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Anna Kendrick created embryos with ‘toxic’ ex who had feelings for someone else
Hollywood actress Anna Kendrick revealed recently that she was creating embryos with a ‘toxic’ ex-boyfriend before finding out that he had feelings for someone else.
The 37-year-old Pitch Perfect actress said during Monday’s episode of the “Armchair Expert” podcast that she and the...
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Michelle Yeoh thanks ‘my King and Queen, PM & leaders of Malaysia’ for outpouring of love after Golden Globe win
SINGAPORE—No doubt about it, Michelle Yeoh is a trailblazer for Asian artists. Her status as a global superstar was further cemented by her Golden Globe Best Actress award for Everything Everywhere All at Once.
The awards were held on Jan...
Arts
Video preview: Hidden stories from the pandemic — FreedomFilmFest Singapore returns (FREE EVENT)
After two years of virtual screenings, FreedomFilmFest (FFF) Singapore is back, to be held on Nov 19 and 20 at The Projector at Golden Mile Towers.
“A Pandemic of Inequality” is the theme of this year’s festival, with 11 films...
Arts
‘A remarkable legacy,’ Jamus Lim pays tribute to pioneering modern artist Ho Ho Ying, who died on Oct 31
Workers’ Party MP Jamus Lim honoured artist Ho Ho Ying in a Nov 5 (Saturday) Facebook post.
Mr Ho, a Sengkang resident and the recipient of the Cultural Medallion for Visual Arts in 2012, passed away earlier this week.
Assoc Prof Lim...
Arts
Usher in the Festival of Lights with Mediacorp’s Amarkala Deepavali countdown show!
Mediacorp’s annual Amarkala Deepavali countdown show returns this year for a celebration with live audiences for the first time since 2019.
The special begins at 10:00 pm on Sunday, Oct 23, and will be held at The Theatre at Mediacorp...
Arts
Local film #LookAtMe banned from screening in Singapore, but netizens say the ban only makes them want to watch it even more
A local film titled #LookAtMe, has been banned from screening in Singapore, being deemed with "the potential to cause enmity and social division in Singapore’s multi-racial and multi-religious society," by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Ministry of Culture, Community and...
Arts
DIRECT ENTRY Second Season: For My Highness—Sex, Drugs & A Mother’s Prayer; spotlighting theatre director, Adeeb Fazah
DIRECT ENTRY, the biannual director-mentorship programme of Toy Factory Productions Ltd, is finally ready for its second season featuring the theatre director, Adeeb Fazah.
With the timely and original script written by the said director, For My Highness will...
Arts
‘It is bittersweet’ — Kit Chan says as The LKY Musical ended
Kit Chan, a singer and actress who starred in one of the most successful Singaporean theatre shows watched by over 50,000 people – The LKY Musical – shared her final sentiments about the play as it came to an...
Arts
Kit Chan says she got a “really stiff back from being forced to keep from slouching” while wearing a CheongSam
Kit Chan, a 50-year old Singaporean singer and actress, shared a post on her Facebook and Instagram pages telling her insights about CheongSams.
She was given the opportunity to wear them in her musical play titled “The LKY Musical”, an...
Arts
Dilbert comic strip gets the axe from 77 newspapers
Popular comic book character Dilbert which chronicles office life has been axed from 77 newspapers in the United States.
Media company Lee Enterprise stopped printing the comic strip this week. Dilbert’s creator, writer, and illustrator Scott Adams said he didn’t...
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Grab driver says he earned over $5,200 in a week during CNY, netizens speculate he likely drove over 15 hours a day
SINGAPORE: A Facebook post about a Grab driver who says he made a whopping $5,227.82 in just one short week.
The Grab Driver’s Statement was...
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Piles of rubbish at Jurong West leaves netizen speechless, both loose and packed in bags scattered across various places
SINGAPORE: It’s entirely reasonable to expect areas where we eat to be kept clean, and can be quite distressing when they’re not.
One netizen who...
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Rats in Singapore Zoo seen to be gasping for air, animal welfare group expresses concern
SINGAPORE: “PSA, MORE AIR HOLES NEEDED FOR YOUR RATS,” Hamster Society Singapore appealed to Mandai Wildlife Reserve in an Instagram post, along with a...
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OPINION | How do you deal with getting screwed by your employer, who cuts off your only source of income?
Now that the first few days of Chinese New Year have ended, it's time to address the taboo topic of getting screwed. Like it...
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