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Thailand’s Last Executioner: Obituary for a Kindly Killer
Story and photos by Jim Algie What sort of person leans over a sub-machine-gun bolted to the floor, takes aim at a target on a white curtain in front of a condemned man strapped … Continue reading
Bizarre Thailand in The Big Chilli — Excerpt on Chang and Eng, the original Siamese Twins
The Big Chilli recently ran an excerpt from Bizarre Thailand which traces the life story of Chang and Eng, the original Siamese Twins. You can download the article here. Big Chili excerpt The magazine said “Covering everything from fish fights … Continue reading
Shooting Stars: Profile of legendary music photographer Martyn Goodacre
If I get around to doing Bizarre Thailand 2.0, profiling rock shooter and punk strummer Martyn Goodacre in the “Strange Celebrities” section would be a sound idea. One of the big guns of British music photography, he framed an astounding … Continue reading
The Godfather of Gangsta vs the Cannibal of Chinatown
What do these two legendary figures have in common? More than you might think. Both Ice-T and See Uey lived lives of crime that have inspired legacies of shock and revulsion. As one of the pioneers of gangsta rap, the … Continue reading