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Inside Singapore’s Thriving Black Market: Is It Time To Rethink The Vape Ban?
Have you walked through a cloud of sweet smelling, fast dissolving smoke lately? At this point, I’d bet that you have. It’s no secret that vaporisers and e-cigarettes are prevalent in Singapore. Their presence has been discussed ad nauseum in mainstream media outlets. From cautionary tales penne
Asexuals in Singapore Tell Us How It Feels To Disappear
All images by Feline Lim for RICE Media.
A few years ago, on Valentine’s Day of all days, I was grabbing drinks with an old friend of mine at a bar near the foot of Ann Siang Hill when, apropos of nothing, she came out to me as an asexual.
This news came as quite a shock. Becau
Gym Bros Are The Face Of Toxic Masculinity. True or False?
Photography by Marisse Caine.
This is part two of a series of articles about Singaporean masculinity and how it is changing. In this episode we unpack whether gym bros are the face of toxic masculinity. We speak to fitness enthusiasts about their experience in the gym, exercising with other men
The Coolest Card Trick Club You’ll Ever Meet
When you have a fear of making mistakes, you start to question everything you do. Growing up with low self-esteem became a self-fulfilling prophecy for Leon, who constantly wondered what went wrong and how he “turned out this way”.
Then cardistry happened, and everything shuffled into place.
This Polyamorous Commune in Singapore Aims to Help People Find Authenticity in Relationships
Photography by Liang Jin Tey / RICE Media.
Gabe and Elle first met through a dating app. They watched Jumanji on their first date, and it just so happened that they had the same lifestyle philosophy about open relationships.
For both of them, the scripted Singapore relationship is far from appeali