Trump in the White House: What Locals Think
Feature Image belongs to Michael Vadon
The 2016 US election with its larger-than-life personalities and larger-than-life scandals has worn out American voters by endless mudslinging,...
[Review] Passages by Singapore Dance Theatre
Unpretentious and unapologetic.
Passages started off on a personal note when the artistic director, Mr. Janek Schergen, began sharing his vision for the repertoire with...
Pocky Day 2016
Feature Image: Yusuke Kawasaki
Everyone knows Pocky: Japan’s delectable chocolate breadstick . But did you know this common snack is so popular, it actually has...
A Short Break in Ipoh
Much like Singapore and Penang, Ipoh was another British stronghold during the pre-war years. Today, elements of this colonial era still shine in the...
Super Moon and Super Myths
Moon photographers will have a ball on November 14 when the full moon makes its closest pass to the Earth, becoming a “supermoon”. Expect...
First Woman to Scale Mount Everest, Dies Age 77
Image belongs to Jaan Künnap
Junko Tabei, the first woman to reach the top of Mount Everest, passed away on October 20th, 2016 from abdominal...
How to Make Nonsense Sound Beautiful
Those of you who appreciate the beauty of the English language (and secretly wish to be Oscar Wilde) may enjoy the book The Elements...
Free Car Scams on Facebook
Image sources: JD Hancock + RomanLier
They start off innocently enough: “Like and share!”
But if you’re not careful, you might just be helping a scammer...
[Interview] Cast of “Monkey Goes West”
W!LD RICE draws the Year of the Monkey to a close with Monkey Goes West, a cheeky retelling of the famous chinese classic with...
No One at the Wheel – Automatic Bus Trial Planned for 2018
Singaporeans have actually been using shared, electric, driverless vehicles for one and a half decades now: our familiar MRT trains. But now that Google,...