Nimarta Narang is a Thai Indian journalist from Bangkok, Thailand, who is currently based in New York. She covers stories about culture, media, and entertainment.

People are refusing to accept purpose-washing

Assertive Audiences

People want their identities to be reflected in mainstream culture

Collective Equity

Border Reorder

People expect care and emotional intelligence from brands

Everyday Empathy

Nick Sachdev is an experienced design director and a professor in the fine and applied arts faculty at Mahidol University in Bangkok.

Kimberley Han is a writer-director based in New York and a former international TV executive at a Hollywood studio in Los Angeles.

Thailand

Global

TV, film, and social media video

Community and grassroots

Media and Entertainment

Time

Time Out Group

PubMed

Insider

Interview with Nick Sachdev conducted by the author

Feminism In India

The Guardian

The Economist

Vice

Teen Vogue

Women’s Studies Quarterly

Axios

The Hollywood Reporter

Interview with Kimberley Han conducted by the author

Hype Q Mag

Yahoo Entertainment

Marketing Dive

Business Wire

Tatler Asia

Hypebeast

Thai Boys’ Love (BL) drama is a relatively new TV genre attracting droves of local and international fans. Though these shows are love stories between two men, they’re especially popular with women, a surprising driving force for the trend and the longevity of the genre.

Cultivate

Values and Identity

Thai BL Dramas: What are they, and why are they popular?