By The Book: Singapore Writers Festival 2020 reveals more international authors, including Margaret Atwood and Naomi Klein
The 23rd Singapore Writers Festival (SWF) will see 10 international headliners in its upcoming digital edition, a record-breaking number in festival history. Organised by the National Arts Council (NAC), the […]
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 AirAsia and Universal Music Group, they seem to have hit […]
★★★★☆ Film Review: System Crasher dir. Nora Fingscheidt (German Film Festival 2020)
If you think kids are bad, you’ve obviously never met Benni. A regular tiny terror, the protagonist of Nora Fingscheidt’s debut film System Crasher is a sight to behold, incredibly […]
★★★★☆ Film Review: Styx dir. Susanne Wolff (German Film Festival 2020)
If you’ve watched Tom Hanks in survival drama Cast Away, then you’ll know that the wide open sea can be one of the most terrifying forces of nature to behold. […]
Music Is: Charlie Lim teams up with Japanese soul singer Miho Fukuhara for ‘Ashes’
Singaporean singer-songwriter Charlie Lim has teamed up with Japanese soul singer Miho Fukuhara to release a bilingual duet, titled ‘Ashes’. The collaboration started late last year when Miho was in […]
vOilah! 2020: Conductor Kahchun Wong teams up with the NomadPlay app to offer Asian musicians a chance to perform in Paris
As part of the 2020 vOilah! France Singapore Festival, music platform NomadPlay has developed a new touchpoint for Asian musicians through a digital competition of a brand-new kind, partnering up […]
★★★☆☆ Book Review: The Fisherman King by Kathrina Mohd Daud
Bringing Bruneian folklore, mythology and royal drama to the forefront. Of all the Southeast Asian countries out there, perhaps the one whose folktales least enters the shared consciousness of pop […]
Music Is: Jesse Reuben talks about love, life and the future with his new single
The last time we spoke to singer Jesse Ruben was way back in March 2019, when he had just released his EP Hope, something that we seem to be seeing less […]
Shopping Time: New LEGO Certified Store opens at Tampines Mall
Singapore’s latest LEGO Certified Store (LCS) is now open at Tampines Mall, giving LEGO fans in the East something to rejoice about. What makes it stand out? Well, Singapore will […]
