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Cold Storage’s curious anniversary; the perils of live commerce; changing home ownership mores; a fascinating historical saga stretching across Egypt, Singapore, and Indonesia; and the renaissance of dinner theatre.
It’s easy to trust a Finn. But how do you get a Finn to trust you? Corrie Tan spends a year in the “happiest” country in the world and tries to find out.
The recent sighting in Sungei Buloh of the Rhinoceros hornbill, thought to be locally extinct, brought joy. It was a sobering reminder too, of what we’ve lost in our headlong, heedless rush toward modernity.
Philanthropy on social media; malnutrition among the elderly; the downstream effects of childhood privilege; the sleazy Ken Lim and Achraf Arjaouy; the first Malay woman to undergo gender-affirming surgery, in 1974; Singapore’s only stunt school closing; and more.
What does the 38 Oxley Road saga reveal about us as a people?
The PAP’s big bash; KKH and Salmon’s Maternity Home; the pros and cons of Buy Now, Pay Later; the road to sustainable cooling in a world that is heating up; RF Kuang at the Singapore Writers Festival, and more.
Our natural tendency to allocate money (or any resource) into little mental “jars” has profound implications for how we spend and save.
The Noor Deros saga singes Workers’ Party; Twelve Cupcakes crumbles; our lost youngsters; 30 by 30 sleeps with the fishes; play with clay keeping old age at bay; and more.
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