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Art & DesignSeptember 4, 2013March 27, 2016

Victory Monument

One of the busiest streets in Bangkok. If you're afraid of crowd traffic, this is one place you might want to avoid. If not, there's a variety of coff…

CultureSeptember 2, 2013July 25, 2024

Trojan Women: A play about women, human relationships, loyalty and the foolishness of war

For its Graduation Show this year, the SRT Young Company has chosen Trojan Women, an adaptation of a play by Euripides, one of the great playwrights o…

Art & DesignAugust 29, 2013January 19, 2016

Haw Par Villa

If you've always been intrigued by the rich mythos surrounding Chinese culture and folklore, you oughta head for Haw Par Villa. Established in 1937, the themed Haw Par Villa is most famous for its …

Art & DesignAugust 29, 2013January 20, 2016

Singapore Night Festival: Art and culture hits the streets

Now in its sixth and largest run yet, the Singapore Night Festival offers an eclectic myriad of activities around the Bras Basah, Bugis precinct, incl…

CultureAugust 28, 2013July 25, 2024

Ilo Ilo: Award-winning filmmaker Anthony Chen puts Singapore in the spotlight

If you've been following the buzz around our local cinema, you may have already heard - Camera D'or award winner Ilo Ilo will finally be opening in ci…

CultureAugust 26, 2013July 25, 2024

The Penis Society: Let’s talk cock!

''Men in Shirts craft huge national ambitions Men in Suits speak of visions in assembly halls Men in Robes fight law and justice And yet they are discontented with their one domestic wife …

CultureAugust 22, 2013January 20, 2016

Baking up a beauty with Audra Morrice at Palate Sensations

Around this time last week I was basking contently in Superpat euphoria, greedily indulging in two of my favourite things: eating chocolate and gettin…

CultureAugust 20, 2013May 18, 2020

Hosted dining experiences with Plate Culture

If I asked you to serve me up some of your homemade, signature grub in your own home, that would be a bit weird, wouldn't it? No? I mean, going out to…

CultureAugust 20, 2013January 20, 2016

LOWERCASE WEEK: 5 Emerging Acts to Keep Your Eye On

A good story will keep you in palm-sweating suspense. A good story does not reveal its true ending until the last moment. Right now, I am going to break those rules of a good story by telling you this…

Art & DesignAugust 17, 2013March 27, 2016

National Art Gallery of Bangkok

The National Art Gallery of Bangkok holds many traditional Thai paintings, mainly from the 17th century. One problem however is that most of the paint…

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