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I prefer to jog at night along the park connector near my house as there are fewer joggers and personal mobility device riders around. Still, I need a pair of workout headphones that allows me to hear the surrounding sounds when I jog. The new Jabra Elite Active 45e seems to fit the bill. It […]

Leica M-E (Typ 240) RANGEFINDER CAMERA Pricing to be confirmed, available from July 25 The Leica M-E (Typ 240) is the entry-level model of the German camera-maker’s legendary M series digital rangefinder cameras. Its local pricing is yet to be confirmed, but its US pricing is US$3,995 (S$5,440) for the body only. In comparison, prices […]

In the 1995 movie Apollo 13, a group of brilliant men figure out how to save a damaged lunar spacecraft and bring its astronauts back to earth. But in the real-life Apollo 13 mission in 1970, a remarkable woman named Frances “Poppy” Northcutt played a vital role too – so vital, she shared the American […]

Ordering a product from Singapore-based skincare brand Alcheme works a little differently from the norm – the company wants your selfies. Shoppers go to the company’s website, upload a make-up-free selfie, answer a few questions about their daily skin routine and wait for the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to produce individualised reports. Please subscribe […]

Security outfit Trend Micro’s latest product is not another version of its well-known security software, but a “plug-and-protect” device to fend off cyber attacks. Dubbed Home Network Security (HNS), this appliance monitors the network traffic between your home router and your connected home devices for cyber threats. While you can install security software on phones […]

Staring unblinkingly at me and swivelling to track my every move with a soft whirl is D-Link’s latest home security camera, the DCS-8515LH. It is disconcerting how it fixates on its target – the first moving object that enters its field of view – though I suppose this is a plus for its intended audience. […]

Smart speakers – a rising product segment propelled by tech giant Google launching its Google Home speakers here last April – gave many Singapore consumers a taste of what a smart home is like. Now, they are ready for more, said Courts Singapore country chief executive Ben Tan. In an interview last week with The […]

It sure is a good time to be a Crash Bandicoot fan. Fresh off the successful remake of the original trilogy of the iconic orange marsupial’s PlayStation games, publisher Activision has gifted us with another release of a classic game from the franchise: Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled. Fans will be delighted that this remake of […]

The crown Jewel of Singapore has been shortlisted for this year’s World Architecture Festival (WAF), an annual competition considered the Oscars of the architectural world. Jewel Changi Airport, which opened to the public in April, has been nominated for the Transport Completed Buildings category at the awards. It will go up against eight other projects, […]

The crew of the HBO science-fiction series Westworld is filming in Singapore and actors Evan Rachel Wood and Jeffrey Wright have left a trail of where they have been on Instagram. Wood has been posting images of herself at the ArtScience Museum, posed against the glowing geometric shapes of the Future World exhibit. This is […]

The Piano Island Festival, founded by local pianist-entrepreneur Wang Congyu and inaugurated last year, is now in its third edition. Alternating between Singapore and Reunion (a French overseas territory in the Indian Ocean), the festival includes a competition, lectures, masterclasses and public recitals by an international cast of pianists. The Esplanade Recital Studio was host […]

NEW YORK • The news may just make some avid fans go mad. Mad magazine, the once-subversive humour publication that helped redefine American satire, will – after October – cease being the fresh creative force that it was across seven decades. “Age hits everybody: It hits magazines, it hits the movies, it hits technology,” said […]

MARIO MARRIES MING: She has walked the runway and now Chinese supermodel Ming Xi is headed for the aisle. On Thursday, she and Mr Mario Ho (both above) revealed that they are now man and wife. The son of Macau casino titan Stanley Ho proposed to her with 99,999 roses in May at a Shanghai […]

TAIPEI • Is this the season of celebrity break-up rumours? Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming and Chinese actress Angelababy refuted rumours this week that they are divorcing. The latest couple to hit the headlines are Taiwanese actress Michelle Chen and Chinese actor Chen Xiao. They married in 2016 after meeting on the set of Chinese television […]

Mr William Tan was instantly drawn to this five-year-old Housing Board resale apartment in Tiong Bahru when he first visited it. The 40th-floor unit boasts a panoramic view of the cityscape and was exactly what he wanted – considering its prime location and it being larger than his previous home. Please subscribe or log in […]

At home-grown social enterprise Bettr Barista, disadvantaged women are turned into professional baristas. In Hong Kong, one social enterprise gives coffee grounds a new life by transforming them into useful products. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Learn more about ST PREMIUM. Enjoy unlimited access to ST’s best work Exclusive […]

Set of leaves likely from grafted rootstock I bought this kaffir plant when it was growing in a small pot. Now, it has grown into a bigger plant. However, why are there two types of patterns on the leaves? Some parts of the leaves also have spots. Will this plant bear fruit? Ellis Soh The […]

British writer and actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge has quietly become one of Hollywood’s hottest writer-producers in recent years. And she may well be the writer who takes next year’s new Bond movie into the 21st century, saying recently that the film must “treat women properly” even if the womanising James Bond character does not. Please subscribe […]

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Each year at around this time, restaurants would be coming up with dishes for National Day that are inspired by local hawker fare. So what Yan is doing with its upcoming special National Day dim sum menu is nothing new. But some of the items the Chinese restaurant at the National Gallery Singapore has come […]

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TOKYO • Kim Kardashian West’s latest product is not yet available to buy, but the backlash has already begun. A day after a new line of slimming undergarments called Kimono Solutionwear was announced, some Japanese people expressed their displeasure with the American reality television star’s use of the word “kimono” to sell her latest product. […]

National Museum of Singapore director Angelita Teo will become the first Singaporean to helm The Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland. She will leave the National Heritage Board, which she joined in 2002, on Sept 21 and become director of the Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage from Oct 1. She will succeed Mr Francis Gabet […]

In a push to boost Singapore’s Chinese music scene and foster the development of young musicians, the Singapore Chinese Music Federation has spearheaded a new festival which will start next month. The inaugural Singapore Chinese Music Festival, which runs from July 21 to Sept 8, will feature about 15 concerts and a few talks. Held […]

South Korean celebrity couple Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo, who tied the knot in 2017 after playing a sizzling couple on-screen, have announced their split. Song Joong-ki, 33, who gave a statement to fans through his lawyer, said he hoped for an amicable divorce. He officially filed for divorce from Song Hye-kyo, 37, at the […]

On a cool Tuesday night in Houston earlier this month, the Lone Star Flight Museum was transformed into a celestial party venue by Montblanc, the German purveyor of luxury writing instruments, watches and leather goods. The action took place in a stunning pop-up blue planetarium with mesmerising cosmic views projected on the dome ceiling. Within […]

The next time you are on a fast-food run in KFC, you may notice the smart new uniforms that the staff are wearing. From Monday, employees at KFC outlets islandwide will be outfitted in uniforms designed by Singaporean couturier Thomas Wee. This is the first time Wee, 70, has collaborated with a food and beverage […]

A rapper, songwriter and producer renowned in the home-grown underground hip-hop scene, Akeem Jahat made his name through anthems that narrate the trials and tribulations of life in the heartland. The bilingual artist, who raps in Malay and English, has releases that include 2014 mixtape SeluDOPE as well as 2016 single $ua. Please subscribe or […]

Staging a 400-year-old Kun opera as spoken theatre is a daring, even polarising, decision, which pays off delightfully in A Dream Under The Southern Bough: Reverie. It is the second part of an ambitious three-year project commissioned for the Singapore International Festival of Arts. Helmed by director Goh Boon Teck of Toy Factory Productions, the […]

It is often interesting to attempt to discern the thought processes that go into a pianist’s art of crafting a recital programme. For Russian-American pianist Kirill Gerstein’s debut at the Singapore International Piano Festival, he chose the works of six composers from lands as diverse as Germany, France and Hungary (the usual suspects) to England, […]