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Tuna With Pedigree
The $32 rice bowl at casual bluefin tuna specialist KURO MAGURO bridges the gap between cheap chirashi and expensive sushi deliciously.
China's Next Big Thing?
Local singer Nathan Hartono has the looks, the voice... and Jay Chou as his mentor. Thanks to his highly-lauded performance on a Chinese singing competition, the 25-year-old may just become Singapore’s biggest singing export since Stefanie Sun.
"I Have No Intention Of Going Back To Having The Body Of A 14 Year Old Boy"
Beware, body-shamers — call someone fat and you may be the one getting shamed instead. Just ask the Playboy model who fat-shamed a naked woman at her gym. Or RUI EN, who, after putting on 7kg for a role and getting flak for looking heavier, tells us it’s time to “open a dialogue” in Singapore about body-shaming. Is 2016 the year we banish fat-shaming and accept that people come in all shapes and sizes?
Welcome To The ‘Slow City' Of Korea
Kancheong spiders, take it easy in Jeonju. In Korea’s charmingly quaint ‘Slow City’, harried urbanites can press the pause button and pretend they’re in a historical K-drama.
It's Not Easy Being Green
Urban farmer Bjorn Low had to electrocute turkeys and wring chicken necks in agricultural school before starting his own biz. Even then, he can’t afford the produce he grows.
Homecoming Princess
Look out, everyone! FIONA XIE is baaaack! Sorta. We think. The erstwhile Mediacorp Princess, who came home to shoot a Ch 5 drama, isn’t exactly sure how back she is, although she does say: “Now that I’m back…” Oh, Fiona, always leaving us wondering. Did seven years away make her older and wiser? Or is she still the same coquettish minx? In this cover story and with these sexy pics, Miss Xie scratches our seven-year itch. Also, now that she’s (kinda) back, are the Seven Princesses relevant again?
Dead And Lovin It
It's chimichanga time! Still reeling from that ending in Avenger: Infinity War? Then let Ryan Reynolds lighten the mood as the sweary, irreverent, irresponsible and totally self-aware Deadpool. But take note: Deadpool 2 may also be the end of the franchise. Say What?!
Do the write thing
Playwright HARESH SHARMA on making it as a professional writer, and how to write for everyday occasions.
New Year, new job
Planning to switch jobs in 2017? Fret not, we’ve got you covered. CHOOK YUK YNG, country manager of career portal JobStreet. com Singapore, offers the do’s and don’ts when it comes to job hunting.
Of Love & Lies
What’s real and what’s an elaborate act? BRAD PITT stars in Allied,the wartime romantic thriller in which he and his co-star Marion Cottilard display a chemistry so intense and sparkling, people suspected she was to blame for his break-up with Angeline Jolie.
Timothy Go
The ex-Channel NewsAsia presenter on his new role with 938Now and his adventures running a Subway store.
Daughter & Sense
SHAUN CHEN is about to become a father for a second time. But before he jumps back into a brand new cycle of baby-induced sleep deprivation (not that he ever got out of it), he talks to us about his year of breaking dad in this exclusive cover shoot with his 17-monthold “mistress” NELLIE.
The Beguiled
STARRING NICOLE KIDMAN, COLIN FARRELL, KIRSTEN DUNST, ELLE FANNING DIRECTED BY SOFIA COPPOLA
Love Thy Neighbour...
... Especially if you're RUI EN. The star recently made headlines again, this time for being rude to her neighbours. But she's not the only celeb who has had run-ins with the folks next door.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
STARRING Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Kurt Russell DIRECTED BY James Gunn
He Means Bees-Ness
Everyone from your parents to Gwyneth Paltrow is convinced of the bee-nefits of honey. But you could be wasting your money on that exorbitant jar of gooey sweetness, says Jason Koh, one of fewer than five people in Singapore who hold a diploma in apitherapy, or bee therapy.
Philip Winchester
The Strike Back star, 36, on trading guns and a bullet proof vest for the law books and a suit on the legal drama Chicago Justice.
Logan Lucky
Starring Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Daniel Craig, Riley Keough Directed By Steven Soderbergh.
The Mummy
STARRING Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella, Annabelle Wallis DIRECTED BY Alex Kurtzman.
Viceroy's House
Bend it Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha on what prompted her to make the India-set period epic and why she finds it hard to socialise with actors.
Wherefore ART Thou ROMEO
Wherefore ART Thou ROMEO
What's In A Name?
Who knew controversial Malaysian rapper NAMEWEE, who will hold his first-ever Singapore concert in February, had that much of a thing for Jack Neo’s Comedy Night?
Sora To Say Goodbye
On New Year’s Eve, Sora Ma bid farewell to 2017 and her job as a Ch 8 actress.
Mission: Impossible – Fallout (PG 13)
STARRING Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Henry Cavill DIRECTED BY Christopher McQuarrie
Porridge Kings
Chew Chor Meng and Dennis Chew have opened a porridge stall called THE FAMOUS ZHOU.
Do It The Ride Way
ZHENG GEPING is such a family man that he’s willing to give up his dream ride for a family-friendly, seven-seater MPV.
Berlin, Why Are You So Damn Cool?
Now that Scoot is flying low-cost and direct to the German capital, it’s time to get your butt over to Berlin, stat. We give you 8 reasons Berlin is so cool, it hurts.
Egg Prata With Fish Curry Potato Chips Taste Test : Nice Or Not?
The results are surprising.
Man With A Million Fans
Hawt viral sensation CHUANDO TAN is now based in Beijing, has a million followers — literally — on Instagram, and is making his acting debut.
Do 20,000 Sit-Ups In 30minutes Yasss, Really.
Exercise is a tedious affair. Why the heavens made it far easier to eat fried chicken wings than do sit-ups, we will never know.