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Jom’s arts editor wanders through Yee I-Lann’s stunning survey show at the Singapore Art Museum. The Sabahan artist may insist she’s a poor weaver of mats, but she’s certainly a powerful weaver of worlds.
EBRC redraws electoral boundaries; poor nutritional value in migrant workers’ food; clampdown on Personal Mobility Aids; technology encroaches into history; Lady Gaga visiting in May; Chocolate Finance in trouble; and more.
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Dear reader, We’ve got an announcement about our new head of content at the end of this newsletter, but first: what can Singapore learn from efforts globally to recognise and improve indigenous rights? How can we do so in a way that’s inclusive, that’s cognisant of successive...
A Singaporean living in Australia explores its complex indigenous history on a trip to Tasmania, and discovers the power of truth-telling. The journey helps her reflect on Singapore’s relationship with its own “first peoples”.
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Dear reader, * Jom’s essay of the week: “Wild Rice’s ‘Hotel’: how do we host our histories?” by Corrie Tan, our arts editor, does what great criticism should—interrogate a piece of work to reveal deeper truths about its essence, thereby creating a space where artists, critics, theatre-goers, and...
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