An Ode to Gillman Barracks

Where once rowdy soldiers stayed,Now sees fancy art arrayed,What impressive feat of reinvention!From officers’ mess to neat pretension.The hope is that with government backing,Our contemporary art scene might just get cracking.Thirteen galleries… we wish them luck,And so hope the exhibits do not suck.Opening night sure looked a success,1,000 folk in best evening dress,Free food and […]

Freewill Astrology, Week of September 21, 2012

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Want to submit a letter to the editor of a major newspaper? The odds of you getting published in the influential *Washington Post* are almost three times as great as in the super-influential *New York Times.* The Post has a much smaller circulation, so your thoughts there won’t have as wide […]

Interview: Robyn

Swedish music sensation Robyn has been in the industry for more than a decade (first in mainstream pop and later producing electro-pop tunes). Her most recent release was an innovative three part album—Body Talk Pt. 1, Body Talk Pt. 2 and Body Talk—in 2010. She opens up to Chin Hui Wen about what connects all three parts, as well as finding a balance between touring and creating fresh music.

Interview: Dae Ho Kim for Nanta (Cookin’)

One of the performers in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival award-winning show Nanta (Cookin’) tells Chin Hui Wen what it takes to put on a stage act that dazzles with rhythmic crockery and knife work, as well as lively music.