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Next Up... Prav

With his .WAV (Y) nights, Prav is flying the flag for a slice of hip-hop that's igniting culture in myriad ways.

Jake Gyllenhaal, Uncovered

Jake Gyllenhaal has a natural instinct for roles and objects borne of authenticity and creative tension. No wonder he wears a Cartier Santos.

Charles Melton: Boy Wonder

From his heartfelt performance in The Sun is Also A Star to a sultry cameo in Ariana Grande's 'Break Up With Your Girlfriend' to now, becoming a breakout star of the teen-drama Riverdale; Charles Melton isn't just challenging the cultural status quo, he's redefining it.

Joseph Quinn In A Red Porsche. What More Could We Desire?

If you haven't heard of Joseph Quinn, where even have you been? Debuting on the latest and fourth season of Netflix's cult show Stranger Things as the lovable metal-headed Eddie Munson, the only way to describe his unprecedented ascension to the spotlight is: catapulted. Which is why, we present to you Joseph Quinn in a red Porsche. What more could we desire?

Consider The Sandwich

More precisely, the Milanese paninaro subculture that inspires 2 Moncler 1952 creative director Sergio Zambon.

Vroom, Vroom...BMW Gets Electric!

The new all-electric BMW flagship limo puts the emphasis on an interior fit for the tycoons of the near-future.

Objects Of Desire- Back To The Future

The Vacheron Constantin 222 was groundbreaking in 1977. It's just as sexy today.

The Men Who Sell The World

Behold the male self-help guru. He's proud, he's loud, and he's here to change your life, for the price of a few dollars and a big chunk of your consciousness. Alchemising their outsize personalities and the door-kicking affordances of the Internet, these self-styled paragons of betterment have come to dominate the discourse around contemporary masculinity and desirability in recent years. There's a method to their madness and it seems to be working. The question is, why? By Indran Paramasivam.

Objects Of Desire Open And Shut Case

The Swiss Army Knife's design hasn't changed much in its long history. Why mess with perfection?

What's Success And Can You Define How You've Unlocked It Over A Glass Of Whisky?

What’s success and can you define how you’ve unlocked it over a glass (or two) of whisky? Andrew Leci drams up these answers and more, from a man who’s rejuvenating the Singapore cityscape one heritage building at a time.

These Are the Days of Our Lives

Teenhood has its cathedrals. Founts of spiritual deliverance that proffer transcendence. A sanctuary where communication and understanding are sanctified. Pop-punk is one of them, and within its shrine, Montreal's Simple Plan is among the most-decorated idols. When a band's music is so precision-engineered to mesh within the soundtrack of a man's life, you don't deny its infectious pull. You give into it-you love it.

Why Men Can Wallow In Their Nostalgia (Without Being Toxic)

There's no harm in regressing back to our happy places, as long as we don't end up looking like Norman Bates in Psycho, according to Neil Humphreys.

Tech It Or Leave It

It might be hot right now, but would you Tech It or Leave It? We break down what's trending in tech this month, kicking off with embracing the unknown.

Meat Me At The Raffles

The 'chef's table' is an exercise in indulgence and passivity, but some tweaking is required. An Executive Chef at Raffles Hotel has his head on the block, and a 'short back and sides' is not on the menu. Andrew Leci hates himself for not loving everything.

Not All Superheroes Wear Capes

Kode Abdo, more famously known as BossLogic, is a bona fide builder of worlds. In the ever-teeming digital space, he commands a vast blast radius that includes art work for the biggest names in comic books and by extension, pop culture. Marvel and Disney are only some of the entities that have benefited from the swooning scale of his brush. When the pixels sparkle, you know it's him. His work rewards both the child and adult in you. Here, he shares with us how art and life can imitate each other in the wildest, most mind-blasting ways.

FIVE MINUTES WITH...

Rishi Naleendra, chef-owner of Michelin-starred Cloudstreet, Sri Lankan restaurant Kotuwa and wine bar Fool.

FUN TIMES

A winning formula where fantastical concepts meet watchmaking wizardry, Louis Vuitton has definitely nailed its haute horlogerie game. To test our theory, we spoke with Tom Chng of the Singapore Watch Club.

NEXT UP... QUAH ZHENG WEN

He’s one of the key men synonymous with swimming in Singapore, and a rising star amongst the sport’s ranks in his own right. This month, we dive into Quah Zheng Wen’s career and all that makes it.

THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT

Emotional, poignant, moving – words to describe Virgil Abloh’s final collection for Louis Vuitton, re-staged in a spin-off show earlier this year in Thailand. Abloh’s recurring notes of youth, imagination, wonder and possibility coalesced in a swansong for one of fashion’s greatest and most dearly-missed game changers. Gordon Ng reviews from Bangkok.

Virality Killed All the Stars

Has social media diluted the true value of fame as we once knew it? Indran Paramasivam laments.

To the beat of his own drum

Multi-hyphenate Mark Tuan is stepping into his own spotlight, on his own terms.

Jaeger-LeCoultre's Perpetual Calendar - More Well-Adjusted Than You Are

Jaeger-LeCoultre's new perpetual calendar is more well-adjusted than you are.

Cartier's Perplexing Masse Mystérieuse - Half Empty Or Half Full?

Half empty or half full? Cartier's perplexing Masse Mystérieuse is as much about revealing its secrets as it is about concealing them. By Celine Yap.

If You Buy Just One Thing

The Hermès Bolide Skate messenger bag is one you wouldn't necessarily think could've come out of the ateliers of the luxury fashion house.

Next Up...Sneaky Sushii

You'd be lying if you said you'd never chuckled at one of his videos.

This Thing Called Body Modification

Just when you thought humankind had reached its fullest potential, it pushes the envelope once again. Welcome to the current stage in evolution.

A Smart Watch For Watch Nerds

Still not convinced you can-or should-wear a connected watch? Consider TAG Heuer's Calibre E4, which brings legendary Swiss craftsmanship and ingenuity to wearable tech.

Explain It To Me: Cropped Tops

You may want to sit up straight and tighten your core, as Asri Jasman breaks down the cropped top trend for men and how to embrace it.

The Inimitable Volodymyr Zelenskyy

On 24 February 2022 at 3.40am (GMT+2), the Russian Federation launched a full-scale war against Ukraine.

Insight: Asia In Times Of Conflict

As Ukraine continues to fight for sovereignty against a determined Russia and trepidations of a possible World War III loom, new questions arise. What role does Singapore, and more widely Asia, have in influencing the state of global affairs today? How much, if anything, can we contribute to the political landscape? How will the events unfolding in Europe penetrate through to impact the East? Why do some wars get treated as frontline news, whereas others seem to come and go from the headlines? Celebrated author, academic and multi-award-winning geopolitical expert Dr. Parag Khanna answers.