Family & Housing

Stories that dive into the complexities of modern family life, parenting, homeownership, and the evolving nature of kinship.

Why Singaporean Students Will Be Better Creators With Fewer Exams and Smaller Classes

Why Singaporean Students Will Be Better Creators With Fewer Exams and Smaller Classes

They all just need a bit of room, in every sense, to do their best work.

by Neil Humphreys September 10, 2024

Singaporeans Share What Their Parents Do Instead of Saying ‘I Love You’

Family & Housing

Singaporeans Share What Their Parents Do Instead of Saying ‘I Love You’

Everything except words of affirmation.

by Andre Frois September 8, 2024

When You Feel Like a Stranger in Your Own Family

When You Feel Like a Stranger in Your Own Family

Why do so many Singaporeans feel like outsiders in their own families?

by Kimberly Lim September 6, 2024

The Unspoken Existential Weirdness of Buying Your First HDB Flat

The Unspoken Existential Weirdness of Buying Your First HDB Flat

Are we all just faking it to make it?

by Kimberly Lim August 29, 2024

10 Weeks of Extra Parental Leave Is Great. Guilt-Tripping Employees for Taking It Isn’t.

10 Weeks of Extra Parental Leave Is Great. Guilt-Tripping Employees for Taking It Isn’t.

Dear employers, leave is leave.

by Kimberly Lim August 21, 2024

In the Afterglow: The Cancer Survivors Finding Light In Their Night Routines

In the Afterglow: The Cancer Survivors Finding Light In Their Night Routines

In the stillness after sunset.

by Stephanie Lee August 15, 2024

Recent Articles

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The Power of Empathy

The Power of Empathy

What do we really need in our toughest times?

by RICE

September 12, 2024

Amongst Us

The Fierce Ah Mas Playing Water Polo

The Fierce Ah Mas Playing Water Polo

For 70-year-old Fong Nam, her greatest fear isn’t dying—it’s losing the strength to play water polo with her fellow elderly friends.

by RICE

September 1, 2024

Districts

Agent or No Agent? Homeowners Have Opinions About the Real Estate Industry

Agent or No Agent? Homeowners Have Opinions About the Real Estate Industry

At the end of the day, is an HDB flat worth penny-pinching on?

by Elliot Lee

August 4, 2024

Amongst Us

‘I’ll Play Till I Die’: The Rowdy Ah Mas Confronting Mortality Through Water Polo

‘I’ll Play Till I Die’: The Rowdy Ah Mas Confronting Mortality Through Water Polo

"I’ve always been fun, I just forgot about it till now. I’ve finally found myself again."

by Michele Pek

August 2, 2024

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The Doctor Who Makes Room for the Supernatural in Palliative Care

The Doctor Who Makes Room for the Supernatural in Palliative Care

When death comes knocking, faith and medicine intertwine.

by Andre Frois

August 1, 2024