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The pleasures and perils of coffee; mRNA vaccines; Tiffany Teo at the Asian Games; zapin in South-east Asia; and more.
On memory, meaning, and the stories we tell ourselves.
Singapore-Israel ties under more scrutiny; mental health a commodity too; the generational impact of childhood abuse; more nationalist history peddled in Malaysia; fractional art ownership; the shocking unspooling of eFishery; and more.
By normalising rest, can individuals find greater fulfilment and balance, challenging the capitalist emphasis on relentless productivity growth and a hustle culture?
NRIC debacle discussed in Parliament; decline in adult literacy a concern; ‘kidults’ and their toys; Singapore Art Week; local literary community voices collective concern about AI; making chips in Woodlands; and more.
The end of horseracing in Singapore has brought with it an avalanche of urgent questions: Where will the horses go? Who will pay for their repatriation? Will they be cared for? It should also evoke deeper considerations of our millennia-old relationship with these majestic creatures.
The unmasking of NRICs and the masking of bungalow deals point to the transactional nature of life here, and to potential challenges for the ruling party.
IC-you; constructive complaining; the historic 1984 general election; the Central Arts Library opens its doors; analogue music in a digital world; a potential presidential pardon for TikTok; and more.
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