Top 10 Things To Do in August
Make the most of your warm August nights with our top events picks.
Todai Singapore
SHINee fans queued over 26 hours for their tickets—without mishap
Fans queuing for SHINee World tickets enjoyed free bubble tea and F&N drinks, and appeared happy despite pre-sale worry.
Upclose with veteran war photographer, Tim Page
Veteran war photographer Tim Page, the co-curator of Requiem, an exhibition paying homage to the valiant photographers who lost their lives covering conflicts in Vietnam and Indochina, shares his story with Patrick Benjamin.
State of the Art: Spring Floods and Peach Petals
Liu Dao, part of the Island6 arts collective, makes its grand debut with a visual art spectacle that toys with various genres and mediums. In this intriguing combination of Pop Art, rice paper with video, and paper cutting with LEDs, the works mirror the complexity of modern day China. Caroline Ward chats to the artists from the respected Shanghai based art collective.
Interview with Lymbyc Systym
Lymbyc Systym’s Michael Bell shares with Wendi Gu his musings on family, music, and the indielicious soundscapes painted by him and his brother.
Interview with the Neon Trees
Justine Ong spoke to Neon Trees’ vivacious drummer Elaine Bradley before the band’s first gig on our shores.
Comedy Review: Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2011
Five top-rate Australian comedians descend on the DBS Arts Centre this weekend, and they don’t disappoint.
Paradise Dynasty
If you thought grabbing a Singapore-Malaysia World Cup qualifier ticket was hard, try getting a table at Paradise Dynasty (no reservations are taken). Weekends? Forget it. Weeknights? Better odds, but still be prepared to wait an inordinate length of time (we’re talking polyclinic standard). And it’s been like this for months. Turn up, take a […]
Classic Cakes
Chef and owner Charles Quek sure knows how to make ‘em. Cheesecakes here are commendable efforts (go for the marbled rendition), but it’s the Mille crêpe that we always order. Quek painstakingly makes and stacks layer upon layer in flavors like chocolate chip, apple and durian. Our hands-down pick is the original, filled with a […]