Dear reader, Since Tharman’s thumping victory on September 1st, the following things have happened: * Vivian Balakrishnan and K Shanmugam, two ministers, have sued Lee Hsien Yang, son of Lee Kuan Yew, for defamation; * POFMA (Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act) directives have been handed out, for the first...

Dear reader, First, I want to promote the external work of two colleagues. “In the shadow of the cosmic” is a lecture-performance by Charmaine, my co-founder, which explores the avatar and techno-orientalism. It is also the latest in her THE YOUNG BODY UNIVERSE line of work, which I’m a...

Dear reader, Black hair? White hair? No hair? I saw that in a WhatsApp chat this morning, presumably a cute way to get around perceived Cooling-off Day restrictions. (Black hair = Tan Kin Lian; White hair = Ng Kok Song; No hair = Tharman Shanmugaratnam.) Yet I’m unsure if the pseudonyms are...

Dear reader, One week till you vote! This is Jom’s coverage of the presidential election: * An explainer on the origins and evolution of the presidency * An explainer on why NKS, TKL and Tharman qualified, but George Goh didn’t * “The presidential contest on social media - greatest hits”, published...

Dear reader, First, save the date. At 8pm on August 23rd, we’ll be having an exclusive Jom virtual chat between Soh Rui Yong, national marathoner, and Nick Fang, our sports editor. These behind-the-scenes Zoom chats are a benefit for Jom’s Supporters and Patrons: we’ll e-mail you the...

Dear reader, Happy National Day! And Happy Birthday to Jom! If you think I’m conflating our humble little organisation with our country, well hey, we learn from the best. But seriously, some of our OG Jomrades might remember that Jom launched last August 11th with a series of National...