Held annually in the former whaling capital of the world, this 26-hour reading marathon of the novel Moby-Dick, by Herman Melville, welcomes a new fan on board, who, swept away by the intensity of the event, meditates on the universality of Melville's lines.

Held annually in the former whaling capital of the world, this 26-hour reading marathon of the novel Moby-Dick, by Herman Melville, welcomes a new fan on board, who, swept away by the intensity of the event, meditates on the universality of Melville's lines.

Hong Kong is arguably the only other geography that one can compare Singapore to: both British colonial ports, Chinese-majority, East-meets-West, Asian Tiger city-states. Here's why many Hong Kongers are now moving south.

Hong Kong is arguably the only other geography that one can compare Singapore to: both British colonial ports, Chinese-majority, East-meets-West, Asian Tiger city-states. Here's why many Hong Kongers are now moving south.

Hong Kong is arguably the only other geography that one can compare Singapore to: both British colonial ports, Chinese-majority, East-meets-West, Asian Tiger city-states. Here's why many Hong Kongers are now moving south.

We still live with the consequences of the illegal, ill-fated invasion, including jihadis like ISIS. Though other democracies have publicly interrogated their actions 20 years ago, Singapore never has.