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,...
[Summary] Campus #44: The Weird Issue
For our 44th issue, take a walk on the weird side. There are mysteries that have defied explanation (some for decades), ancient blue bloods...
Next Stop: A Driverless Nation?
Now that Grab and nuTonomy are teaming up for a test drive at One North, we’re one step closer to autonomous taxis on Singapore’s...
Super Spiders and their Deadly Predators
Just in time for Halloween, we have a story about a huntsman spider that was recently spotted scaling a wall while dangling a mouse....