Another year has whizzed by, but before we move on to 2019, here’s a look back at our best performing features of 2018. From the local LARP scene to our Trump-Kim summit coverage, scroll through our top 6 features below.
The Dom and the Sub: A look into the secret world of Singapore’s BDSM scene
Is kinky the new normal? Curious about the local BDSM scene, we sat in on a session between a dom and a sub. Mistress E, a woman in her mid-20s with a regular CBD day job, gave us a peek into her secret side hustle as a dominatrix, clearing up some misconceptions about the erotic experience in the process. NSFW, this one.
Explainer: The outrage brewing over Subway Singapore wanting to go halal
In February this year, the issue on everyone’s lips was Subway’s intention to get halal-certified in Singapore. The fast casual chain eventually did, but not before getting people riled up about losing their ham and bacon pork sandwiches. However, the real question truly ought to be: Is Subway actually good in the first place?
Masters of Dank: A roundtable session with the people behind Singapore’s top meme pages
Cheese is out, dank memes are in. We’re talking about those dark, absurd ones that populate the online landscape today — some of which may not make sense to, well, conventional folks. So we rounded up a couple meme-makers behind some of the popular pages in Singapore for a no-holds-barred discussion on local humor. And it was enlightening.
EXCLUSIVE: Former US Ambassador to Singapore Frank Lavin on what to expect during Trump-Kim summit
We’ve all followed, some more closely than others, the Trump-Kim summit in June this year, which quickly catapulted Singapore into the top ranks of Google searches, among other things. But while every other media outlet was preparing to follow the action between the duo, we sat down with Frank Lavin, the former US ambassador to Singapore, for a two-hour chat to get insights from the man before the historic event.
Singaporeans who step outside the lines take center stage in ‘The Naysayers Book Club’
Simon Vincent, the author of The Naysayers Book Club: 26 Singaporeans you need to know, gave us an introduction to some of the writers, artists, and thinkers in his new book when the title came out. You may know some of these names from headlines, but here’s a deeper look at their profiles.
The quest for acceptance with Singapore’s LARPers
We spent a weekend afternoon with a group of LARPers — Live Action Role Playing, where a group of participants assume the mantle of mythical characters within a fictional setting — and here’s everything that went down.
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