Culture

The Questions We Need to Confront About Domestic Helpers and Bomb Shelter Rooms

The Questions We Need to Confront About Domestic Helpers and Bomb Shelter Rooms

Room for improvement.

by RICE December 13, 2024

The Painful Truths Your Interns Are Probably Learning About Your Workplace

The Painful Truths Your Interns Are Probably Learning About Your Workplace

A portrait of the modern Singaporean workplace from the mouths of precocious interns.

by Nadine Lee December 11, 2024

Beyond an Iron Rice Bowl, Why Do People Sign On?

Beyond an Iron Rice Bowl, Why Do People Sign On?

What compels a Singaporean son to make the military a full-time job?

by Aidan Razali December 11, 2024

Singaporeans Confess How They’re Wayang-ing the December Blues Away At Work

Singaporeans Confess How They’re Wayang-ing the December Blues Away At Work

It's the most unproductive time of the year.

by Nadine Lee December 8, 2024

What Are We Running From When We Get Into Marathons After Hitting 30?

What Are We Running From When We Get Into Marathons After Hitting 30?

Sometimes the only way to escape our quarter-life crisis is to outrun it.

by Alfieyah Abdullah December 6, 2024

A Chronically Single Woman Rents a Date to Visit Christmas Wonderland

A Chronically Single Woman Rents a Date to Visit Christmas Wonderland

'Tis the season to be anxious about singlehood.

by Nadine Lee December 4, 2024

Recent Articles

Singapore, Unfiltered

Are Bomb Shelters Fit for Domestic Helpers to Call Home?

Are Bomb Shelters Fit for Domestic Helpers to Call Home?

What does it say about Singapore when the real estate industry rebrands bomb shelters and utility rooms as 'maid rooms'?

by RICE

December 12, 2024

Binge

Singaporeans Share How They Avoid Other Singaporeans on Holiday in Japan

Singaporeans Share How They Avoid Other Singaporeans on Holiday in Japan

How to truly get away on your overseas getaway.

by Nadine Lee

December 1, 2024

Amongst Us

The Search For Authenticity in Singapore’s New Wave of Home-Based Businesses

The Search For Authenticity in Singapore’s New Wave of Home-Based Businesses

No place like home-based businesses.

by Kimberly Lim

November 29, 2024

Coming Of Age

The Childhood Trauma That Makes Children Fear Parenthood

The Childhood Trauma That Makes Children Fear Parenthood

Psychological scars that no baby bonuses can fix.

by Alfieyah Abdullah

November 28, 2024

Coming Of Age

What Our Teenage Part-Time Jobs Taught Us About Navigating the Corporate World

What Our Teenage Part-Time Jobs Taught Us About Navigating the Corporate World

Back when blue collar uniforms were hype apparel.

by Andre Frois

November 24, 2024