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City Nomads RadioMarch 26, 2021August 19, 2024

City Nomads Radio: Uzair Sawal, Kuala Lumpur

With a penchant for rare and forgotten grooves, you can count on Uzair Sawal to open your ears and mind. The co-founder of music collective Public Sch…

EntertainmentMarch 23, 2021July 25, 2024

The Curious Case of The Missing Peranakan Treasure: A First-Of-Its-Kind Virtual Mystery Interactive Play

You've been scared out of your wits in Murder at Mandai Camp, Sight Lines' first interactive mystery play, and then once again in part two, Murder at …

Art & DesignMarch 21, 2021July 25, 2024

5 Things To Do in Singapore This Week: 22nd March to 28th March 2021

Whether you're looking for a week of entertainment or culture, we've got some great recommendations. Visit art exhibitions about local literature, or discover a contemporary take on our 'new normal.' …

ChinaMarch 19, 2021July 22, 2024

Eye Candy: We Chat With Qi Tian, Founder of DUANMU, About Chinese Aesthetics and the Luxury Industry

Bag person or not, you can't help but gasp when you see Qi Tian's (祁天) exquisite, woodcrafted handbags. An architect by training and a designer by pas…

CultureMarch 18, 2021April 2, 2021

6 Local Swimwear Labels Making A Splash with Sustainable and Stylish Swimsuits in Singapore

With summer year-round and plenty of sea and sand to bask in, swimwear is certainly a wardrobe staple in sunny Singapore. The very waters we love are …

Art & DesignMarch 16, 2021July 22, 2024

Catch Margins: drawing pictures of home at ArtScience Museum Before it Closes on 28 March 2021

With travel plans looking bleak in the near future, dreams of a tropical escapade in the Bahamas or a ski adventure in the Alps remain, very much, dreams. But this provides those in Singapore a perfec…

CultureMarch 11, 2021March 11, 2021

On The Same Page: Depictions of Nature In Honour of Earth Hour

This month of March, take part in Earth Hour by turning all the lights off! This year, COVID-19 has left both good and bad effects on the environment…

Art & DesignMarch 7, 2021July 22, 2024

5 Things To Do in Singapore This Week: 8th March to 14th March 2021

The next seven days are packed with a plethora of activities, all rooted in Singapore's community! Take a good look at the country's natural scenery t…

Art & DesignMarch 5, 2021July 22, 2024

Designs On Asia: Spice & Barley, A Bangkok Gastro-Lounge Weaving Rattan Into Liquid Gold

For most Southeast Asians, rattan is nostalgic but outmoded – the kind of weave we might remember from our grandparents' sewing baskets or rocking chairs. Yet there's so much more to this rustic mater…

CultureMarch 2, 2021July 25, 2024

Film of The Month: Unpregnant is a Teen Comedy on the Pro-Choice vs. Pro-Life Debate

Rachel Lee Goldenberg’s adaptation of Ted Caplan and Jenni Hendriks’ novel, Unpregnant, deals with a heavy subject matter. But at its heart, it’s a …

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