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 […]
Music Is: An Interview with Kahchun Wong, Conductor of Beeth∞ven 360°
This July, on International Friendship Day, the world will see the premiere of a massive musical project unlike any ever done before. In celebration of renowned composer Beethoven’s 250th anniversary, […]
Music Is: Kahchun Wong leads ‘Beeth∞ven 360°’ in the composer’s 250th anniversary year this July
On International Friendship Day (30th July), Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th birthday anniversary will be premiered on The Straits Times Facebook and Youtube channels. This revolutionary virtual performance of music from […]
★★★☆☆ 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 […]
★★★☆☆ 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 […]
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 […]
★★★☆☆: 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Review: A Grand Design (An audio experience) by Checkpoint Theatre
A timely lesson on conservation that takes us from the dorms of NUS to the end of the world. Cheyenne Alexandria Phillips is a 27 year old part time poet, […]
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 […]
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”, […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Esplanade releases Tan Dun’s Martial Arts Trilogy online
From start to finish, I spent a total of twelve years composing music for three wuxia (martial arts) films: Ang Lee’s “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”, Zhang Yimou’s “Hero”, and Feng […]
