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![We Gave a Retiree Band the Stage They Deserved. Here’s Why.]()
We Gave a Retiree Band the Stage They Deserved. Here’s Why.
For all our talk about community spirit, why is it still so hard for people to create it on their own?
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![Identity Politics and the Malay-Muslim Community? Penat lah]()
Identity Politics and the Malay-Muslim Community? Penat lah
The existential fatigue of getting your identity and loyalty examined yet again.
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![Malatang, Mixue, and the Taste of a Changing Singapore]()
Malatang, Mixue, and the Taste of a Changing Singapore
"I don't think I should have to learn Chinese just to order a meal."
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![Mixue, Luckin, Scarlett: Too Fast, Too Many, Too Soon?]()
Mixue, Luckin, Scarlett: Too Fast, Too Many, Too Soon?
How do we hold on to what’s familiar while opening our doors to those who want to make Singapore home too?
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![Steven Lee: The Man Who Keeps Singapore’s Journalists Up at Night (Sort Of)]()
Steven Lee: The Man Who Keeps Singapore’s Journalists Up at Night (Sort Of)
Meet the retiree who CCs the prime minister in emails about the plural form.
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![Why Street Festivals Matter in a Singapore That Keeps Forgetting Its Soul]()
Why Street Festivals Matter in a Singapore That Keeps Forgetting Its Soul
How do we redesign places with care when the parameters are efficiency?
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![35 Years On, How Much Influence Do Singapore’s NMPs Really Have?]()
35 Years On, How Much Influence Do Singapore’s NMPs Really Have?
The NMP scheme’s greatest weakness may not lie in its design; it's in the public perception.
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![Meet the Singaporeans Who Chose a Borderless University Over a Traditional One]()
Meet the Singaporeans Who Chose a Borderless University Over a Traditional One
What is a university anyway?
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![‘Misrepresenting and Misconstruing’: Faith, Friction, and the Beans&Beats Dancefloor]()
‘Misrepresenting and Misconstruing’: Faith, Friction, and the Beans&Beats Dancefloor
When evangelism crashes the party.
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![The Other Side of Singapore’s Migrant Labourer Narrative]()
The Other Side of Singapore’s Migrant Labourer Narrative
Can Singapore's promise of opportunity reach those who built the country with their hands?
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![LazyCabbie, the Taxi Driver Vlogging Through His Midlife Crisis on YouTube]()
LazyCabbie, the Taxi Driver Vlogging Through His Midlife Crisis on YouTube
"For some, there’s a struggle behind the smile, but they don’t have an avenue.”
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![Does The Projector Really Need the Government to Save it?]()
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![The 60 Things That Somehow Define Singapore Now]()
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![Lessons From Stirling Road: What the Residents of Singapore’s First HDB Flats Know About Contentment]()
Lessons From Stirling Road: What the Residents of Singapore’s First HDB Flats Know About Contentment
Despite leaky roofs and cracked floors, the residents of Stirling Road find contentment in the small things.
Random Opinion
"Since I was young, people have told me that my life would be easier if I just learned Chinese. But I don’t think I should have to learn Chinese just to order a meal."