CATEGORIES

Philip Tan - The Protagonist

Having grown up in and around film sets, is it any wonder that Lewis Tan is now making a living on the big (and small) screen? Step into the shoes of Tan, from stunt work to modelling gigs to being part of the emerging Asian actors wave, who is ready for the limelight.

Harimau Jadian

Shen disappeared around about the time when the surveyor from the Jabatan Pertanian (Agriculture Department) was killed. The surveyor’s body bore all the marks of a tiger attack—neck torn, head twisted, body covered in gashes—but for anyone who cared to look a little closer, it was clear that the perpetrator was no ordinary tiger. Five distinct claw marks were discernible in the prints left behind.

Perfectly Symbiotic

Thank you all for being here tonight. I am honoured to be introducing our keynote speaker, a man some call an ambassador of our species, a man we now all know as this century’s ultimate pioneer, responsible for taking the human race into a better future.

Number Twenty

He was the poster boy of the Average Singaporean Man, our Foong, ‘average’ being the keyword. Furred with little vices as even the best of us are, like a tendency to stare at cleavage despite his hardest efforts not to, and a finger that often strayed up nostrils (his) when he thought others weren’t looking (they almost always were). But surely Nothing to be Alarmed With. For he was also nice, our Foong, good—if a little milquetoast. He was a blood donor (especially when he was trying to lose weight). He had a creed: work hard; no drugs; be kind to humans and animals. No cargo pants on weekdays, especially white ones. Or skintight bike shorts on public transportation.

Starships Were Meant To Fly Hands Up And Touch The Sky

As we begin to imagine the global travel industry post-Covid, airships are uniquely placed to deliver on our shopping list of 21st-century demands.

In Our Own Backyard

In a globalised country such as Singapore, talent comes in many different forms and origins. But at the heart of it is the recognition of Singapore’s potential as a land of opportunity for fashion despite its tiny size.

Adult Bedtime Stories (But Not That Kind Of Adult)

We’re not big on podcasts this side of the world, but its thriving audio drama genre has more than meets the ear. We take a novice dive into the realm of narrative podcasts on the good, bad, and somewhat strange.

Greased German Lightning

Porsche’s first electric car is more than a Tesla rival—it’s a brilliant Porsche in its own right.

The Big Time

The digital watch turns 50.

Fitness App That Puts You Front And Centre For A Story

Here’s a fitness app that puts you front and centre for a story.

In For The Long Run

In a market saturated by neon-hued synthetic activewear, Boston-based running brand Tracksmith aims to restore grace and timelessness to an ageold sport, writes Mitchell Oakley Smith.

The Body Perfect

The theatre might have been closed for the better part of the past year, but that hasn’t stopped Etienne Ferrère from refining his craft. The Singapore Dance Theatre principal artist shares what goes into making ballet look effortless.

Present In The Past

Award-winning Singaporean writer O Thiam Chin’s latest novel, The Dogs, chronicles history will always stay with us even as time passes.

Posthumous Fashion-ism

The works and names of late artists live on and gain multiple reincarnations via a medium that has often been derided as ‘not art’, writes Asri Jasman.

The Life Of Brian

It wasn’t long ago that Rich Brian was just a tween creating skit videos in the suburbs of Indonesia. Five years later, with two albums under his belt, Brian puts out 1999, a deeply personal EP. It’d appear that he has finally grown up and if so, is it a good thing?

Making Money Moves

Money can’t buy happiness, but it sure does help to alleviate stress and uplift moods, even if it may be deemed temporary. But is retail therapy just a fancy excuse to shop, or does it actually work?

WATERWORLD

In a world of environmental disaster, political turmoil, economic crisis, social upheaval and public health emergency, is the logical next step for humanity the construction of floating maritime communities? Or is so-called seasteading just an extravagant passion project for paranoid tech bros and alt-utopian dreamers?

CANCELLED

The prolific public embrace of ‘cancelling’ disgraced or accused celebrities means the erasure of certain parts of our shared cultural history. But how, Huw Walmsley-Evans wonders, can we separate the art from the artist?

Scent Of A King

The history and nobility of Tuscany is embodied in a new fragrance offering by this quintessentially Italian fashion house.

Material Instinct

As the newest ambassador of Swiss watchmaker Hublot, Samuel Ross’s star continues on its skyward trajectory.

A Better World

A lovelorn tennis player, a gangster striving to be numero uno, a vampire slayer, Geoffrey Chaucer, and lately, a superhero robot… Paul Bettany plays these roles and more. In a career that allows you to be someone else, Bettany talks to Wayne Cheong in an aspect of so many Americans: anxious voter.

In His Glory Days

Nearly a decade since he was introduced as the first member of Korean band EXO, and a year since the formation of supergroup SuperM, Kai is ready to step into 2021 with his debut solo album. And he’s doing it wearing head-to-toe Gucci, confirming his status as a bona fide style icon.

Sequential Sketches

Follow bold lines from graphic novels that detail telling narratives between illustrated panels.

Hidden From Plain Sight

As Silvia Venturini Fendi played around with atypical constructions and reinterpreted the FF logo in new ways for autumn/winter 2020, one particular thing stood out on the runway: a photochromic collaboration with Anrealage.

For The Love Of Games

Scoring a deal with the National Basketball Association (NBA), French luxury maison Louis Vuitton is continuing its partnership with the sports world. But this time, it’s more than just a combination of two logos.

Dreaming small

Mini’s head of design explains why size is the only distinguishing feature of its cars.

This moment in time

Winter’s latest analog wonders offer a light at the end of the tunnel—and your sleeve.

When A House Is A Home

With the introduction of a home fragrance series and Southeast Asia’s first Casa Loewe boutique in Singapore, there’s evidently more to Loewe than luxury fashion.

Knit! Textile Exhibition By Kvadrat

Employing different design approaches and selected from around the world, the creative talent behind textile exhibition Knit! share a common goal of rethinking what design can be together

Who's A Bad Bot?

One company’s crackdown on bot fraud and mitigation.