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InterviewsJanuary 24, 2020July 22, 2024

Eye Candy: We Talk To Sandeep Hathiramani, Owner of Hong Kong’s First Tea-Forward Bar, Tell Camellia

Sandeep Hathiramani has made a name for himself in Hong Kong's burgeoning bar scene. Having founded Gin Festival Hong Kong in 2019 and co-founded The …

CultureJanuary 18, 2020July 25, 2024

Theatre Review: The Utama Spaceship Beams Us Up Into Hopeful Futures For Singapore

A young punk among nations, Singapore clings fiercely to the precious few founding legends we have. Think the hoary old tales of Sang Nila Utama and S…

CultureJanuary 14, 2020July 25, 2024

Theatre Review: Secretive Thing 215 Is An Orwellian Nightmare You Can’t Wake From

I am being watched. But by whom? The short man lurking a little too casually by the staircase? Or perhaps the girl who just brushed past me with a seemingly cryptic smile? Whoever it is, one thing's c…

CultureJanuary 11, 2020July 25, 2024

Recap: Vietnam’s EPIZODE Festival Is About To Become One Of Electronic Music’s Elite Events

EPIZODE is the electronic music festival that rocked our world. It’s also the festival that we haven’t quite recovered from — turns out that three con…

Art & DesignJanuary 3, 2020July 22, 2024

Designs on Asia: Nanjing Marriott Hotel’s New Japanese Restaurant, SORA

Japanese cuisine is such a rage among the Chinese nowadays that specialty restaurants are mushrooming to ride on the demand. At the new Marriott Hotel…

CultureDecember 31, 2019July 25, 2024

Festival Review: Highlights of Thailand’s Wonderfruit 2019

On the last day of 2019, we remember a contender of Asia's best festival. Having followed Wonderfruit Festival since the very beginning in 2014, we've seen the growth of this Thai extravaganza that th…

CultureDecember 30, 2019July 25, 2024

Theatre Review: Cats The Musical At Marina Bay Sands Is Better Than The Movie

Amidst the mostly negative clamour on social media about Tom Hooper’s recent film adaptation of CATS, there’s now a reason not to give in to lacklustr…

InterviewsDecember 20, 2019July 22, 2024

Eye Candy: We Talk Travel, Life and Co-working with LITA Founder Narisa Pokunchanan

Jack of all trades, master of... some? Narisa M Pokunchanan has her thumbs in every possible proverbial pie, and she's made a living out of at least t…

EntertainmentDecember 16, 2019May 18, 2020

Film Of The Month: ‘I Lost My Body’ Is A Severed Hand’s Touching Quest Of Self-Discovery

We've all seen Paris through a thousand different lenses, but I Lost My Body (J'ai Perdu Mon Corps) offers what might be the most gripping perspective yet – literally. In this award-winning French ani…

CultureDecember 9, 2019July 25, 2024

Musical Review: The Book Of Mormon is Hard-Hitting and Funny As Hell (And It Might Even Come to Singapore)

Few of us in the crowd could catch our breath during The Book of Mormon, which was staged to a Friday-night full house in Perth’s Crown Theatre. Thoug…

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