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Recent Articles
Here are some stories from the past few weeks that’ve made it to your dinner table discussions.
Running On Empty
Mentally and emotionally drained, primary school teacher Sabrina took a 6-month leave. When she returned, she just couldn't do it any more.
She found her calling in nature, literally. After 10 years as a teacher, Sabrina co-founded a forest school to make a bigger impact in children's lives.
Burnout Pushed a Primary School Teacher To Quit. Now She Runs a Forest School.

May 29, 2023
‘Singapore Has No Divine Right To Be Top in ASEAN’: FAS Acting President on the State of Local Football


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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.
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by RICE
May 16, 2023

Dee Kosh Denies Trying To Control the Narrative With Interview Terms and Conditions
“Now I'm just a bit more scarred. And I will not be doing any more interviews from now on.”
02
by Hykel Quek
May 14, 2023

A Sugar Baby’s Bittersweet Sentiments as a Single Mother
This Mother's Day, Nrefna reveals the sacrifices she makes to her raise her two-year-old child on her own terms.
03
by Hykel Quek
May 10, 2023

Meet Fabian Low, the Singapore-Born Nomad Living in a Tiny House in New Zealand
A journey of self-discovery abroad led him to his tiny house—a physical embodiment of his hard-earned sense of self.
04
by Hykel Quek
May 5, 2023

Overzealous Boomers are Obsessed with @zohtaco. It’s Weirding Everyone Out.
It’s a lot of work to put down a teen who caught a lucky break.
05
by Hykel Quek
May 3, 2023

The Back-Cracking Pains of Being an Animal Chiropractor
Correcting the alignment of human spines is one thing—but to do it for animals who can't voice their preferences?
07

Trading Privilege for Prison: Caning, Camaraderie and Anxieties After Jail (Part 2)
Some unspoken rules if you ever get caned in Singapore—and how you'll be a wreck in your first month out of prison.
April 29, 2023
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by Hykel Quek
April 26, 2023

‘It Feels Like A Fever Dream’: Tutor Influencer Brooke Lim Doesn’t Have Any Excuses
Tuition teacher, Brooke Lim, was caught having plagiarised the works of several authors. We catch up with her in the aftermath to find out what she's doing to fix her mistakes.
09

The People’s Association Doesn’t Engage in Political Activities. But It’s Not Apolitical.
PA's history and make-up show that it has the capacity to be political—even if unintended or implicit.
April 25, 2023
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by RICE
April 17, 2023

What Parti Liyani Went Through vs What Karl Liew Went Through
One is heading to jail, the other has yet to receive an apology.
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by RICE
April 16, 2023

Simple, Sensible, Stylo: This Is What New Singapore-Core Looks Like
With our pragmatic essence comes a pattern to our utilitarian sense of style.
13

A Boy Humped a Cat. Should We Be Sharing Clips of Him?
Animal cruelty should be condemned. So should we avoid publicly shaming a minor who clearly needs psychological help.
April 12, 2023
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by Kimberly Lim
April 11, 2023

The Sin Ming Condo Incident, or Why Roasting Entitled Rich People Feels Good
In a world with too many entitled Sin Ming uncles, may we strive to be a little more like the patient security guard he lashed out at.
15

Dee Kosh’s Return To Social Media Isn’t Surprising. The Support He’s Getting Is.
Ex-offenders deserve second chances and shouldn’t face prejudice because of their past crimes. But Dee Kosh’s apparent PR campaign is problematic.
April 3, 2023
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by Hykel Quek
April 2, 2023

The Price of Premium: Gryphon Tea’s Lim Tian Wee on Brewing a High-End Singapore Brand
Premium tea, premium founder.
Random Opinion
"For the average person living in an HDB flat, your room can be that space to play—personalise it in your own way. Even if you’re constrained within a box, you can also think outside the box within the box."
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