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Here are some stories from the past few weeks that’ve made it to your dinner table discussions.
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![Bell of the Ball: A Tribute to Long John Silver’s, Fast Food Underdog]()
Bell of the Ball: A Tribute to Long John Silver’s, Fast Food Underdog
The battered fish and fries of Long John Silver's needs no introduction. She’s an icon, a legend, and deserves the #maincharacter moniker.
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![Happiness is Fleeting. It’s Time We Rethink the Work-Life Equation.]()
Happiness is Fleeting. It’s Time We Rethink the Work-Life Equation.
Underneath their polished personas, high-flying insurance agents struggle to have it all too.
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![Can Young Singaporean Parents Maintain a Sex Life While Raising Kids?]()
Can Young Singaporean Parents Maintain a Sex Life While Raising Kids?
Adulting is hard. Having sex while kids run down the hallway is harder.
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![Pharmacists Dispense Drugs, That’s True. But What Else Do They Do?]()
Pharmacists Dispense Drugs, That’s True. But What Else Do They Do?
Kelvin's father quit smoking, thanks to a pharmacist. But do others see the profession as he does and give pharmacists the same admiration and respect?
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![The Secrets To Cooling Down, According to Singaporeans With No Air Conditioners]()
The Secrets To Cooling Down, According to Singaporeans With No Air Conditioners
Singapore without the trusty air conditioner? Unthinkable. Preposterous even. And yet, many manage—and valiantly at that.
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![Jurong Boy to Super Realtor: How Aric Lim Sells Million-Dollar Homes to Chinese Buyers]()
Jurong Boy to Super Realtor: How Aric Lim Sells Million-Dollar Homes to Chinese Buyers
When a Chinese buyer wants to purchase a home in Singapore, they look for Aric Lim. It's made him a tidy fortune—but at what price?
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![Anxiety In Flight: What Dengue Prevention Ads Don’t Tell You]()
Anxiety In Flight: What Dengue Prevention Ads Don’t Tell You
Two survivors can attest to one truth: Dengue will mess with your mind (and your wallets).
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![7 Days of Eating Fried Crickets to Normalise Insect Kaya Toast]()
7 Days of Eating Fried Crickets to Normalise Insect Kaya Toast
If insect-eating were given a chance to be normalised, we reckon it wouldn't be any different from how we enjoy durians or smelly tofu.
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![How Swinging Made Me a Better Husband]()
How Swinging Made Me a Better Husband
Four years ago, John thought he was going to get divorced. Then he started swinging with his wife.
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![Inside the Secretive World of Sensual Home-Based Massages for Men by Men]()
Inside the Secretive World of Sensual Home-Based Massages for Men by Men
Local masseurs let us in on the hush-hush world of male-on-male services.
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![Gig Work Is Evolving With Better Protection and Opportunities. 3 Workers Show How.]()
![I Transformed into a Supermodel | Sean And The City: Ep 6]()
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![I Sought The Way Of The Househusband | Sean And The City: Ep 5]()
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Gig Work Is Evolving With Better Protection and Opportunities. 3 Workers Show How.
With gig workers across Singapore feeling somewhat left in the lurch, the platforms that employ them are stepping up.
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![When Dating Apps Fail — Inside a Vietnamese Bride Matchmaking Agency]()
When Dating Apps Fail — Inside a Vietnamese Bride Matchmaking Agency
We follow Marcus on his quest to find a wife with True Love Vietnam Bride Matchmaker. Can the 20-year-old love HQ help Marcus find true love?
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![The Worst Decision I Have Ever Made]()
The Worst Decision I Have Ever Made
“I have failed businesses before. It actually led me to one point where I was left with only 60 cents in my bank account.” While it is normal for everyone to make mistakes, some can be extremely expensive and painful to navigate. We sit down with young business owners from the *SCAPE Hubbers
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![11 Years of Noise Terror: How One Man Holds a Hougang Block Hostage]()
11 Years of Noise Terror: How One Man Holds a Hougang Block Hostage
This is the story of how Shi-jie gets away with inflicting daily noise on his neighbours for 11 years without so much of a slap on the wrist.
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I Transformed into a Supermodel | Sean And The City: Ep 6
"Sweat is temporary, drip is forever."What makes a man attractive? Is it his height, facial symmetry, muscle mass or fashion sense? In this episode, Sean undergoes an extreme makeover to become fashion fit for the runway. Competing against his right-hand man, Ilyas, we uncover RICE's Next Top Mod
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I Sought The Way Of The Househusband | Sean And The City: Ep 5
A man’s worth has often been tied to his ability to earn money and provide for the family, while it is generally accepted—even expected—for women to become stay-at-home mothers. Despite the progress we’ve seen in gender equality, how much has actually changed? In this episode, Sean quest
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