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Staying in a boutique hotel shows guests some of the things that make Singapore special, from a restored colonial villa to converted godowns and shophouses and concept interiors
Staying in a boutique hotel shows guests some of the things that make Singapore special, from a restored colonial villa to converted godowns and shophouses and concept interiors
Next time you’re in Singapore, you could check out the places on this list, which might remind you of some of your favourite venues back home
Next time you’re in Singapore, you could check out the places on this list, which might remind you of some of your favourite venues back home
Multi-instrumental duo The Deer Tracks are bringing their rich and complex soundscapes to the city as part of a Swedish showcase.
Multi-instrumental duo The Deer Tracks are bringing their rich and complex soundscapes to the city as part of a Swedish showcase.
Irish writer and scholar Declan Kiberd said of James Joyce: "Many of the great modern writers, from Conrad to Sartre, saw theirs as a literature of extreme situations, but Joyce was exceptional among them in cleaving to the quotidian, the great middle range of experience between exaltation and tenor."
Irish writer and scholar Declan Kiberd said of James Joyce: "Many of the great modern writers, from Conrad to Sartre, saw theirs as a literature of extreme situations, but Joyce was exceptional among them in cleaving to the quotidian, the great middle range of experience between exaltation and tenor."
Enigmatic electro duo Rhye bring their soulful sound to Hong Kong.
Enigmatic electro duo Rhye bring their soulful sound to Hong Kong.
Perhaps Tennessee Williams' defining play, The Glass Menagerie was written in 1944 and first produced on Broadway the next year, where it won the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for best American play.
Perhaps Tennessee Williams' defining play, The Glass Menagerie was written in 1944 and first produced on Broadway the next year, where it won the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for best American play.
The cover image by Xu Bing of Chinese poet Wang Xiaoni's new collection, Something Crosses My Mind, shows fields of crops - a hint at what's within.
The cover image by Xu Bing of Chinese poet Wang Xiaoni's new collection, Something Crosses My Mind, shows fields of crops - a hint at what's within.
The power of collective memory has long provided insight into historical events, and perhaps nowhere is this better expressed than through art and narrative. Where crisis and trauma have been experienced, artworks and stories find power. Through art, the unspeakable is given voice.
The power of collective memory has long provided insight into historical events, and perhaps nowhere is this better expressed than through art and narrative. Where crisis and trauma have been experienced, artworks and stories find power. Through art, the unspeakable is given voice.
Versatile British pop singer Ellie Goulding thrives on the intimacy that comes with the live dynamic.
Versatile British pop singer Ellie Goulding thrives on the intimacy that comes with the live dynamic.
The opening story in Hong Kong writer Dorothy Tse's new collection of short stories is starkly Kafkaesque. In Woman Fish, instead of a giant beetle, the metamorphosis that takes place is of a piscatorial nature.
The opening story in Hong Kong writer Dorothy Tse's new collection of short stories is starkly Kafkaesque. In Woman Fish, instead of a giant beetle, the metamorphosis that takes place is of a piscatorial nature.
Historical events are not necessarily sequential; they overlap and interconnect. History is constantly evolving, and the world is changing at an unprecedented rate - be it environmental, social, physical, political or technological.
Historical events are not necessarily sequential; they overlap and interconnect. History is constantly evolving, and the world is changing at an unprecedented rate - be it environmental, social, physical, political or technological.
Laid-back resort island a shimmering jewel in Palawan province, writes Amy Russell.
Laid-back resort island a shimmering jewel in Palawan province, writes Amy Russell.
Over the years, Tsering Woeser and Wang Lixiong have produced an output that highlights their bravery, compassion and unwavering commitment to the preservation of Tibetan culture.
Over the years, Tsering Woeser and Wang Lixiong have produced an output that highlights their bravery, compassion and unwavering commitment to the preservation of Tibetan culture.
Last-minute getaways can be complicated and expensive, especially during holiday season. So why not dodge the crowds and find bliss in one of the region’s less obvious destinations.
Last-minute getaways can be complicated and expensive, especially during holiday season. So why not dodge the crowds and find bliss in one of the region’s less obvious destinations.
For a historian to shed original light on the events of the second world war and the ensuing cold war is no mean feat. To do so with character, insight, and intellect is even harder.
For a historian to shed original light on the events of the second world war and the ensuing cold war is no mean feat. To do so with character, insight, and intellect is even harder.
Putting the wide world of the atomic bomb, nuclear physics, technology and innovation under the microscope in a succinct selection of poems revolving around a singular man is no easy feat. But award-winning American poet Cynthia Lowen has done just that in The Cloud that Contained the Lightning.
Putting the wide world of the atomic bomb, nuclear physics, technology and innovation under the microscope in a succinct selection of poems revolving around a singular man is no easy feat. But award-winning American poet Cynthia Lowen has done just that in The Cloud that Contained the Lightning.
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