A transgressive movement, borne of liberation from state surveillance and market structures, somehow survives in one of the world’s capitalist and paternalist meccas.
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PAP MPs call for inheritance tax; the latest from Parliament; the coolest Nobel Prize for Physics; workplace contretemps; and more.
We disagree with the government’s decision to bring charges against the death penalty abolitionists and pro-Palestine activists last month.
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.
New men’s mental health movement; the rising threat of deepfakes; why we love queues; Yakult, Singapore icon; marathons, and our ability to tahan
A newcomer to Singapore shores offers a fresh perspective on why our quest for football excellence remains elusive.
