The astounding quality of our daily existence is mostly the speed with which modernity and electric modes of communication conduct themselves. From the humble chime of electric clocks to the [ … ]
Dances with Mushrooms
Stop. No, really, stop. Yes, it’s me, the writer, telling you to stop. What’s the quietest thing you hear? Not you tapping away on your phone or [ … ]
Interview with The Second Breakfast Company
Let’s face it. COVID sucked. But what sucked worse was the unimaginable strain scores of essential workers faced across Singapore. That scratchy shuffle in the bus when Singaporeans [ … ]
On Market Days
On market days, I remember when I was but a few books tall, and I’d peer over boxes brimming with gorgeous galangals, listening to my grandmother rattle off a litany [ … ]
A Man Lying Face-down In the Snow
As the effects of the ongoing pandemic continue to be felt, distinct social-distancing measures have changed many of the traditional ways that we enjoy theatre. Following the hugely successful [ … ]
Identities
In a galaxy far, far away, on a planet of sand, lies a hut on the fringes of civilisation. In the small alcove of this adobe, a space wizard pensively [ … ]
The Past Not Yet Gone
Lit solely by shadow, fragile forms strain under an otherworldly weight. Emerging from the inky dark, their trembling forms resolve into marionettes jerked upright by the whims of the unseen. [ … ]
Snow Whitening Revisited: An Interview with the New Cambodian Artists
The storied tradition of the Cambodian Apsara dance was first inscribed on the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2003, and has been shopped around for the past two [ … ]
Artjams: Beabadoobee — Fake it Flowers Review
Furious drums, strung-out vocals and killer bass lines are probably what one might associate with the grunge scene of the late 1990s. But Beabadoobee has deftly channelled that same angst [ … ]
Artjams: Fleet Foxes — Shore Review
Released at the exact moment of Earth’s yearly autumnal equinox, Shore, Fleet Foxes’ latest album has so much more than just great timing. Crossing the boundary into uncharted territory, away [ … ]