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Preview: Entr’Acte (Digital) Arts Festival by Republic Polytechnic’s School of Technology for the Arts

Celebrating theatre, visual arts and music, Republic Polytechnic’s School of Technology for the Arts’s inaugural is hosting the very first Entr’acte Arts Festival this July and August! Completely free to attend, the student-managed festival follows the theme of “a break between the acts”, taking inspiration from the moment of pause felt from the current COVID-19 pandemic. Looking at this period as a transition and moment to … Continue reading Preview: Entr’Acte (Digital) Arts Festival by Republic Polytechnic’s School of Technology for the Arts

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eSports, Singapore

eSports: Team Tempest from Taiwan emerge as champions of VALORANT SEA Invitational

Over the past weekend, the VALORANT SEA Invitational successfully concluded, which saw 6 teams battle it out for a US $10,000 total prize pool. Team Tempest from Taiwan, emerged as the victors of the showmatch, winning a total of US$3,200. Each Team Tempest member will also be receiving a customised rig powered by Intel 10th Gen Gaming CPUs (Core i7-10700K). Team Tempest, consisting of Hehe, … Continue reading eSports: Team Tempest from Taiwan emerge as champions of VALORANT SEA Invitational

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Arts, Singapore, The Arts House, The Banter

The Banter: Kamini Ramachandran gets to The Heart of Story as StoryFest 2020 goes digital

  Even as the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions have begun to ease in Singapore, it’s still hard to imagine planning for a performing arts festival in these extraordinary circumstances, let alone putting those plans into action. But if it’s one person who can do it, it’s almost certainly storyteller Kamini Ramachandran, creative producer of the annual StoryFest, which returns for its 4th edition this July. Co-presented … Continue reading The Banter: Kamini Ramachandran gets to The Heart of Story as StoryFest 2020 goes digital

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

★★★☆☆ Book Review: 18 Walls by Teo Xue Shen

Seeing conscription through the lens of a world at war with monsters. In the increasingly bleak world we live in, the most terrifying thing is that a dystopia is far closer to reality than it is fiction. Yet somehow, the YA dystopia novel has become one of the most popular genres to emerge in recent years, with some of the most well-known series including The … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Book Review: 18 Walls by Teo Xue Shen

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Arts, Film, Preview, Singapore

Film Fanatic: Singapore French Summer Festival Makes Online Debut This July

Need some great summer flicks to lift your mood amidst the COVID-19 pandemic? This July, keep your eyes glued to your screens, as the Singapore French Summer Festival makes its debut online! Organised by the Embassy of France in Singapore, in partnership with Shaw Organisation, the festival runs from 14th to 31st July on Shaw Theatres’ newly launched digital platform – KinoLounge by Shaw Theatres, … Continue reading Film Fanatic: Singapore French Summer Festival Makes Online Debut This July

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Books, By The Book, Interview, literature, Singapore

By The Book: Asian Festival of Children’s Content Goes Digital This October

The Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC) will be returning from 3rd to 4th October 2020 in an entirely digital format. Organisers The Singapore Book Council (SBC) have decided to re-conceive the annual festival as a two-day digital symposium in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, with a series of workshops, masterclasses and pitching sessions on  2nd October to prelude the digital symposium. AFCC 2020 … Continue reading By The Book: Asian Festival of Children’s Content Goes Digital This October

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London, Preview, Singapore

Television Time: BBC’s Killing Eve Season 3 (Review)

A meandering plot sees Villanelle and Eve going their own separate ways before setting the series up for a fourth season.  When BBC’s Killing Eve arrived on television in 2018, its deliciously dark, winning combination of factors quickly made it a must-watch show that ranked among the best of 2018. With a writing team led by Fleabag’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the dialogue featured was sharp and witty, the … Continue reading Television Time: BBC’s Killing Eve Season 3 (Review)

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

★☆☆☆☆ Book Review: Everyday A-holes by Dean Blake

A book of crude drawings that will put readers on either end of the love-hate spectrum.  Described as a ‘picture book for adults’, Australian author Dean Blake’s Everyday A-holes feels akin to an Instagram feed compiled into a single e-book. Inspired by real life encounters during the author’s travels across the globe, the portraits are (deliberately) crudely hand-drawn, each accompanied by captions describing the ‘everyday a-hole’ pictured.  … Continue reading ★☆☆☆☆ Book Review: Everyday A-holes by Dean Blake

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Arts, Singapore

Dance With Me: Stop & Smell The Roses by Maya Dance Theatre (Preview)

Bored in the house and I’m in the house bored! , according to Tyga and Curtis Roach. But that’s something that doesn’t quite apply to Maya Dance Theatre (MDT), who have been spending their circuit breaker working on a brand new project exploring the concept of time. Premiering on 10th August 2020, Stop & Smell the Roses will be available on MDT’s website for free. Conceived by … Continue reading Dance With Me: Stop & Smell The Roses by Maya Dance Theatre (Preview)

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Food, News, Singapore

Food For Thought: Say hey to the HEYTEA 喜茶 Food Lab, with a selection of baked goods for teatime

Popular tea chain HEYTEA is here to make snack time that much more delectable, with the introduction of the HEYTEA Food Lab! Exclusively available at the ION Orchard and Westgate HEYTEA outlets, or via self collection when you order via their app and other delivery services, HEYTEA Food Lab introduces four delightful new baked goods that pair perfectly with a refreshing signature tea. The Golden Croissant … Continue reading Food For Thought: Say hey to the HEYTEA 喜茶 Food Lab, with a selection of baked goods for teatime

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