Tag: 2020

Art What!, Arts, Preview, Singapore

Museum Musings: Asian Civilisations Museum celebrates the Majulah Spirit with lineup of online activities

In celebration of Singapore’s 55th birthday, the Asian Civilisations Museum is offering up a myriad of online programmes accessible online. Rediscover our rich cross-cultural art and heritage through these masterpieces from ACM’s collection, traversing galleries with self-guided tours, instructions for DIY crafts, and interactive stories. Highlights include National Day classics with the Lorong Boys, live pre-registered portrait illustration, a National Day-themed self-guided trail, educational online … Continue reading Museum Musings: Asian Civilisations Museum celebrates the Majulah Spirit with lineup of online activities

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Singapore, travel, travelXculture

Hotels & Holidays: Club Med reveals that 100% of Singaporeans rank cleanliness at resorts as the highest importance for ‘post-Covid-19 holidays’

Club Med, the pioneer of premium all-inclusive holidays with resorts in Asia and all around the world, recently revealed results for their travel sentiments survey done by over 2,000 individuals. Understanding the public’s general sense of wanderlust during Circuit Breaker, Club Med undertook a survey that sheds meaningful insights to on-ground sentiments regarding post-Covid-19 holiday plans. Over 75 per cent of respondents were individuals with … Continue reading Hotels & Holidays: Club Med reveals that 100% of Singaporeans rank cleanliness at resorts as the highest importance for ‘post-Covid-19 holidays’

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Arts, London, Preview, Theatre, travel, travelXculture

Arts of the UK 2020: Stampin’ in the Graveyard at the Electric Dreams Festival

LONDON – “If you trace the back of your skull, you will find a door. Open it, and cross over. I will meet you there. You will see me, the lone horse stamping in the graveyard.” The world has ended, and the only thing left standing is a microphone in the last theatre on earth. The speakers are playing a requiem to the things we … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Stampin’ in the Graveyard at the Electric Dreams Festival

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Arts, Film, Preview, Singapore

Film Fanatic: The French Ambassador and Christopher Shaw speak on the 2020 Singapore French Summer Festival

Have made its debut last week, the 2020 Singapore French Summer Festival is finally here as the first ever totally digital French film festival in Singapore! Presenting a gamut of films, including 8 brand new, never-before-seen films in Singapore, the festival is hosted completely online with Shaw Theatres’ brand new online streaming service – the KinoLounge, ensuring that all presentations are safe and to be … Continue reading Film Fanatic: The French Ambassador and Christopher Shaw speak on the 2020 Singapore French Summer Festival

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

★★★☆☆ Book Review: Reality Bitchslap by Arif Rahman

Bros’ travelogue gets the graphic memoir treatment. Written and illustrated by Malaysian artist Arif Rafhan, Reality Bitchslap is a graphic memoir that encapsulates the quintessential bro road trip, as Arif and his best mates set off on a journey around Southeast Asia to celebrate their last days of bachelorhood. Taking readers from Hat Yai to Phnom Penh, ‘beautiful’ Ho Chi Minh City to ‘fascinating’ Jogja, it’s … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Book Review: Reality Bitchslap by Arif Rahman

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

★★★☆☆ Book Review: Taiping Tales of Terror by Julya Oui

The ghosts and legends of Southeast Asia come to life when a group of boys share campfire tales.  While we may not have grown up in an environment where campfire ghost stories were the norm, Malaysian author Julya Oui certainly takes us right to that setting with her short story collection Taiping Tales of Terror.  Rather ironically, ‘Taiping’ literally translates to ‘peaceful’, while the stories contained … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Book Review: Taiping Tales of Terror by Julya Oui

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Arts, Concert, Music, Preview, Singapore

Music Is: Where the River Always Flows V by TENG Ensemble (Preview)

This August, the Fullerton Heritage and The TENG Ensemble (TENG) are set to present the first-ever digital edition of their annual concert, Where the River Always Flows V. Named after the Singapore River, one of Singapore’s lifelines during its formative years, Where the River Always Flows has been presented at The Fullerton Hotel Singapore as part of the Singapore Heritage Festival since 2016. This year, … Continue reading Music Is: Where the River Always Flows V by TENG Ensemble (Preview)

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Film, News, Singapore

6th National Youth Film Awards winners announced, “Sunday” and “Lady E’s Wedding Revenge Plan” big winners

Live action films with female leads emerged as the top favourites at the 6th National Youth Film Awards (NYFA) ceremony. Organised by *SCAPE, the annual awards took place over Facebook live on Saturday and announced a total of 26 winners. “Sunday” depicts a young woman with a full body rash, driven to violence during a forbidden encounter with her sister’s boyfriend. Directed by returning NYFA … Continue reading 6th National Youth Film Awards winners announced, “Sunday” and “Lady E’s Wedding Revenge Plan” big winners

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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, Concert, Review, Theatre

M1 Patch! 2020: HERE COMES KAYA AND ROTI! “Where Are Our Friends?” (Review)

Keeping the kids entertained online with stories, songs and a seemingly endless well of energy from the performers. It’s hard to keep the kids entertained these days, with few options available besides the usual slew of videos on YouTube. How then do you keep things fresh and young audiences engaged while staying safe at home? Enter HERE COMES KAYA AND ROTI! “Where Are Our Friends?”, where … Continue reading M1 Patch! 2020: HERE COMES KAYA AND ROTI! “Where Are Our Friends?” (Review)

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