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Film Picks: Little Women (PG)

LITTLE WOMEN (PG) 135 minutes/ 4 stars There have been several movie adaptations of the classic Louisa May Alcott novel. The latest brings a jolt of energy to a story set in 19th-century Massachusetts, making it spring to life in a way that sets the standard for period drama. The story opens with the March […]

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Arts Picks: Tan Siah Kwee’s Calligraphy Exhibition

TAN SIAH KWEE’S CALLIGRAPHY EXHIBITION The Chinese Calligraphy Society of Singapore and Singapore Cultural Studies Society are jointly presenting a solo Chinese calligraphy exhibition featuring 100 works by Professor Tan Siah Kwee, a Cultural Medallion recipient. Prof Tan, 71, is also the president of the Chinese Calligraphy Society of Singapore, as well as the founder […]

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Food Picks: Small’s big flavours

SMALL’S BIG FLAVOURS After a rocking 12-course meal at chef Bjorn Shen’s new four-seat micro restaurant, we kick around some ways to describe what we just had. Doughmakase is my contribution. My colleague Eunice Quek has a better one – doughgustation. Small’s, which occupies a pocket-sized space at Shen’s restaurant, Artichoke, celebrates dough. He ferments […]

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Music Picks: One dance presents Madeon

ONE DANCE PRESENTS MADEON Even before French DJ-producer Madeon released his debut album in 2015, the wunderkind had been invited to play four major American music festivals in 2012, including Ultra Music Festival and Coachella. Off the back of his second album Good Faith – which was released in November last year and debuted on […]

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House Votes To Send Articles Of Impeachment To Senate

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We Just Lived Through The Hottest Decade On Record

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Judge Agrees To Block Trump Order On Refugee Resettlement

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One size does not fit all in higher education

Despite some calling into question the value of a degree education, most Singaporeans are firmly in the other camp. In 2018, when the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) surveyed 15-year-olds around the world on their degree aspirations, Singapore had by far the highest proportion wanting to go to university. The Paris-based think-tank’s education […]

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Hubby abandoned pregnant wife, defaulted on maintenance payments

When Jan, a 42-year-old real estate agent, was three months pregnant with their child, her husband left her. The mechanic, who is 15 years her junior, refused to return home, answer her calls or see her despite her pleas. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Learn more about ST PREMIUM. […]