AUSBRUCH Brings German Music Theatre To Asia
THEATRE director Heather Tan was drawn to the relatively obscure art form of German opera at an early age.
Her experiences behind the scenes in Singapore theatre led to further...
Expansive Images From Cramped Spaces
The devil and the delight lurk in the details of Rajesh Kargutkar’s art.
The Mumbai-born artist spent his formative years in the cramped quarters of the chawls — the dense...
TEST TEST TEST, Or Things Will Break Down
THINGS break. That's a well known and fully understood fact of life.
Even the best-designed systems will fail at some point.
Look at my favourite spacecraft, NASA’s (National Aeronautics and Space...
CrowdStrike Strikes Out
THE interconnected nature of our increasingly digital world, for all its benefits, comes with the caveat of enabling cyber incidents to spread rapidly across the globe.
By now, most people...
Singapore-made Hyundai IONIQ 6 Launched
HYUNDAI launches its sporty-ish looking IONIQ 6.
The first of the model to be made outside of South Korea, the units rolling on Singapore roads will be assembled at the...
Make Room In Your Liquor Cabinet For Some Rum
IF we were to personify rum alongside its spirit cousins, each would have its own personality.
To me, cognac, with its base in fermented fruit juice, might appear as a...
Pain, A Pet Peeve Of Vet Student Simone Ku
IF the presence of pet shops in malls and people walking their dogs serve as indicators, pet ownership in Singapore seems to be at a healthy level.
In the mainstream...
Simple Rules To Avoid Being Scammed
SINGAPORE, while leading globally in many prosperity-related aspects, also sits at the top of a less glamorous category.
Scam victims in Singapore lost $651.8 million in 2023, with a total...
Offside For Technology
WHEN the sky watchers wondered about aliens invading Earth and taking over humanity, the views were either dystopian — annihilation for whatever reason — or utopian — they would...
Painting 1000 Petals Requires Blooming Patience
ARTISTS drawn to foreign cultures view things with a different eye.
The mixing of cultural influences often results in perspectives that are atypical and can be consequently quite refreshing and...