Dear reader,
Referral Lucky Draw campaign. We just launched it this week, and it’s on till November 30th. Here’s how it works. Visit the campaign page, sign up and start sharing your unique link with friends. If they sign up through your link, they will get up to...
Protector, surrogate parent, role model: is there anything an eldest daughter can’t do? Cherry Tan reads three new Singaporean books that examine sisterhood and daughterhood—Sister Snake, The Original Daughter, and The Story Game—and considers how eldest daughters might (re)write their own story.
Shan clashes with Pritam in Parliament; Chee Soon Juan’s newest book; Old Chang Kee among those recognised as heritage businesses; TCM as part of holistic healthcare; the centuries long arcs of solar and coal power; events for pai kias and guai kias; and more.
Dear reader,
Even as we mourn Pannir Selvam, executed on Wednesday, and will continue to oppose the death penalty, there’s much else to be grateful for this week.
Today’s World Mental Health Day, and an appropriate time to ponder care and kindness towards migrant workers. Recall where we...
Some claim that tiny forests can bring relief from dangerous heat. Mere greenwashing? And even if not, can the concept grow roots in a city uncomfortable with wildness?
Migrant workers’ mental health; Tang Liang Hong passes on; what price a life in SG Inc; an exciting new local expedition to the depths of the Indian Ocean; our connections with Salem, the town known for 17th century witch hunts; and the arts community brainstorms ways to overcome costly rentals.