Ghost stories articulate a form of reality that is different from the realisms we are used to, situating Singapore within an environment in which modernity has been experienced alongside a continuation of spiritual practices.
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The corporate, government, and palm oil addiction maze behind the haze; giving in Singapore; the big business of domain names; and more.
A transgressive movement, borne of liberation from state surveillance and market structures, somehow survives in one of the world’s capitalist and paternalist meccas.
The Bloomberg defamation case; robots in construction; home interiors as products in the creator economy; a play exploring the dark side of army days; and more.
Key issues, ideas, and insights from our very first half-day event.
Existential questions for Singapore; politics update; physiotherapists stretched in public health institutions; big tech’s attempts to lend cultural legitimacy to creepy smart glasses; and Singaporean music bands.
How do concepts of value differ between owners and re-sellers of scarce goods like the new Royal Pop?
The problems with university rankings, new workplace report studies youth disengagement; blood lust; sex and liberation in the early 20th century Malay world; “Dear You” and Singapore’s relationship with dialects; and more.
Our ritual of dress acts on our bodies, opening up possibilities beyond what bodies can achieve.
