The much-awaited St. Jerome's Laneway Festival in 2014 will feature prominent trailblazers in the indie music scene and we were curious to know more about what goes on backstage. Co-founder and promoter Danny Rogers took some time off his hectic schedule to entertain some of our queries.

Asia's largest women's-only run takes place again this year in November and flags off at the Float@Marina Bay. We speak to Tan Seck Geok, head group corporate communications of Great Eastern Life Assurance and find out more about what the race embodies.

The master brewer for Guiness was in town recently to promote the new look Guinness Foreign Extra Stout so we grabbed him for a quick chat about travelling the world and meeting famous celebs.  

Pascal Xatart is the CEO of Giift, a technology platform that connect the beneficiaries of loyalty cards with their issuers in a loyalty programs network.

With upcoming Singapore Writers Festival, award winning author, poet, playwright and lyricist Sjón talks to I-S about his new novel and David Bowie's emotional power. Born in Reykjavík, Sjón is the author of From the Mouth of the Whale, The Whispering Muse, and The Blue Fox, among other works that have been translated into 25 languages. He has written songs for Björk, and received an Oscar nomination for the lyrics he co-wrote (with Lars von Trier) for the film Dancer in the Dark.

The prolific Indian art gallerist, who is based in New York, Hong Kong and Singapore, talks to Terry Ong about art-making and the state of the modern world.

Broadway legend Arlene Phillips has choreographed countless hit musicals such as Grease, We Will Rock You, Saturday Night Fever including Starlight Express, which performs here from November 13-24. She takes five from her hectic schedule for a little one-on-one with us before the show.

The founder of Deliciae group, which manages popular restaurants Sabio, L'Entrecôte and &MADE by Bruno Ménard among others, tells us why a memorable dining experience is so much more than just food.

The former club kids responsible for parties with Bradley Zero from Boiler Room, Djedjotronic from Boysnoize and their latest, London label SWAMP81 boss Loefah, talk music and panties with us.

The Bloomberg Square Mile takes place in Singapore for the first time, bringing rivalry to a whole new level in the financial district. Nick Keller, managing director of Square Mile Sport, gives us the low down of the event and his idea of a fitness regime.