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Charmaine Poh in Berlin; a tribute to tribute bands; many oddities revealed in public audit; new tools for better discourse around suicides; the stigma endured by cancer survivors returning to work; gendered household work affecting women's health; and more.
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Dear reader, * Jom’s essay of the week: “Taylor Swift and the teenage experience” by Jean Hew, our head of research, is something you must read now to understand the person who is defining “the cultural zeitgeist in a way we’ve perhaps not seen since Michael Jackson or The...
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Another blow for PSP, MOE under fire for its attempt to teach students about Palestine, Singapore criticised for exclusive Taylor Swift deal, literary pioneer Suratman Markasan dies at 94, an art exhibition by seniors for seniors, Grab in the black for the first time, and more.
Dear reader, It’s Jean, Jom’s head of research, taking over newsletter writing duties! Here’s an overview of our issue this week: * Jom’s essay: “Splice’s guide to your media future”, written by our editor-in-chief and self-proclaimed “word geek”, Sudhir Vadaketh. He meditates on his experience attending...
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