Editorials

From a very healthy lifestyle to a craftsmen breathing life into some unloved objects, here are some of our favourite stories from the past few weeks.

Beyond the Shadows: Finding Queer Communities in the Time of a Pandemic

In the thick of pandemic-driven closures, and safe spaces shuttered, where can the queer community go to find respite?

by Paul Jerusalem December 1, 2021

What Singapore’s Largest Therapeutic Garden Teaches Us About Special Needs

As Singapore’s newest therapeutic gardens enthrals the senses, our writer asks what vision it paints for special needs, play and school?

by Laili Abdeen November 25, 2021

Immigration

My Dad Is A Gurkha: On Growing Up Nepalese In Singapore

Evidently, even children of the respected Gurkha community is not exempt from Singapore’s unique brand of racism.

by Ajay Nair November 21, 2021

Meet Elene, the Singaporean Mother Bringing Local Food to Italy

From kuehs to chicken curry, this Singaporean woman is bringing local food to a country with an extremely stringent culinary culture.

by Edoardo Liotta November 20, 2021

Immigration

Meet Kathy, The Lawyer Who Moved To Cape Town To Pole Dance

Kathy Lee talks about her journey as a lawyer and what led to her opening her very own pole dancing studio in South Africa.

by Maxine Navarro November 16, 2021

Singapore’s New Workplace Discrimination Law Is Timely but Lacks Teeth

Does Singapore’s new anti-discrimination guidelines tackle the real issues of workplace prejudice or is it just performative?

by Daryl Yang and Rayner Tan November 14, 2021

Beyond the Shadows: Finding Queer Communities in the Time of a Pandemic

In the thick of pandemic-driven closures, and safe spaces shuttered, where can the queer community go to find respite?

by Paul Jerusalem

December 1, 2021

What Singapore’s Largest Therapeutic Garden Teaches Us About Special Needs

As Singapore’s newest therapeutic gardens enthrals the senses, our writer asks what vision it paints for special needs, play and school?

by Laili Abdeen

November 25, 2021

Immigration

My Dad Is A Gurkha: On Growing Up Nepalese In Singapore

Evidently, even children of the respected Gurkha community is not exempt from Singapore’s unique brand of racism.

by Ajay Nair

November 21, 2021

Singaporeans Abroad

Meet Elene, the Singaporean Mother Bringing Local Food to Italy

From kuehs to chicken curry, this Singaporean woman is bringing local food to a country with an extremely stringent culinary culture.

by Edoardo Liotta

November 20, 2021

Intimates

Faith Meets Fornication: The Women Finding Love for God and Sex Toys

Can women love their religion and practise self-love at the same time? We take a look at the balance between faith and pleasure.

by Rainer Cheung

November 18, 2021

Immigration

Singaporeans Abroad

Meet Kathy, The Lawyer Who Moved To Cape Town To Pole Dance

Kathy Lee talks about her journey as a lawyer and what led to her opening her very own pole dancing studio in South Africa.

by Maxine Navarro

November 16, 2021

Running On Empty

Singapore Nurses Are Drained and Looking for an Out

Healthcare workers in Singapore are leaving in droves leaving existing nurses exhausted, drained, and depleted.

by Lenny Chua

November 15, 2021

Singapore, Unfiltered

Singapore’s New Workplace Discrimination Law Is Timely but Lacks Teeth

Does Singapore’s new anti-discrimination guidelines tackle the real issues of workplace prejudice or is it just performative?

by Daryl Yang and Rayner Tan

November 14, 2021

Government & Policy

Corporal Punishment Needs a Linguistic Makeover

Why don’t we call it ‘whipping’ instead?

by Ajay Nair

November 13, 2021

Singapore, Unfiltered

If a House Is Not a Home, Then What Is an HDB Flat?

How do queer Singaporeans work around their disadvantaged position in the HDB public housing model?

by Paul Jerusalem

November 13, 2021

Singapore, Unfiltered

Singapore’s Unseen Singles on Finding Love and Second Chances

What does the ‘single’ label mean for divorcees, widows or widowers looking for love and second chances?

by Laili Abdeen

November 12, 2021

To Love Another Body Better

It took growing up, true growing up, to untangle myself from the tyranny of body image and re-examine my relationship with food.

by Faye

November 11, 2021

Is Haw Par Villa Selling Out?

Yet another company has tried to redevelop Haw Par Villa. Would this new round of rejuvenation work?

by Ng Ziqin

November 10, 2021