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![Faith Meets Fornication: The Women Finding Love for God and Sex Toys]()
Faith Meets Fornication: The Women Finding Love for God and Sex Toys
Can women love their religion and practise self-love at the same time? We take a look at the balance between faith and pleasure.
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![Just How Scientific is Singapore Science Park? A Not-So-Scientific Investigation]()
Just How Scientific is Singapore Science Park? A Not-So-Scientific Investigation
We take a trip down to some labs to mess around with test tubes, mysterious chemicals and the bright minds who work there.
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![Singapore Nurses Are Drained and Looking for an Out]()
Singapore Nurses Are Drained and Looking for an Out
Healthcare workers in Singapore are leaving in droves leaving existing nurses exhausted, drained, and depleted.
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![If a House Is Not a Home, Then What Is an HDB Flat?]()
If a House Is Not a Home, Then What Is an HDB Flat?
How do queer Singaporeans work around their disadvantaged position in the HDB public housing model?
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![Chair Yoga, Ukuleles, and IT Classes: Is This What It Means to Rewire in Retirement?]()
Chair Yoga, Ukuleles, and IT Classes: Is This What It Means to Rewire in Retirement?
So you’ve made the arrangements and given your final notice. With all the time in the world now, what would you be doing?
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![What Now, Raeesah Khan?]()
What Now, Raeesah Khan?
In the case of Raeesah Khan, what do we do when the motives are noble, but the execution falls short of standard?
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![Debating Morality With A Debt Collection Girlboss]()
Debating Morality With A Debt Collection Girlboss
TLDR; in morbid curiosity, I met with the girl boss behind SDCS, the debt collection agency who roasted Lim Tean live on Facebook.
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![The Social Work Student Who Sees Ghosts]()
The Social Work Student Who Sees Ghosts
For CT, ghosts don’t scare him. But it does make him ponder over the burden of relationships with people he meets in the real world.
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![“I’ve Done Nothing Wrong” — Titus Low On Haters & Building an OnlyFans Empire]()
“I’ve Done Nothing Wrong” — Titus Low On Haters & Building an OnlyFans Empire
As Singapore’s top-earning OnlyFans creator, Titus Low is bound to have haters. But that’s not going to stop his dream of building an OF empire.
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![Internships: Good For “Industry Experience,” Or Cheap Labour For Companies?]()
Internships: Good For “Industry Experience,” Or Cheap Labour For Companies?
Do interns really learn industry experience on the job—or are they just a cheap labour source for companies?
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![Carousell Has a Thriving Black Magic Market — Is This Ok?]()
![‘Better to have a sum of money’: My Grandmother’s Advice for Adulting 101]()
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![Finding Freedom In The Sea]()
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![I’m Not Just A Blind Guy]()
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![The Man Who Divines Destinies Through Emails]()
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Carousell Has a Thriving Black Magic Market — Is This Ok?
We took a closer look at Carousell’s religious items categories and found a thriving black magic economy. Should we be concerned?
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![Inside Peninsula Shopping Centre’s TikTok Reincarnation]()
Inside Peninsula Shopping Centre’s TikTok Reincarnation
Too often the strata malls are depicted as cudgelled beings; gasping for air. This one is a tale of joy and endurance.
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![Chris Sim’s photographs are an archival of Singapore’s underground]()
Chris Sim’s photographs are an archival of Singapore’s underground
“I like to think that these pictures from my personal life vaguely posit the existence of another reality.”
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![Is Singapore a Dementia Nation? The Fight To Save Our Surliest Buildings Says Yes.]()
Is Singapore a Dementia Nation? The Fight To Save Our Surliest Buildings Says Yes.
Our writer explores the movement to conserve our modernist buildings, which are under threat of demolition.
Random Opinion
With vaccination, it’s not just about protecting yourself, but wanting certain collective benefits. Until enough of the population has been vaccinated to achieve herd protection, these are the restrictions that we impose temporarily and in a way that creates the least burdens possible.
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‘Better to have a sum of money’: My Grandmother’s Advice for Adulting 101
Thanks to modern spending habits, many of us can admit to barely scraping by if life throws curveballs when we least expect it. On a visit back to her childhood home, Ziyu obtains pearls of financial wisdom from her 88-year-old grandma, who had to scrimp hard just to raise a family and eventually
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Finding Freedom In The Sea
Do you have a happy place? Life threw a curveball at Qian Yin, who became wheelchair-bound after a severe leukaemia relapse. She’s constantly reminded of the what-ifs and lost possibilities. But when she dons her life jacket and heads out to sea with the wind in her hair, the parasailor knows she’s
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I’m Not Just A Blind Guy
First impressions matter. Especially for folks who can’t help looking the way they look. Every time Josh meets someone new, they seem more interested in his vision impairment than him as a person. As he pushes for other traits to define his personal identity, Josh doesn’t want your help or pi
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Amongst Us
The Man Who Divines Destinies Through Emails
Would you trust your future to be told via an email report? Or would you think it’s a scam? As an ancient divinity technique, Ba Zi (八字) was first devised to forecast disasters and find opportunities for success. Today, Sean has modernised the same philosophies to preserve this sacred art o
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