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Art & DesignJune 18, 2019July 22, 2024

What To Expect At Singapore’s New Funan Mall: Where Technology Intersects With Design

Before Sim Lim Square became the unfailing destination for electronics and IT-related products, there was Funan DigitaLife Mall along North Bridge Roa…

CultureJune 15, 2019July 23, 2024

Band Interview: MOTUS Singapore, The Vibrant Batucada Pop Band With Captivating Melodies

You know the music is unforgettable when it resonates with the soul. MOTUS, our local Batucada Pop band, does that pretty well - whether you're listen…

CultureJune 14, 2019July 23, 2024

Ultra Singapore 2019 Recap: Though Underwhelming, Still Delivers Pure EDM Goodness

Cancelled? Nope. Turns out that was a pure speculation, and the annual electronic music festival was simply relocating from its homesite to the indoor Sands Expo and Convention Centre. The reception t…

CultureJune 12, 2019July 25, 2024

Theatre Review: Checkpoint Theatre’s Displaced Persons’ Welcome Dinner, SIFA 2019

As long as institutions have been in existence, there are always good people who are let down due to bureaucracy, politics, incompetence, or some othe…

CultureJune 11, 2019July 25, 2024

Book Front Row Seats At These Theatre & Stage Productions In Singapore Happening July To December 2019

I don't know about you, but I'm a huge fan of live theatre shows. There's something about acting, dancing, and singing all encapsulated into a single …

ChinaJune 9, 2019July 23, 2024

Band Interview: Higher Brothers Celebrates Chinese Culture Through Rap

The Chengdu hip-hop rap quartet Higher Brothers has been making waves since 2016, notorious for their witty lyrics and songs that proudly promote Chinese pride, such as "Made in China", "Black Cab", a…

CultureJune 7, 2019July 25, 2024

Theatre Review: Tadashi Suzuki’s Dionysus, SIFA 2019

Tadashi Suzuki’s production of Dionysus is by no means new, created in 1990 based on Euripedes’s The Bacchae. Suzuki himself, whose productions have g…

CultureJune 3, 2019July 25, 2024

Celebrate Singapore Stories With Free Local Film Screenings At ciNE65 Festival

Where do we watch them? Who are these directors and cast members? If you're not entirely the most knowledgeable when it comes to locally made films, y…

CultureJune 2, 2019July 25, 2024

5 Things To Do In Singapore This Week: 3rd To 9th June 2019

It's finally June, aka the hot season for good music, outdoor festivals and parties. The highly-anticipated Ultra Singapore is here, and there's Tasmasha for the Bollywood fans. If you're looking for …

City Nomads RadioMay 31, 2019August 19, 2024

City Nomads Radio: Vynnibal, Vietnam

Leuvyn Wu is Vynnibal, the Vietnam-based DJ behind the popular The Crisis parties, taking Saigon's underground scene by storm with her unique goofy an…

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