Category: Singapore

Arts, Film, Preview, Singapore

★★★☆☆: The Lost Prince dir. Michel Hazanavicius (Singapore French Summer Festival 2020)

Sweet story about growing up melds film, fantasy and drama to open the Singapore French Summer Festival .  Growing up is a pain, not just for an adolescent child, but for her parents as well. That’s something single father Djibi (Omar Sy, of The Intouchables fame) discovers for himself when his precious daughter Sofia (Keyla Fala, age 8, and Sarah Gaye, age 11) gets ready to enter … Continue reading ★★★☆☆: The Lost Prince dir. Michel Hazanavicius (Singapore French Summer Festival 2020)

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Arts, Interview, Music, Singapore

Music Is: inch releases brand new single ‘Flags’ feat. ShiGGa Shay

Over the past few months, the world has had to come to terms with the stress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the general social unrest that has spread around the world like wildfire (in the case of Australia, even too literally, unfortunately). The question is – how do we respond as humans? What do we do when the world seems like it is failing … Continue reading Music Is: inch releases brand new single ‘Flags’ feat. ShiGGa Shay

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Books, By The Book, Interview, literature, Singapore

By The Book: 2020 Singapore Literature Prize Awards Ceremony goes virtual this August, with 52 shortlisted works

A total of 52 works have been shortlisted for the biennial Singapore Literature Prize (SLP), Singapore’s top literary award. For the first time in the history of the SLP, the awards ceremony will be held online via the Singapore Book Council’s Facebook and YouTube pages on 27th August 2020 at 8pm. The 52 works are shortlisted across 12 categories, across the three genres of Poetry, … Continue reading By The Book: 2020 Singapore Literature Prize Awards Ceremony goes virtual this August, with 52 shortlisted works

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Arts, Interview, Music, Singapore

Music Is: Jam with Discover by Circles.Life this July + An Interview with LEW and Joie Tan

This Sunday, join local indie singer-songwriters LEW and Joie Tan as they perform an intimate virtual concert, live from the studio via Zoom. Organised by Discover by Circles.Life, the duo will be performing their hit duets ‘Red Flags’ and ‘Baby Steps’ as well as other original songs by both artists. Apart from their music collaborations, LEW and Joie are also extremely good friends behind the … Continue reading Music Is: Jam with Discover by Circles.Life this July + An Interview with LEW and Joie Tan

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eSports, Singapore

eSports: Riot Games unveils League of Legends eSports brand

  Riot‌ ‌Games‌ ‌has unveiled‌ ‌a‌ ‌League‌ ‌of‌ ‌Legends‌ ‌Esports‌ ‌brand–LoL‌ ‌Esports–to‌ ‌serve‌ ‌as‌ ‌the‌ ‌platform‌ ‌and‌ ‌voice‌ ‌for‌ ‌world-class‌ ‌global‌ ‌competition‌ ‌and‌ ‌the‌ ‌biggest‌ ‌sports‌ ‌entertainment‌ ‌experiences‌ ‌for‌ ‌fans‌ ‌worldwide.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌“We‌ ‌aspire‌ ‌to‌ ‌bring‌ ‌joy‌ ‌to‌ ‌billions‌ ‌of‌ ‌LoL‌ ‌Esports‌ ‌fans‌ ‌around‌ ‌the‌ ‌world,”‌ ‌said‌ ‌John‌ ‌Needham,‌ ‌Global‌ ‌Head‌ ‌of‌ ‌Esports,‌ ‌Riot‌ ‌Games.‌ ‌“It‌ ‌starts‌ ‌with‌ ‌building‌ ‌a‌ ‌thriving‌ ‌global‌ ‌esports‌ ‌ecosystem‌ … Continue reading eSports: Riot Games unveils League of Legends eSports brand

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Singapore

Singapore Sports Hub celebrates fifth anniversary with lineup of virtual activities for the community

The Singapore Sports Hub is commemorating its fifth anniversary this July with a month-long virtual celebration, culminating with the National Day Fiesta on 9th August. Since its official opening by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on 26th July 2015, the Singapore Sports Hub has hosted some of the world’s best sports teams, players, concerts, the 2015 SEA Games, the 2016 National Day Parade, ASEAN Para … Continue reading Singapore Sports Hub celebrates fifth anniversary with lineup of virtual activities for the community

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shopping, Singapore

Shopping Time: CapitaLand premieres first shoppertainment live show in Singapore

Following the successful launch of ecommerce platform eCapitaMall and food ordering platform Capita3Eats last month, CapitaLand is ready to present its first shoppertainment live show in Singapore. Titled “CapitaStar Live SG: Flight 24/7”, the show brings together well-loved media personalities in a variety show format, and showcases exclusive not-to-be-missed deals from more than 50 participating brands in CapitaLand malls.  The three-day six-hour livestream extravaganza will be premiering from … Continue reading Shopping Time: CapitaLand premieres first shoppertainment live show in Singapore

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Arts, Music, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre

Preview: LumiNation 2020 by The Arts House

Singapore comes together in August to celebrate its independence. This National Day, The Arts House explores the lesser-known narratives that have shaped the country with LumiNation, the annual season celebrating the hidden histories and untold stories of Singapore’s communities. Returning for its third edition in 2020, this year’s festival will be held from 1st to 30th August as a virtual event with digital talks and video … Continue reading Preview: LumiNation 2020 by The Arts House

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Arts, Singapore

Dance With Me: From Heart To Hearts For Hearts by Grain Performance and Research Lab

Beverly Yuen, the artistic director of Grain Performance & Research Lab, is a part-time lecturer of Republic Polytechnic. She did not know about the art pursuit of her student Kylie Boo until she saw her at The Star Vista selling various products (shirts, stickers, bags) printed with her artworks at a pop-up store on one of the weekdays in November 2018. Little did she know … Continue reading Dance With Me: From Heart To Hearts For Hearts by Grain Performance and Research Lab

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Arts, London, Preview, Singapore, The Banter

Television Time: An Interview with Lennie James, creator and star of BBC’s Save Me Too

British actor Lennie James may be best known to the world as Morgan Jones on The Walking Dead, but some of Lennie’s most memorable roles have in fact been behind-the-camera: as a writer. “I wrote my first play when I was in my teens, and honestly, the reason I wrote it was because someone told me they didn’t think I could write it,” says Lennie, as … Continue reading Television Time: An Interview with Lennie James, creator and star of BBC’s Save Me Too

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