Preview: True Colors Film Festival 2020
This December, the inaugural True Colors Film Festival (TCFF) makes its debut online, as a 10-day festival comprising around 30 award-winning […]
Preview: How To Break A Window by T:>Works
Following their hybrid edition of Festival of Women: N.O.W. 2020 (not ordinary work) in July, this December, T:>Works is set to […]
Art What!: STPI’s S.E.A. Focus returns in January 2021 with a hybrid, more integrated experience
Southeast Asian art fair S.E.A. Focus returns from 20th to 31st January 2021 as an anchor event of the annual […]
Preview: M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2021 – Quiet Riot!
In a year that’s seen the world undergo forced change and expedited evolution, it seems only appropriate that the 2021 […]
Preview: Arts In Your Neighbourhood – Kallang and Geylang
Even with a pandemic going on, there’s no stopping you from getting to know your neighbourhood a little better, especially […]
★★★★☆ Review: 男儿王 Number 1 dir. Ong Kuo Sin
One of Singapore’s first openly queer Mandarin films brings drag and LGBTQ issues to the mainstream with heart and humour. […]
Sing’Theatre organises fundraising initiative SINGATHON for the needy
In line with the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre’s Giving Week, local theatre company Sing’theatre is launching a unique fundraising campaign, […]
Art What!: Art Basel shifts Hong Kong fair from March to May 2021
HONG KONG – Art Basel has postponed its Hong Kong fair, which was scheduled to take place in March 2021, to […]
★★★★☆ Book Review: Calm – A Journal For Myself by PK Poniah
Keep calm and carry on. With how awful 2020 has turned out to be, it’s more important than ever to […]
Art What! ›
Art What!: Art Basel shifts Hong Kong fair from March to May 2021
HONG KONG – Art Basel has postponed its Hong Kong fair, which was scheduled to take place in March 2021, to […]
Art What!: 7th Singapore International Photography Festival – Departing and Arriving
The biennial Singapore International Photography Festival (SIPF) is back for its 7th edition this November, with two months of exciting […]
Art What!: Edmund de Waal’s cold mountain clay at the Gagosian Hong Kong
Edmund de Waal, Wu-chüeh: two poems, 2020, kaolin, gold leaf, graphite, compressed charcoal, and oil stick on ash, in aluminum […]
Art What!: Let Art Embrace You, as National Gallery Singapore turns 5
Even with the difficulties and challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has brought upon us this year, the “non-essential” arts have emerged […]
By The Book ›
★★★☆☆ Book Review: Sherlock Sam and the Seafaring Scourge on Sentosa by A.J. Low
Crime-solving child sleuths take to Singapore’s offshore islands. I’ll admit, despite it being the fifteenth book in the series, this […]
★★★★☆ Book Review: Riverrun by Danton Remoto
Capturing the intersection of a tumultuous adolescence and national tragedy through beautifully wrought language. The bildungsroman form has long been […]
★★☆☆☆ Book Review: Bukit Brown by Sun Jung
A meander through the annals of time that leaves us wanting more. Because of the controversial plan to exhume its […]
By The Book: An Interview with Sonny Liew, creator of The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye
It’s been five years since The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye was first published, and since then, has gone […]
Food ›
Food For Thought: Get spooky with Sunbird Brewing Company’s ‘Halloween Party’ Blood Orange IPA
Feeling like introducing something a little ghostly to your Oktobherfest celebrations? Then look no further than Sunbird Brewing Company’s limited […]
Food For Thought: Odette, Gaa and other top restaurant chefs come together for #50BestTalks – Rewriting The Menu
Come October, the next edition of thought-leadership forum #50BestTalks, presented by Miele, will tackle the challenge of ‘Rewriting the Menu’ […]
travelXculture: Hong Kong Tourism Board collaborates with 8 authentic Hong Kong food brands to give Singaporeans “100 Reasons to Miss Hong Kong”
It’s been a long time since we’ve been able to travel, and if it’s one place we already miss, it’s […]
Food For Thought: Australia’s Maybe Sammy wins Michter’s Art of Hospitality Award for World’s 50 Best Bars 2020
Maybe Sammy in Sydney has been named the winner of the Michter’s Art of Hospitality Award as part of The […]
London ›
Arts of the UK 2020: Tea Break Theatre’s Sleeping Beauty?
LONDON – Turning a much-loved story on its head with an intriguing modern twist, Tea Break Theatre will present their new […]
Arts of the UK 2020: Constella presents Christmas Gala in aid of their Connecting Stars initiative for care home residents
LONDON – Loneliness among the elderly is a crisis that is only becoming more urgent as Christmas approaches. Earlier this […]
Arts of the UK 2021: Metal, Ink and Dye – Late Works from Captiva Island at BASTIAN
LONDON – Metal, Ink & Dye: Late Works from Captiva Island, will be BASTIAN’s first London exhibition of works by […]
Arts of the UK 2020: Highlighting the Northern experience, venues and women writers unite for Burn Bright
LONDON – Burn Bright’s digitally commissioned anthology series Better In Person returns this winter with a northern-centric instalment, partnering with […]
Singapore ›
Preview: True Colors Film Festival 2020
This December, the inaugural True Colors Film Festival (TCFF) makes its debut online, as a 10-day festival comprising around 30 award-winning […]
Preview: How To Break A Window by T:>Works
Following their hybrid edition of Festival of Women: N.O.W. 2020 (not ordinary work) in July, this December, T:>Works is set to […]
Preview: M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2021 – Quiet Riot!
In a year that’s seen the world undergo forced change and expedited evolution, it seems only appropriate that the 2021 […]
Preview: Arts In Your Neighbourhood – Kallang and Geylang
Even with a pandemic going on, there’s no stopping you from getting to know your neighbourhood a little better, especially […]
The Banter ›
Television Time: An Interview with Paul Hollywood on visiting Japan for the first time
It’s hard to believe that Bake Off judge Paul Hollywood has visited places as far flung as Iceland and gone […]
The Banter: It takes a village, as Wild Rice prepares to reopen
It’s been about seven months since performing arts came to a grinding halt, thanks to the safety restrictions implemented for […]
The Banter: An Interview with OzAsia Artistic Director Annette Shun Wah and T:>works Artistic Director Ong Keng Sen
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – In lieu of live performances due to the ongoing pandemic, Adelaide Festival Centre’s OzAsia Festival has launched […]
The Banter: An interview with rising pop star Jannine Weigel on new single ‘Passcode’ and working with RedRecords
It’s never an easy feat getting a record label off the ground, but for RedRecords, a new joint venture between […]
The R&R Show ›
travelXculture ›
The Banter: An Interview with OzAsia Artistic Director Annette Shun Wah and T:>works Artistic Director Ong Keng Sen
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – In lieu of live performances due to the ongoing pandemic, Adelaide Festival Centre’s OzAsia Festival has launched […]
Arts of the UK 2020: Lorna May Wadsworth installs striking portraits of Neil Gaiman at newly opened Shapero Modern and Shapero Rare Books
LONDON – Renowned contemporary artist Lorna May Wadsworth (artist in residence for the Amazon Prime series Good Omens) will be […]
Arts of the UK 2020: Atelier Picasso at BASTIAN extends to December
LONDON – Following the success of Atelier Picasso at BASTIAN, the gallery has now extended the show until 12th December […]
Ready For Takeoff: Singapore Airlines to collaborate with Penhaligon’s on Business Class Amenity Kits
For a long time now, Singapore Airlines (SIA) has avoided distributing amenity kits on their Business Class flights, citing high […]
★★★★☆ Book Review: Mr Tino (Volume 1) by Russell Molina and Ian Sta. Maria
An elderly shopkeeper becomes an unlikely superhero in this exciting debut. You know the old adage ‘you can’t teach an […]
Arts of Hong Kong 2020: A Lover’s Concerto Episode 1 by City Contemporary Dance Company (Review)
HONG KONG – Of all the artistic mediums, it feels like it is dance that has adapted surprisingly well to the […]
By The Book: Singapore Writers Festival 2020 – Intimacy (Preview)
If it’s one thing we’ve learnt during Singapore’s circuit breaker lockdown, it’s that there’s nothing more comforting to distract you […]
Review: From Here On by Singapore Dance Theatre
Series of four pas de deux reflects the state of the arts and gives us hope that live performances will […]
Ready For Takeoff: Singapore Airlines launches behind-the-scenes tours, ‘in-flight’ dining experiences and more
National carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA) may have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, but now they’re charting a brand […]
Preview: Where Are You? by Sim Yan Ying
It’s been said that grief changes us irrevocably––that the death of a loved one shakes us up in unexpected and […]
vOilah! 2020: Georges Clemenceau’s The Veil of Happiness (Preview)
In commemoration of 100 years since Georges Clemenceau first stepped foot into Singapore, this year’s vOilah! France Singapore Festival opens […]
Music Is: Ding Yi Music Company’s records authentic Chinese instrument sounds for Orchestral Tools’ Phoenix Orchestra
In collaboration with renowned international film composers Harry Gregson Williams and Richard Harvey, Orchestral Tools’ “Phoenix Orchestra” (凤凰）is the first […]
★★★★☆ Book Review: Riverrun by Danton Remoto
Capturing the intersection of a tumultuous adolescence and national tragedy through beautifully wrought language. The bildungsroman form has long been […]