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Arts, Music, Singapore

Music Is: Taking It Slow and Catching Up With Charlie Lim

The last time we spoke to Charlie Lim 2 years ago, he had just released his sophomore album CHECK-HOOK. Since then, not only has his career steadily continued to go on the rise, he’s even gotten married, released several remixes of the tracks on the album, and worked on several collaborations. The latest of these collaborations sees him working alongside local songbird Lingying, with their … Continue reading Music Is: Taking It Slow and Catching Up With Charlie Lim

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Arts, Review, Singapore, Theatre

★★★☆☆ Review: Teater Normcore 3 – Masam Manis 酸甜 by Kaos Nol (Malaysia)

Ridhwan Saidi adapts P. Ramlee’s classic film with a dose of social commentary. Performed at KongsiKL, the newest edition of Kaos Nol’s Teater Normcore series feels like a form of guerrilla theatre, purposely minimalist and low-budget to focus attention on the production’s craft, script and performance. In this play, playwright and director Ridhwan Saidi has taken inspiration from P. Ramlee’s 1965 film Masam-Masam Manis, loosely adapting … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: Teater Normcore 3 – Masam Manis 酸甜 by Kaos Nol (Malaysia)

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Arts, Food, Singapore

Light-Hearted and Inspiring Conversations Rule *SCAPE’s First Virtual National Youth Film Award Conference

With escalating news of the COVID-19 outbreak, Singaporeans can use a little bit of uplifting and inspiring conversations to get one’s mind off the crisis – if only for a moment. And with that in mind, the annual National Youth Film Award (NYFA) Conference, organised by *SCAPE, returns,. Aligned with the theme for this year – “Emerging Trends and the Future of Content” – and … Continue reading Light-Hearted and Inspiring Conversations Rule *SCAPE’s First Virtual National Youth Film Award Conference

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The R&R Show

The R&R Show Episode 3 – Supporting The Arts

In this episode, we talk about how the arts are doing amidst the ongoing COVID-19 situation and how the public can help. Read the Straits Times article we quoted here To give to the various companies who have been affected by cancellations and postponements, visit their individual websites: Andsoforth Centre 42 Checkpoint Theatre Drama Box Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay  Frontier Danceland Maya Dance … Continue reading The R&R Show Episode 3 – Supporting The Arts

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Arts, Books, By The Book, Interview, literature, Review, Singapore

★★★★☆ Book Review: The Minorities by Suffian Hakim

Supernatural tale fuelled by whip-smart humour makes this quirky roadtrip a delight.  As far as motley crews go, the group at the centre of Suffian Hakim’s The Minorities surely ranks among the oddest. Meet Cantona, a Bangladeshi artist on the run from his construction company; ‘Tights’, a Chinese illegal immigrant with a love for films; Shanti, an Indian lab technician hiding from her abusive husband, and an … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Book Review: The Minorities by Suffian Hakim

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Arts, Books, By The Book, Interview, literature, Review, Singapore

★★★☆☆ Book Review: My BFF Is An Alien by Vivian Teo

  Vivian Teo’s new series introduces extraterrestrial elements to a typical narrative of unlikely friends.  The teenage years can be one of the most brutal in a person’s life. Academically, secondary school is a huge step up from primary school, while one’s body goes through the ravages of puberty, and the people you thought would be friends forever begin to slowly drift away. It’s no … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Book Review: My BFF Is An Alien by Vivian Teo

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Art What!, Arts, Preview, Singapore

Museum Musings: Asian Civilisations Museum Opens New Permanent Exhibition Featuring Asian Crafts, Textiles and Jewellery

The Asian Civilisations Museum will celebrate a major milestone on Saturday, 4th April 2020, with the unveiling of its third-floor galleries, marking the completion of the museum’s multi-year refresh as Singapore’s museum of Asian antiquities and decorative art. The third-floor galleries are focused on decorative art, and are collectively themed Materials and Design. The two new galleries, Fashion and Textiles, and Jewellery, together with the refreshed … Continue reading Museum Musings: Asian Civilisations Museum Opens New Permanent Exhibition Featuring Asian Crafts, Textiles and Jewellery

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Singapore

The Most Visited Gaming Sites by Singaporeans in 2020Interestingly, Singaporeans love to play online games no doubt. However, fromvarious statistics, it appears that Singaporeans visited certain gaming sites morethan others. Also, there are a few reasons these websites were visited more oftenby players in Singapore. Considering how online gaming has become popular in Singapore, we decided toresearch the most visited gaming sites in the country.However, … Continue reading

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Arts, Concert, Music, Preview

Music Is: Singapore Symphony Orchestra unveils three-month digital season with SSOPlayOn! 

The Singapore Symphony Orchestra has announced an extensive raft of digital programming to lift the spirits of Singapore and bring the community together during the global COVID-19 outbreak. The digital season, under the banner SSOPlayOn!, will see the release of three to four concerts on specific days each week. Until the end of June, SSO will launch video and audio concerts across its online platforms, … Continue reading Music Is: Singapore Symphony Orchestra unveils three-month digital season with SSOPlayOn! 

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Art What!, Arts, Museums, National Gallery, Preview

Art What!: Silhouettes at the Private Museum

This month, The Private Museum (TPM) Singapore present Silhouettes: Collecting Singapore Modern – Selections from the Collection of Su-Yen Wong and Fermin Diez. This exhibition is the second in a series of five featuring an array of private collections in Singapore, as part of TPM’s 10th anniversary celebrations. The exhibition features 27 selected works by 17 first- and second-generation Singapore artists, reflecting the places and … Continue reading Art What!: Silhouettes at the Private Museum

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