Rosemarie Somaiah, a professional storyteller, debunks the myth that storytelling is something reserved for senile grandparents who love to tell us about “their day” and bedtime tales for kids. I-S talks to her about the story behind the stories.

Dance musical Burn the Floor is going to be sizzling hot.

The source of classic Broadway tunes such as “Tonight” and “I Feel Pretty” and “America,” West Side Story is about conflict, revenge and, most importantly, first loves.

Yong and Rudy are members of the Thumbuakar tribe. They perform fire breathing acts and traditional dances daily at the Night Safari. I-S catches up with these veterans of their trade and asks them some burning questions.

24-year-old rugby player William Ryder from Fiji was in town for the Standard Chartered Sevens Singapore games last weekend. Cool, calm and collected, Ryder is earmarked to be one of the mainstays in the Fiji squad team.

I-S follows the progress of our own would-be Bridget Jones and her attempts to quit smoking. Illustration by Jonathan Ng

Gretchen Worth arrived on these shores in 1995 as the founding editor and publisher of I-S Magazine, having decamped from Hong Kong where she served as editor (and one of the founders) of sister title, HK Magazine. From an insect-infested shophouse, Worth and her intrepid team put together the launch issue of I-S, which featured our very first film review (Batman Forever, ugh, starring Val Kilmer), reviews of the still-going-strong restaurants Blue Ginger and Pasta Brava, and, just in time for National Day, tips on where to get your flag dry-cleaned. Worth moved to Bangkok in 2000 where she now heads BK Magazine.

Saucy and spanking (ouch!) good, The Magic Fundoshi teases us with tales revolving around lust, desire and sex. We check out four actors in the play to see if they have anything up their kimono sleeves.

These are the things we are constantly being asked during parties, dinners, media events and those verrrry late nights when we get cornered in a dark, noisy club at a time that could best be described as half-past coherence. So, to satisfy your insatiable curiosity about I-S Magazine, here are your top questions answered, once and for all. Print out and save.

Here’s our pick of 10 things that contributed to Singapore’s X-factor over the past decade.