What if your favourite packet of Maggi isn’t just comfort food, but a mirror of global capitalism, cultural loss, and nostalgia? The writer unpacks how a Swiss invention became a South-east Asian staple; redefining taste, memory, and the meaning of home in just two minutes.
Indonesia, interrupted; nothing happened in Bukit Gombak; our contortions to avoid recognition of Palestine worthy of Olympic gold; the quandaries of long-term planning in an ageing society; Lawrence, the mellow; closure of the storied Cathay cineplexes; and more.
In the 1970s, as female flight attendants in the West were fighting gender discrimination, Singapore Airlines and Thai Airways were building brands around their sexualised female icons. Are we willing to accept sexism when it subsidises “the nation”?
Dear reader, In case you missed the news, Charmaine Poh, Jom’s co-founder, has been named Deutsche Bank’s “Artist of the Year” for 2025. Exciting! For those lucky enough to travel to Berlin next fall, try and catch her exhibition there. Print. Last chance for those holiday orders of...
Conspiracy theorists are usually mocked, ridiculed and dismissed. However, instead of focusing on individuals, we need to interrogate the larger socio-political conditions that make people more susceptible to believing in seemingly outlandish theories.
Conspiracy theorists are usually mocked, ridiculed and dismissed. However, instead of focusing on individuals, we need to interrogate the larger socio-political conditions that make people more susceptible to believing in seemingly outlandish theories.
Singapore’s red carpet for reprobates; Elon Musk, doomsday prophet; the struggles of former convicts; a new fellowship to honour Shahid Nasheer; plans to restore our coral reefs; and more.
Singapore’s red carpet for reprobates; Elon Musk, doomsday prophet; the struggles of former convicts; a new fellowship to honour Shahid Nasheer; plans to restore our coral reefs; and more.
Dear reader, There are now over 6,000 of you receiving this newsletter. Thanks for your support! “Singapore This Week”. In our weekly digest, we discuss a deer fatality in Mandai; police drones in our skies; the downsides of a free trading port; the kebaya, “intangible cultural heritage”; Cultural Medallion...
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