Note from the Editor
Recent Articles
Here are some stories from the past few weeks that’ve made it to your dinner table discussions.
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![Bus Service 167 and the Romance of Bus Rides in Singapore]()
Bus Service 167 and the Romance of Bus Rides in Singapore
Never before have we invested so much emotion in a single bus route.
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![I’m Not a Bad Friend; I’m Just a Broke Friend]()
I’m Not a Bad Friend; I’m Just a Broke Friend
Does the sustainability of friendships depend on bank accounts too?
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![How To Be a Model Minority in an Elite School]()
How To Be a Model Minority in an Elite School
How to act when you're the inadvertent ambassador of your race.
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![The Singaporeans Whose Names Others Can’t Seem to Get Right]()
The Singaporeans Whose Names Others Can’t Seem to Get Right
When the basic essence of our identity perplexes some people.
05
![Reflections on Growing Old From an Elder Emo Who Can’t Do Mosh Pits Anymore]()
Reflections on Growing Old From an Elder Emo Who Can’t Do Mosh Pits Anymore
An existential crisis in the middle of a post-hardcore show.
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![Meet Debbie Chia, the Singaporean DJ Who Followed Her Beat to Berlin]()
Meet Debbie Chia, the Singaporean DJ Who Followed Her Beat to Berlin
When she's not playing ambient sets at Berghain, she's raising her child in a life defined by freedom, community and sustainability.
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![Delivery Riders Speak on the Ethics of Ordering Food on Rainy Days]()
Delivery Riders Speak on the Ethics of Ordering Food on Rainy Days
Does it become morally murky to send a delivery rider into the heart of the storm?
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![Inside the Mysterious Morning Exercise Rituals of Bishan Park’s Elderly Singaporeans]()
Inside the Mysterious Morning Exercise Rituals of Bishan Park’s Elderly Singaporeans
We’re wondering if we’ve accidentally stumbled upon a cult.
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![When a Guy You’re Seeing Turns Out To Be a Member of an Obscene Telegram Channel]()
When a Guy You’re Seeing Turns Out To Be a Member of an Obscene Telegram Channel
At this point, can Singaporean women really trust the men in our lives?
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![How Eurodance Hit ‘Million Tears’ Became a Singaporean Gang Anthem]()
How Eurodance Hit ‘Million Tears’ Became a Singaporean Gang Anthem
A brief history of the Salakau siren call.
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![The Mediacorp Shows that Defined Our Singaporean Childhoods]()
![The Last Generation of Singapore’s Newspaper Stand Vendors]()
![This Body is Not Mine: Living With Gender Dysphoria]()
![Simple, Sensible, Stylo: This Is What New Singapore-Core Looks Like]()
![The Last Mile: Golden Mile Complex’s Final Hedonistic Hurrah]()
![Looking for Lone Diners in a World Where a Table for One Raises Eyebrows]()
![In Photos: What Depression Looks Like]()
The Mediacorp Shows that Defined Our Singaporean Childhoods
Here's to all the kids who grew up with Mediacorp instead of cable TV.
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![A Eulogy for Flash Coffee That’s Just As Miserable as Their Coffee]()
A Eulogy for Flash Coffee That’s Just As Miserable as Their Coffee
We gather not in sorrow, but in general distaste, to a purveyor of caffeinated mediocrity.
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![Why Do Singaporeans Name Their Pets After Food?]()
Why Do Singaporeans Name Their Pets After Food?
Why are there so many furbabies with food names like Oreo, Tofu, and Cookie?
Random Opinion
"Personally, I hate it when people record during performances to flaunt it on social media. Honestly, no one really cares about your thirty thousand Instagram stories."
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