In a year of political spectacle, the Singapore Biennale turns its gaze to the decidedly unspectacular. What might we find in the basic building blocks— mall units, shoebox flats, cookie-cutter classrooms—that form our country? Our writer explores the sprawling exhibition to see if she can find out.
More mental health professionals needed in Singapore; men dropping out of the workforce to be full-time caregivers; our habitual bird feeders; one of Singapore’s earliest citizen-historians passes on; as does Jessie Wee, creator of the beloved Mooty.
You can get your groceries at the wet market, the supermarket, or through delivery apps—and each offers you different information to guide your choice. But information isn't the same as guidance.
At the Singapore Fringe Festival, two plays grapple with forced displacement just as Jom’s reviewer ponders privilege, power asymmetries, and the deeply personal decision-making processes that shape the choice to stay, or to leave.
Cometh the budget, cometh the vouchers; the power of slogans; an execution stayed; incel article invites backlash; Harry J. Benda Prize winners announced; Kinokuniya’s corporate-speak award of the year; Singapore caught in chip wars; and more.
Dear reader, Letters to the editor. Thanks, Isaac Neo and Max Yeo, two former gifted education programme (GEP) students, for your responses to fellow alumni Faith Ho’s reflections. A feisty CPF debate. Thanks, Shawn Low, for questioning some of the arguments put forth by Bobby Jayaraman in “Why Singapore’...
Shan squirrels race debate; busy week for the ISD; Singapore scores high in Transparency International index; mangroves key to combating climate change; the great shower debate; syrup explores the realms of feminine desire; Amazon widens its presence in Singapore; and more.
Dear reader, “Singapore This Week”. * The most important political developments ahead of the general election * How is the state cracking down on anti-death penalty activists? * Orchard Towers, vice den turned Christian worship centre * Why are Singaporean millennials and Gen Zs less likely to drink and party late? * The legacy of...
In this old city brimming with histories, cultures and acceptance, a Singaporean finds a new, refreshing globalism.
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Featuring 10 essays that explore “Movement”, “Materiality”, and “Magic” in Singapore, written with signature flair and rigour.
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Featuring an essay each by members of Jom’s editorial team, and many others, all within the themes of “Activism”, “Ecology” and “Music”.
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