Gergiev sees music not only as an art-form, but also as a means to bring people together, often using his prominence to steer interest towards current affairs, particularly those close to his own heart.

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That's clever, but it also says that AOL, which has made an art form in the U.S. of providing the Internet for the "everyman, " believes the market is sufficiently uninformed about the Net that it can be swayed into thinking AOL is it.

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But there is also a more refined side to this multicultural metropolis, which boasts an art and design scene equal to any in the world.

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Aitcheson not only codes his games, but also produces the art and every other asset he can, keeping costs to an absolute minimum.

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But it also points out that for all the research and analytics, marketing remains as much of an art as a science.

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Bangkok has an entrenched sex tourism trade, but along with the red-light districts, there is also a percolating art and fashion scene, with galleries such as 100 Tonson Gallery showcasing rising stars, hip markets such as Made By Legacy selling mid-century Americana and boutiques such as Liberty Area One selling designer fashions.

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