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Welcome to the Leslie era. Over the weekend, Lil Uzi Vert introduced their fans to a new apparent alter ego by the name of Leslie. In a short clip included as part of an Instagram carousel, captioned “Leslie was in Thailand,” they were seen enjoying some insect delicacies. The update also included a number of […]
The White Lotus is going to Thailand for Season 3. Variety reports the 10-time Emmy-winning HBO series has found its next location after filming at Four Seasons resorts in Hawaii and Italy, respectively. The White Lotus creator Mike White could continue the trend of relying on the luxury hotel chain with locations in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Koh Samui, and the Golden Triangle. White seemed […]
The meal kit company HelloFresh will no longer use coconut milk from Thailand amid allegations of forced monkey labor. In January, Target became the latest major retailer, joining Costco and Walmart, to specifically ban Chaokoh coconut milk in light of an investigation from PETA’s Asia division, which found that monkeys were being forced to work. HelloFresh took […]
Rolling Loud—one of the finest hip-hop-led festivals going—is heading out to Thailand in April this year for the first time and they’ve just announced Travis Scott will headline the festival. It’s a time of huge growth for the festival, which just wrapped up its Miami edition; last year, they launched their first-ever Canadian edition and made […]
A Thai woman was arrested this month after she filmed herself devouring a bowl of bat soup. According to the Daily Mail, Phonchanok Srisunaklua posted the video to her YouTube channel titled “Gin Zap Bep Nua Nua,” which the outlet says translates to “eat spicy and delicious” in English. The one-minute and 40-second clip shows the vlogger sitting in front […]
At least 37 people are dead after an attack in the northeastern region of Thailand, local officials said Thursday. The gunman later killed himself at home after opening fire at a daycare facility, according to a report from the Associated Press. The suspect, identified by local police as former law enforcement officer Panya Kamrap, is said […]
Ratchadawan Puengprasoppon, who lives in Hua Hin district in western Prachuap Khiri Khan province of Thailand, woke up in the middle of the night, and when she went to inspect the noise, she discovered an elephant in her kitchen. CNN reports that Puengprasoppon, who documented the moment in a wild video, woke up to loud noises inside of […]
Thailand’s prime minister has pulled another bizarre stunt on the press. According to Reuters, the incident occurred Tuesday at the end of Prayuth Chan-ocha’s weekly press conference in Bangkok, when he was asked about potential changes to his cabinet. Questions of a shake-up have been swirling since last week, after three his ministers were found guilty of sedition for the […]
Thailand’s National Office of Buddhism is considering taking legal action against Supreme over its use of an image of a late monk used without permission. The Fashion Law reports that the wildly popular streetwear brand used an image of Luang Phor Koon, a Thai Buddhist monk who died in 2015, on its “Blessings Ripstop Shirt.” The […]
One of the final performances by Chadwick Boseman was as Stormin’ Norman in Spike Lee‘s excellent Netflix drama Da 5 Bloods, also starring Jonathan Majors and Delroy Lindo. In a new cover story, the prolific Lee reflected on working with Boseman on the acclaimed Vietnam War-centric film. Speaking with Clayton Davis for a Variety piece published on […]
