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City Nomads RadioJanuary 31, 2020August 19, 2024

City Nomads Radio: AKA Sounds, Singapore

There are few in Singapore’s music scene who haven’t heard of Amanda Keisha Ang, better known by her stage name AKA Sounds. The homegrown DJ specialis…

CultureJanuary 27, 2020February 6, 2020

Valentine’s Day Experiences In Singapore 2020: Make It Memorable With These Date Ideas

Love is in the air ... along with a hefty dose of planning stress for some of us! If you're still fretting over how to pamper the king or queen of you…

CultureJanuary 24, 2020July 25, 2024

Film Of The Month: Bong Joon-ho’s ‘Parasite’ Reflects The Dark Side Of Society

You’ve no doubt seen the name Parasite floating around social media. After all, the latest film by South Korean director Bong Joon-ho became the first first foreign-language film to win the top prize …

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…

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