Protector, surrogate parent, role model: is there anything an eldest daughter can’t do? Cherry Tan reads three new Singaporean books that examine sisterhood and daughterhood—Sister Snake, The Original Daughter, and The Story Game—and considers how eldest daughters might (re)write their own story.
Shan clashes with Pritam in Parliament; Chee Soon Juan’s newest book; Old Chang Kee among those recognised as heritage businesses; TCM as part of holistic healthcare; the centuries long arcs of solar and coal power; events for pai kias and guai kias; and more.
Some claim that tiny forests can bring relief from dangerous heat. Mere greenwashing? And even if not, can the concept grow roots in a city uncomfortable with wildness?
Dear reader, Save the date! Jom’s launch party will be held from 5-8pm, December 2nd Friday. Our core team will be there, so will many contributors. We’d love to meet you in person. Jom is going to have many more parties in the future, but we’ll only...
KC Chew has lived a life of risk, rebellion and rebirth. Detained without trial in 1987 for being a "Marxist conspirator", the connector of people has tried to straddle the line between the establishment and the outside. Has he succeeded?
Updates to the Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act, orchid diplomacy and anti-ageing, SGIFF is back, new Twitter loses egalitarian nature, and more.
Dear reader, Jom masuk hutan! Let’s enter the forest! In today’s note I’ll talk about Dover Forest East, one of the main points of contention between conservationists and the government in recent years. And given that Jom has published our first-ever piece of videojournalism, “One person’s...
By 2030, Singapore is set to lose 4,700 hectares of secondary forests, equivalent to over a thousand Padangs. We follow Chua Chin Tat, environmental activist, around Dover Park East, a 50-odd-year-old secondary forest to learn about his efforts to stop its destruction.
Another stretch of Singapore’s secondary forests will soon be razed to make way for a new housing development project. What does this mean for the future of the island’s nature spots?
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Featuring 10 essays that explore “Movement”, “Materiality”, and “Magic” in Singapore, written with signature flair and rigour.
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Featuring an essay each by members of Jom’s editorial team, and many others, all within the themes of “Activism”, “Ecology” and “Music”.
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