Preview: Professor Brian Cox – Emergence World Tour 2026 by Lateral Productions

After performing his smash-hit show ‘Horizons’ to nearly half a million people across the world, Professor Brian Cox is back with his new world tour Emergence, coming to Singapore in June 2026. Brian has appeared in many landmark science programmes for BBC radio and television over the last 15 years, from the Peabody Award-winning Wonders of the Solar System to the world-wide hit series The … Continue reading Preview: Professor Brian Cox – Emergence World Tour 2026 by Lateral Productions

An Interview with Teater Ekamatra on ‘Yusof’, Singapore’s first president, and the man behind the name

During a 1961 National Day mass rally, a man by the name of Yusof Ishak stood before the nation and delivered a watershed speech that galvanised the nation towards unity and solidarity. It was a bold vision for a young country emerging from centuries of colonial rule and only beginning to imagine itself as independent, and four years on, that very gifted man would go … Continue reading An Interview with Teater Ekamatra on ‘Yusof’, Singapore’s first president, and the man behind the name

★★☆☆☆ Film Review: We Can Save The World!!! dir. Chai Hong Cheng

Rare local sci-fi film fumbles the funny despite strong efforts from the cast. Singapore hasn’t had many science fiction films, perhaps because our regional storytelling often leans toward fantasy or the supernatural. In that sense, We Can Save The World!!! is a bold undertaking, pioneering a genre that’s still vastly underexplored here. In a small arts industry like ours, even completing a feature-length film is … Continue reading ★★☆☆☆ Film Review: We Can Save The World!!! dir. Chai Hong Cheng

The “Quality Test”: How Singapore’s Savvy Users Evaluate Services with Free Credits

In the hyper-competitive and technologically advanced digital market of Singapore, consumers are not passive recipients of advertising; they are discerning evaluators. As of late 2025, the Singaporean user is characterized by their high expectations for quality, performance, and transparency. In this sophisticated environment, trial offers like “free credits” are not viewed as simple freebies. Instead, they are leveraged as a practical and essential tool for … Continue reading The “Quality Test”: How Singapore’s Savvy Users Evaluate Services with Free Credits

★★★★☆ Concert Review: COMMISSIONS by SMU Chinese Orchestra

A hearty musical tribute to SMU’s contributions and support of local talent over the years. The SMU Chinese Orchestra’s concert for SMU25 and SG60 was a celebration of new beginnings, community, and inclusion. Featuring three world premieres alongside commissioned works from previous years, the evening showed how far the orchestra has come and where it hopes to go. The concert opened with Sulwyn Lok’s Spring … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Concert Review: COMMISSIONS by SMU Chinese Orchestra

Art What!: 14th Taipei Biennial 2025 Announces Highlights and Opening Program, Exploring Collective Yearning and Shared Futures

TAIPEI – When the Taipei Biennial 2025 opens at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum on 1st November, it’s set to use contemporary art to ignite a dialogue about what it means to long, together. Curated by Berlin-based duo Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath, this edition, Whispers on the Horizon, reimagines yearning not as nostalgia but as an urgent and collective force, a pursuit of belonging, … Continue reading Art What!: 14th Taipei Biennial 2025 Announces Highlights and Opening Program, Exploring Collective Yearning and Shared Futures

Art What!: ART SG to organise S.E.A. Focus from 2026

S.E.A. Focus, a major contemporary Southeast Asian Art event in Singapore, will be organised by ART SG starting in 2026. This marks a new chapter for the event, which was founded and successfully delivered for seven years by STPI – Creative Workshop & Gallery (STPI). Emi Eu, Executive Director of STPI, will remain as the artistic consultant alongside John Tung as the curator for the … Continue reading Art What!: ART SG to organise S.E.A. Focus from 2026

Preview: The Best of Bill Bryson – Live on Stage by Lateral Productions

If you’ve ever been swept away by Bill Bryson’s wit, wisdom, and ability to make the vastness of science and travel feel like a cozy fireside chat, you’re in for a treat. The beloved author is heading to Singapore with his all-new live tour based on A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0—a complete rewrite of his bestselling popular science classic. On 4 and 5 … Continue reading Preview: The Best of Bill Bryson – Live on Stage by Lateral Productions

Preview: Singapore Art Book Fair 2025

The Singapore Art Book Fair (SGABF) is returning for its 11th edition from 31 October to 2 November 2025, marking its most ambitious edition to date. For the first time, the fair will span two venues at Tanjong Pagar Distripark: the newly opened New Art Museum Singapore and Whitestone Gallery. Since its founding in 2013, SGABF has grown into one of Asia’s leading platforms for … Continue reading Preview: Singapore Art Book Fair 2025

★★★★★ Theatre Review: Hotel (2025) by Wild Rice

Ten years on, Hotel remains a five-star experience, and a love letter to Singapore’s resilience and ever-changing nature, alive with endless possibility. When we first watched Hotel in 2016, Singapore, and the world, were different. It was before the global pandemic reshaped how we gathered, before Wild Rice unveiled its own theatre at Funan, and before the leadership changes that now signal a new chapter … Continue reading ★★★★★ Theatre Review: Hotel (2025) by Wild Rice