Interview: Marcin Czubala

This classically-trained Polish techno DJ has worked with luminaries like Krzysztof Penderecki, and his debut solo set at the newly revamped Loof should be one of the year’s most interesting dance gigs. He talks bass, girls and airline food with Terry Ong.

Cigar Bars in Singapore

Like an aged whiskey or scotch, enjoying a fine cigar is a cultivated taste. Here are some of the best places that let you appreciate the finer things in life–with a wee dram.

Interview: Cultural Medallion winner & contemporary artist Lee Wen

In 1999, Cultural Medallion winner and contemporary local artist Lee Wen created the provocative interactive video work World Class Society for Nokia Art Singapore. In a sepulchral room imbued with white and designed like a prison cell, one visitor at a time watches, through a white cloth tube, a close-up of Lee dressed like a […]

Good Form

Editor’s Note: Due to an unfortunate administrative oversight (said sight being that of an extremely cute intern who distracted us all from our work) the below Declaration Form did not reach all prospective voters (yourself included) prior to this year’s Readers’ Choice Awards. We present it now in the interests of transparency, disclosure and filling […]

Stacked Dim Sum Bar

Stacked serves up dim sum as bar food—Asian tapas, if you will—with branded bamboo steamer boxes, dropper bottles for soy sauce, paper order checklists, and other cute touches. Stacked is worth visiting for its weekday 1 for 1 deals—on draft and bottled beers, wine by the glass and cocktails—until 9pm. We recommend the shredded duck […]

Senor Taco

We’re not massive fans of CHIJMES—too touristy for our liking—but we’re suckers for Mexican food and figured Señor Taco’s refreshed menu and recently launched Cerveza Habanero ($11.90/pint), a limited-edition wheat beer brewed with habanero chilies, was as good a reason as any to make a trip down. It’s a minimal set-up, just wooden tables and […]

Interview: Lim Kay Siu

The veteran actor who recently appeared in W!ld Rice’s restaging of Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet is one of the most vocal figures about politics, as Terry Ong finds out.