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Discovering The Blueprint Within: How ArchiFest 2021 Director Razvan Ghilic-Micu and Festival Curator Jane Chua are nurturing architects of the future

For those not in the field, architecture can seem like a discipline reserved for the experts, where we can only take the buildings and environment around us at face value. But the truth is, when thought of as design, architecture manifests itself in so many ways beyond building plans and engineering, arising in almost every aspect of our life, constantly evolving as the human race … Continue reading Discovering The Blueprint Within: How ArchiFest 2021 Director Razvan Ghilic-Micu and Festival Curator Jane Chua are nurturing architects of the future

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Singapore

Changi Recommends launches Changi Mobile

Leading travel service concierge, Changi Recommends by Changi Travel Services, has launched Changi Mobile, Singapore’s newest and one of the most flexible and cost competitive mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) offerings in partnership with telecommunication provider M1 Limited (M1). Changi Mobile’s plans work on a no-contract basis and start from an affordable $8 per month for 8GB of data, call time and SMS, to $35 … Continue reading Changi Recommends launches Changi Mobile

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Food, Singapore

Food: Winding down from work, Mexican style with Super Loco Group’s Taco Tuesdays

Taco Tuesdays may be an American tradition, but it’s more than welcome here in Singapore. Besides the incredible prices, it offers up something much needed in these pandemic times – a reason to find a friend to hang with, and share a plate of tacos over good conversation. Or quite simply, a fun night out. Where can you find some quality Taco Tuesday deals? Super … Continue reading Food: Winding down from work, Mexican style with Super Loco Group’s Taco Tuesdays

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Arts, Esplanade Theatre Studio, Nine Years Theatre, Review, Singapore

★★★★★ Review: Electrify My World by Nine Years Theatre

Triumphant work that brings a bright spark to a dark time. Narratives about intense rivalries have always been ripe with dramatic potential, gripping audience members with the ways each tries to outdo the other, and the almost electrifying tension between them. But it takes a truly gifted playwright to spin those narratives beyond a feud, to lead audiences to think about the bigger conundrums of … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: Electrify My World by Nine Years Theatre

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Arts, Film, Interview, Singapore

Film Fanatic: An Interview with Marrie Lee, star of cult action film ‘They Call Her…Cleopatra Wong’

As Singapore’s first and only female Interpol agent, it’s surprising how Cleopatra Wong isn’t more well-known on our shores. Making her debut in Bobby Suarez’s 1978 film They Call Her…Cleopatra Wong, the eponymous femme fatale made such an impact, even Quentin Tarantino (of Kill Bill fame) took inspiration from her. Spawning two more sequels in the years that followed, Cleopatra Wong is everything you could … Continue reading Film Fanatic: An Interview with Marrie Lee, star of cult action film ‘They Call Her…Cleopatra Wong’

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Arts, Film, Interview, Singapore

Film Fanatic: An Interview with Asian Film Archive Executive Director Karen Chan, and Programmer Viknesh Kobinathan

With a name like the Asian Film Archive (AFA), it’s all too easy to assume that the organisation belongs somewhere in the past. But having been around for 16 years now, the AFA has more than proven their relevance to Singapore film culture, history, and is finally making their presence felt by the general public, thanks to the robust film programme at Oldham Theatre. In … Continue reading Film Fanatic: An Interview with Asian Film Archive Executive Director Karen Chan, and Programmer Viknesh Kobinathan

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Arts, Theatre

Preview: Both Sides, Now – Kata-Kata Kita Variety Show by Drama Box and ArtsWok Collaborative

Co-presented by Drama Box and ArtsWok Collaborative since 2013, Both Sides, Now is an arts-based community engagement project exploring what it means to live well, and leave well. While they’ve taken a bit of a longer break over the COVID-19 period, the project returns for a brand new edition this November, this time targeting the Malay community with Mengukir Harapan. Mengukir Harapan, which translates to … Continue reading Preview: Both Sides, Now – Kata-Kata Kita Variety Show by Drama Box and ArtsWok Collaborative

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Film, Preview, Singapore

Film Fanatic: Perspectives Film Festival 2021 – “What the __?!”

Now in its 14th edition, Singapore’s biggest student-led film festival, Perspectives Film Festival, is back this October. Taking on a hybrid format, a total of nine films will be presented at this year’s festival, themed around the intriguing statement ‘What The __?!’. ‘What The __?!’ is a wonderfully universal phrase. Whether uttered in hushed tones or shouted at the top of our lungs, the phrase … Continue reading Film Fanatic: Perspectives Film Festival 2021 – “What the __?!”

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Art What!, Arts, Singapore

Art What!: SOFT REALITIES at 136 GOETHE LAB

After their launch back in April, new project space 136 GOETHE LAB is officially launching this October with the site-specific, multimedia installation SOFT REALITIES by Fiona Tan, Finbarr Fallon, and Ong Kian Peng. Featuring building materials, light, video, and sound elements assembled in response to the space and its surrounding environment. The work is an intuitive response to the built architecture around it, the layers … Continue reading Art What!: SOFT REALITIES at 136 GOETHE LAB

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Arts, Film, Preview, Singapore

Film Fanatic: German Film Festival 2021

The 25th German Film Festival (GFF) is back with a diverse range of films on contemporary encounters, with poignant narratives and characters, finding their ways through this complex world. Presented by the Goethe-Institut Singapore jointly with The Projector and the Projector Plus, 12 films – ranging from drama to comedy and romance – will be screened from 21st October to 7th November 2021. Film aficionados … Continue reading Film Fanatic: German Film Festival 2021

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