After their last online outing with The Late Night Show with Xiao Ming, Impromptu Meetings are back again to disrupt your routines, with a brand new show this September. Titled The Staff Room, the show, aptly enough, takes place on the week of Teachers’ Day, and celebrates the ups and downs of teaching life. Starring Impromptu Meetings members Miriam Cheong, Adeeb Fazah and Cheryl Tan … Continue reading Preview: The Staff Room by Impromptu Meetings
Leading theatre company Wild Rice has announced a brand new play by Thomas Lim premiering this October. Best known for writing the critically-acclaimed Grandmother Tongue and Supervision, get ready as Thomas tackles the topic of LGBTQ+ people and housing with Straight Acting. Straight Acting introduces us to two LGBTQ+ couples who pretend to be straight in order to start a family and make a life … Continue reading Wild Rice announces new play ‘Straight Acting’ by Thomas Lim
Everything is more beautiful because we are doomed. In Marvel’s WandaVision, superhero Vision utters the line “What is grief, if not love enduring?” Love, it seems, is both a blessing and a curse, ensuring that even as illogical as it seems, we want to press on and hold on to our beloved, even in the face of a seemingly endless barrage of conflicts. That then, … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: ANAMNESIS by Cheryl Charli Tan
The second weekend box office for The Medium was up by $25,000, or 29%, compared to its first weekend – a rare feat for an independent Asian horror! The Medium took in SGD $111,100 from 19th to 22nd August and collected a total of SGD $300,000 to date. Despite an ordinary weekend with no public holidays, performance spiked and the film ranked third over the 4-day weekend, suggesting that Singaporeans are … Continue reading Film: ‘The Medium’ Soars At The Weekend Box Office
Temasek Shophouse and Post-Museum have partnered up to bring awareness to the growing issue of fashion waste with the second edition of the Renew Earth Sweat Shop. In this second edition, the organisers want to tackle Singapore’s enormous problem of fashion waste, with over 131,000 tonnes of waste produced in 2020, through upcycling. Their hope is to galvanise a community to confront the issue of … Continue reading Fashion Forward: Temasek Shophouse and Post-Museum collaborates fashion ‘repair’ in the second edition of Renew Earth Sweat Shop
Following the superlatively excellent debut EP, ‘The Oscillation Scene’ release, the year 2020 saw Singaporean Chillwave artist-producer, Houg, pushing his pop sensibilities and creative process through luscious grooves, collaborations, and an ever-growing canvas of visuals and vibrant textures that top each other with every single song release. This time, Houg has announced the release, ‘Metro (4:35)’. Out on 27 August 2021, Friday on all major digital … Continue reading Music Is: Singaporean chillwave artist Houg releases single ‘Metro (4:35)’
Gareth Fernandez is slated to drop a two-part docuseries inspired by the success of his full-length album, Lost In You, which was released early this month. The ‘Lost In You’ docuseries made its debut on Wednesday, 25th August at 8pm SGT (first episode), with the second episode premiering on Tuesday, 31st August at 8pm SGT. The two-episode video series will feature exclusive performances by Gareth … Continue reading Music Is: Gareth Fernandez releases album docuseries on YouTube
Local singer-songwriter Thaddeus Lin has released a new single ‘Grass Field’, a dreamy nostalgic lullaby that brings listeners into a state of tranquility. It conveys a sense of nonchalance in escaping societal pressures and to allow oneself to embark on a quiet getaway, gradually arriving at a state of solace. The track is a blend of ebb and flow of plucked guitars paired with a … Continue reading Music Is: Thaddeus Lin releases single ‘Grass Field’
Following the success of his 2019 single release ‘Back From Nothing’ (featuring JANEVA), Melbourne-based songwriter and producer Katz returns with his stunning new EP, ‘Only You’. With a litany of impressive features from names such as Fractures and Charlie Lim, and collaborations with Japanese Wallpaper and Kllo’s Simon Lam, the ‘Only You’ EP will be available on all major digital streaming platforms on 13 August … Continue reading Music Is: Katz releases EP ‘Only You’
New blood is almost always a good thing in any organisation, bringing with them new ideas, new perspectives, and a drive to bring positive change. With The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF), they’ve appointed Thong Kay Wee as their new Programme Director, leading the artistic elements of the Festival alongside Executive Director, Emily J. Hoe. We sat down to speak with Kay Wee, and find … Continue reading SGIFF 2021: An Interview with new SGIFF Programme Director Thong Kay Wee
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