Dear reader, It’s our last issue of the year! To give everybody here a break, we’re off for the next two weeks. And to keep you occupied till January 10th, we’ve got two essays and much else. Festive discount. We’re offering a festive discount—just S$...

Dear reader, In case you missed the news, Charmaine Poh, Jom’s co-founder, has been named Deutsche Bank’s “Artist of the Year” for 2025. Exciting! For those lucky enough to travel to Berlin next fall, try and catch her exhibition there. Print. Last chance for those holiday orders of...

Dear reader, There are now over 6,000 of you receiving this newsletter. Thanks for your support! “Singapore This Week”. In our weekly digest, we discuss a deer fatality in Mandai; police drones in our skies; the downsides of a free trading port; the kebaya, “intangible cultural heritage”; Cultural Medallion...

Dear reader, Print issue No. 2. You can buy it now through our web shop. (Supporters and Patrons: details about your complimentary copy are in yesterday’s newsletter.) Orders placed before December 16th will get to you by the end of this year. Get those festive gifts! “Singapore This Week...

Dear reader, 630-830pm, Dec 3rd: launch of Jom’s print issue #2. Please register here (free) to join us at the casual poet library for the launch of our second print issue. It’s going to be chill, just a chance for you to mingle with the Jom team at...

Dear reader, This is Abhishek, subbing in for Sudhir who is luxuriating in the mountains of northern Thailand. If you read last week’s newsletter, you’ll know Charmaine, Sudhir and I were in Chiang Mai for the Splice Beta media festival. It was, in a word, revelatory.  We often...