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From a very healthy lifestyle to a craftsmen breathing life into some unloved objects, here are some of our favourite stories from the past few weeks.
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While Singapore Sleeps: 4:15am at Jurong Fishery Port
Man writing his orderns on a steel table, sitting on a high stool. Under the orange glow of street lamps, the carpark glistens with littered fish scales. Taking turns to operate the forklifts, fishmongers move in a fluid clockwork motion. There are shouts of “lai, jie guo, jie guo” (please mov
Can Memes by Brands and Government Bodies be Dank? Singapore’s Memelords Have Thoughts
Of recent years, corporate and government suits have realised that hopping on meme culture is a pretty viable marketing strategy to connect with The Youth, that holy grail of age demographics. And so you see these unlikely, domineering entities churning out memes with the same vivacity as Steve Buscemi in a backwards baseball cap asking “How do you do fellow kids?”
What Memes Tell Us About The Reality Of The Art World
“Maybe if I dig deeper, I’ll understand it better,” I always tell myself, even as I’m staring blankly at yet another eccentric art installation. I mull over possible explanations as to why anyone would be willing to pay exorbitant prices just to keep them. A literal duct-taped banana sold for $120,000? Very atas. Very high SES. Very peculiar indeed. So much so that there’s even a whole discussion panel organised just to talk about it.