Art Fazil Relaxation

Art Fazil Takes Nature Baths To Relax

WHEN it comes to the art of relaxing, Art Fazil looks to nature. The singer/songwriter grew up in a nameless kampung in Upper Thomson and spent a lot of his...

The Ink Of Life

A ONCE common scene, coconut trees in Singapore are not found in abundance anymore. Despite their prevalence in the past — dotting the coastline and a regular sight in the...

Tattoo Your Holiday Memories

WITH tattoos making the quick leap from sub culture to pop culture, parlours offering these inking services have been popping up with abandon around the world. Your next holiday in...

Surviving Close Calls

YOU can be the victim or you could fight back. Armed with Krav Maga skills, Edwin Peng reckons your attacker might rue his decision to go on the offensive. Real world...
We Are the world

One Splendid Night In Pop History

AT a time when there was a growing consciousness of the impact of globalisation and its importance in conveying messages, it was the entertainment industry that made good use...
Dick Lee & Omnitones

Dick Lee Brews More Fizzy Pop

SINGAPORE'S Peter Pan of pop music is in the process of reinventing himself. As a singer songwriter Dick Lee has thrown his entire being into a career that has spanned...
Gaurav Kripalani, sifa.sg

SIFA Plays It Safe

SHOULD one person’s taste prevail when presenting a national collection like the Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA)? In recent years, SIFA programes have been the result of a funnelling of...
graffiti artist Demster

Demster And The Wall Of Talent

URBAN street artists are seriously challenged when it comes to honing their skills in Singapore.  The nation that bans chewing gum, fines you for littering, has cameras watching almost everywhere,...

The Comeback Kid

FROM cancer to boxing via death’s doorstep, Kumar Perumal has always been a trading blows to remain in the fight. “It’s a gamble,” says Kumar Perumal, proprietor and Head Coach of...

Artist Nan Qi’s Dot Matrix

For Chinese artist Nan Qi, building his art perspective took him along a pathway dotted with Chinese and Western ideas and ideology. The opening up of China to the world...