I try to stay ‘cultured’ while working for TOS — doesn’t make sense to cover 100+ plays/performances a month and spend most of my free time watching LOST on my laptop (although season 4 is MUCH better than season 3, in case anyone’s wondering). So I’ve been following the Short + Sweet Singapore play festival […]
We’re really sore about our favourite lunch place, Tartines, closing down for no apparent reason. Psyched up for $4 nutella waffles, we rocked up to find the place gutted out without explanation. Not even a Dear John letter. We asked the aunties at the shop next door, but they had no idea why. The good […]
Since I’m a sucker for any kind of rock/blues music, I stopped by the Substation for Rock the Sub on Saturday (7 June). This festival was probably one of the cheapest deals in town that night ($17 for six hours of music and two stages, plus a free drink – Heineken or whiskey and ginger […]
It would be an understatement to describe the past weekend as a haywire music fest. It was massive on every scale (from the drinking to the crowds to the amazing musical line-up in town). So on Saturday night, armed with a fully-lined stomach and a thirst for the good stuff, I met up with an […]
An outrageous 17th-century French play crammed with references to outdated medical practices and expletives, translated into modern English and performed in 2008 by Singaporeans: it sounds like a premise as farcical as Molière’s chef-d’oeuvre itself. But combine the classic satirical comedy The Hypochondriac with a dynamic acting troupe (Jonathan Lim’s brilliant young & W!LD), an […]
Despite the wholly unoriginal decision to name their latest effort after the colour of the album cover, (well, it’s officially self-titled), Weezer seems excited. And why shouldn’t they be? They haven’t released anything in ages and their new single ‘Pork and Beans’ is sitting pretty atop the Billboard Modern Rock chart. Anyway, the guys seem […]
Elton John, in his knee-length coat with the words ‘Town of Plenty’ etched on its back, has left the island – but what a show on Wednesday night. A few of us TOS staffers got the chance to go and we weren’t disappointed. Granted, it took a little while for things to get going – […]
TOS staffer Sabrina Lee recalls her night as a catwalk model for The Great Zouk TEE – Dance
The night was dramatic from start to finish. The props were in place, from a giant Mickey Mouse hand to inflatable eyeballs to 17 Jello pyramids lining the catwalk (the Egyptians would be proud). Head of creative […]
I was lucky enough ride the much-hyped Singapore Flyer over the weekend and was really, really impressed. Honestly. I’d heard rumours of it being empty, but on Friday night there were long queues (okay, admittedly, I think there was a corporate outing there that night, but still, there were definitely people). We managed to miss […]
Checked out the Andy Warhol exhibit this weekend at Collectors Contemporary, a gallery that’s strategically located near … Ikea. (Hey, you never know when you might need a hot dog, sofa and some Warhol in your life.) Couple pleasant surprises about this show: 1. It’s free. 2. They serve you free champagne…and will continue to […]
