Dear Jomrade, Today we’ve published: * “Singapore This Week”, by Jom * “The soft companionship of grief-garments”, by Xingyun Shen Barring some unforeseen complication, next Friday we’ll be launching Jom’s first ever podcast, “The Neighbourhood Boy”, a four-episode scripted series on Lawrence Wong, Singapore’s fourth prime...
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Dear Jomrade, Today we’ve published: * “Singapore This Week”, by Jom * “Everyday Economics #9: Desire lines”, by Serene Koh See you tomorrow afternoon at the Singapore Independent Media Fair at GV Cineleisure in Orchard. This year’s theme is “the role of independent media in a time of crises” and...
Dear Jomrade, Today we’ve published: * “Singapore This Week”, by Jom * “Syncretic sorcery: how Singaporean spiritualists are making healing their own” by Tsen-Waye Tay Eat more durians. Ride the Circle Line. Watch a bit of football. That’s my to-do list this weekend. Like other durian aficionados, I’...
Dear Jomrade, Today we’ve published: * “Singapore This Week”, by Jom * “Living better, fuller, more joyful lives: ideas from Jomfest”, by Jom * Videos of each of the four Jomfest sessions: keynote by Teo You Yenn; arts; food; and sports panels. It’s been a big week. America’s 250th, the...
Dear Jomrade, This is Abhishek. We’re on our usual mid-year break—just the newsletter this week, no “Singapore This Week” or essay. It’s shocking that we’re already halfway through the year. Resolutions have been consigned to mental landfills, that insurance policy still awaits signatures, and most...
Dear Jomrade, Today we’ve published: * “Singapore This Week”, by Jom * “Everyday Economics #8: The price of everything”, by Serene Koh First, next week is our usual mid-year break. The only thing we’ll be publishing is this newsletter, which will be written by Abhishek, our head of content,...