bay installs ‘Nong Yindee’ sculpture for global art-charity project
The Westin Siray Bay installs ‘Nong Yindee’ sculpture for global art-charity project
Thursday 23 March 2017, 10:28AM
The Westin Siray Bay Resort & Spa, Phuket became the latest participant in the Elephant Parade –one of the world’s leading public art expositions – when it welcomed Nong Yindee, a hand-painted baby elephant statue.
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