We’ve finally arrived at the end of a long year, and this holiday season, sometimes the best gift you can give yourself is a day spent on the couch, binge-watching your favourite shows. And luckily for you, the BBC has some great shows to help you out with that this December.Starting with The Great British Bake Off: Christmas Special, merry bakers from previous editions join … Continue reading Television Time: BBC Shows – December 2020
Putting Singaporean sketches and humour on the (online) global stage. By now, we’re already more than familiar with How Drama’s Fat Kids Are Harder To Kidnap, both in real life and even on Zoom. But there’s just something about the format that keeps it exciting no matter how many times you see it, and we found ourselves watching the team once again as they performed the … Continue reading Arts Down Under 2020: Fat Kids Are Harder To Kidnap On Zoom by How Drama (Review)
Ashley Chan seems to have it all figured out. University student by day, she’s somehow managed to find a night job that she’s good at pays the bills, and she enjoys, to a degree. The only ‘problem’? She’s an escort, and can’t tell anyone about it, lest they end up ruining her career and future in ultra-sensitive and conservative Singapore. That secret identity has led … Continue reading By The Book: An Interview with Ashley Chan and Gerrie Lim, co-authors of Scarlet Harlot – My Double Life
Revealing the life of a Singaporean sex worker in this tell-all memoir. It’s 2020, and high time we acknowledge that sex work is, well, work. And with an entire industry founded upon it, it’s perhaps surprising that we have yet to really hear about the life of someone who’s built their entire career on it, not least because of how popular culture and our conservative … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Book Review: Scarlet Harlot – My Double Life by Ashley Chan and Gerrie Lim
With the sheer amount of uncertainty and restrictions brought about by the coronavirus, the journey towards organising one of the region’s foremost film festivals hasn’t been an easy one. But as the team behind the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) will tell you, it’s all been worth it, for the sake of cinema. Taking place from 26th November to 6th December, the 31st edition of … Continue reading Celebrating the film community: An interview with Boo Junfeng and Emily J. Hoe on SGIFF 2020
To better meet customer expectations in the post-COVID world, Scoot will be launching a new inflight portal, ScootHub, to serve as a one-stop shop for all customer needs inflight. ScootHub, which can be easily accessed from customers’ own mobile devices, will be the first of its kind in the region to offer such diverse functionalities. Launching in phases commencing December 2020, Scoot customers will be … Continue reading Ready For Takeoff: Scoot Launches New Inflight Portal In Preparation For New Normal
In spite of a trying year we’ve had, the Singapore Media Festival (SMF) returns this November for its 7th edition in an all-new hybrid form, once again celebrating the industry with programmes showcasing and honouring all that they’ve achieved this year. From the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) celebrating film, to the all-new SuperGamerFest (SGF) heralding the power of gaming and e-sports, this year’s SMF … Continue reading Singapore Media Festival 2020: An Interview with Joachim Ng, Director, Media Ecosystem Development, IMDA
Andsoforth, Singapore’s foremost immersive theatre company, is currently enjoying a successful run of their first ever book analysis workshop, focusing on Jules Verne’s classic novel Around the World in 80 Days. And while we do recommend that you book a ticket to check out all the creativity they have to offer, they’ve also got some great news for wine lovers out there – they’ve now relaunched their … Continue reading Andsoforth brings back their hit mulled wine, just in time for the holiday season
Over the course of the circuit breaker, one thing we’ve been doing almost constantly is gluing ourselves to the TV. But this November, you could be watching television for a good cause. Produced and directed by Rose Sivam, the Embrace Variety Show premieres this Sunday afternoon on MediaCorp Channel 5, featuring prominent local artists like Inch Chua, Sharda Harrison, Melissa Sidek, Rebekah Sangeetha Dorai, Masia … Continue reading Television Time: Embrace Variety Show on MediaCorp Channel 5
This December, celebrate all things Asian with a slew of blockbusters coming to Golden Village cinemas. Asian superstars Andy Lau, Sean Lau, Gong Yoo, Park Bo Gum, Li Xian and Chen Li-Nung are coming to the big screen once again, as they star in mythical adventure Soul Snatcher 《赤狐书生》, crime action-thriller Shock Wave 2 《拆弹专家 2》 and sci-fi action flick Seobok 《永生战》. From the producer of … Continue reading Film Fanatic: Golden Village brings the heat with Asian blockbusters and more this December
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