In W!LD RICE’s latest side-splitting show Jack and the Bean-sprout, Jack exchanges his pet dog Ah Kow for beans instead of moolah, believing them to be dream beans. Puzzled, we talk to Jack (Sebastian Tan) to find out what makes him tick.

Adeline Lok is the captain of the Sapphires cheer squad which won the cheering contest at the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon last year. With poms poms in tow, she tells us about her team, short skirts, and the hunks.

The Motorola Street Style Awards are back. This annual event pays tribute to the finest of our local talents. We quiz the visual art nominees Chris Lee (from Asylum fame), Brian Gothong Tan and Ivanho Harlim, and see if they have what it takes. Motorola Street Style Awards is through Dec 15. Log on to www.style-asia.com/streetstyleawards06 for more information.

Ivan Heng spills the beans about his role in W!LD RICE’s latest offering Jack and the Bean-sprout.

Acclaimed DJ Danny Howells gets loud with his cool music and attention grabbing shirts.

Singapore is about to witness boxers Australian Soloman Egberime and Filipino Dondon Sultan fighting it out in the ring on Nov 25. We throw some questions at John Leung, the organizer of the show Showdown in Singapore, who promises to make all boxing lovers pleased as punch.

In Singapore to promote his new series Future Summit, we chat with Quest about his travel companion Sleepy, Cap’n Crunch and the perfect soft-boiled egg.

Filipino artist Elaine Roberto-Navas turns the popular Blythe dolls into hypnotic works of at in the exhibition Plastic.

Zabou Breitman—director of The Man of My Life, France’s answer to Brokeback Mountain—speaks to I-S about all-night conversations, whether she prefers acting or directing, and what love feels like.

The busy director takes time off to talk about the film, which is a travelogue, documentary, political satire and musical all rolled into one, and that succinctly tracies the history of Communism and its perpetrator in Malaysia Chin Pengin one bite-sized 90 minute tour de force.