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Inside The Noose
Since the infamous MediaCorp Channel 5 news parody series The Noose burst onto local screens in 2007, Singapore’s TV industry has never been the same again. Spoofing hotly debated topics with controversial characters, the show’s boundary-pushing humour was irresistible – and the cast has done it all, and got away with it with Singaporeans and even international…
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Firefly Shines Kinda Bright
On the evening that proved a culmination of 8 months of labor for the cast and crew, 17 year old Shayna Toh’s Firefly in the Light began its maiden flight at the Arts House. The podium was a cornucopia of instruments arranged for the musical ensemble. Both cluttered and claustrophobic, the platform was squeezed with brass and…
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Wizardry Online – The Essential Guide to Harry Potter Websites
Are you absolutely crazy about Harry Potter, and would like to have something magical to ravel in during those long waits for the books or movies to be released? Well, a large Harry Potter online community has already been established on the web, and it consist sites featuring Harry Potter news, fan fiction, fan art, and even information databases on…
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Superhero Kaneshiro
Hollywood has an abundance of superhero figures: Superman, Spider-Man, Batman… But, Japanese pop culture had no superhero icon until one finally emerges with the movie K-20: Legend of the Mask. And to add onto the celebratory note, it’s none other than Asian heartthrob Takeshi Kaneshiro. The plot deals with the efforts of elite detective Kogoro Akechi (Toru…
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The Email Interview: Nathan Hartono
UrbanWire spoke to the jazz singer last year – before he won a mentorship with Mandopop king Jay Chou. Homegrown singer-songwriter Nathan Hartono has gained overnight fame in China. His standout performance on Sing! China recently won him a coveted place in the team of Mandopop superstar Jay Chou, one of the show’s celebrity vocal…
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S1 Muay Thai – Middleweight Division
Pounding beats, raw tension and nerves cling heavily to the air as the Middleweight Division of the One SongChai (S1) Singapore International Muay Thai Championships prepares to get underway at SAFRA Tampines this Sep 28. The Middleweight division of the competition features 16 fighters contending for 8 places in their division in the finals. Each fight is…
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The Origins of Singapore’s Hawker Fare
You may have queued for hours to watch Michelin-starred chef Gordon Ramsay struggle to master the local dish, laksa [loosely translated to spicy sand in Chinese]. You probably didn’t know that earthworms were added to the well-loved dish in the 1950s or that bowls of mee pok were delivered to shophouses via an innovative pulley system. These…
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Desmond Kon: In Love with Words
The Singapore Literature Prize winner is on a roll, winning award after award for his poems and fiction. 12 years ago, Desmond Kon wrote down 3 wishes on a napkin. One of them read: Win a literary prize. His wish has since come true – not once, but many times. At the recently-held Singapore Literature Prize (SLP), the 45-year-old…
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Brokeback Mountain
It’s easy to be superficial about a movie such as Brokeback Mountain, a film adapted by Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana from Annie Proulx’s 1997 short story. Its content draws mixed reactions from every generation and social strata, all carrying weighty and complex opinions. Branding this film as just another gay-themed movie that Hollywood churned out would be downright ignorant. Its final…
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Can Plastic Recycling Do More Harm Than Good?
Meet Eunice Tan, 18. She carries a recyclable bag and metal straw whenever she’s out and reuses plastic bags whenever possible. “We don’t have to suddenly live a waste-free lifestyle. I believe, so long you’re conscious about it, that’s already a first step towards helping the environment,” she shared. However, unlike Eunice, many Singaporeans are…