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Almost as soon as she was potty trained, Benedicta Foo has been reading, and hasn’t stopped since. From sappy romance novels by Cecilia Ahern she’d never admit to owning, to the pages of lyrical poetry by David Levithan, the former Books editor of theurbanwire.com has them all, and still wants more to fill up a secret, underground library she swears she’ll have in her future home. Besides spending hours deciphering symbolisms in her favourite literature texts and trying to resist the appeal of eBooks, Benedicta also spends her free time drooling at and buying vintage clothes, framing up vintage photographs, fawning over vintage typography, and eating copious amounts of dim sum. Also, coffee’s not her cup of tea.

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Cosmos: A Space-Time Odyssey

Having Seth MacFarlane, creator of the Primetime Emmy Award-winning Family Guy, as executive producer for new science documentary TV series Cosmos: A Space-Time Odyssey means a healthy dash of animation will come in with the time-travelling storytelling sequences of past heroes of the Science world.
12 Mar 2014

The Book Thief

Based on Australian author Markus Zusak’s 2005 eponymous book, which stayed on the New York Times bestseller list for more than half a year, The Book Thief, is rendered into 130 minutes of tear-jerking narrative on the big screen, narrated by Death himself.
1 Feb 2014

Secrets of the Fallen Pagoda: Treasures from the Famen Temple and the Tang Court

A 1987 typhoon dissected a temple in the Famen Temple vertically almost in half, revealing a well-preserved series of chambers that contained millennium-old treasures from the sophisticated Tang dynasty.
30 Jan 2014

Shane Filan

Thousands of hearts broke in 2012 when Westlife announced it was disbanding, but we’re glad a familiar voice is back on the radio waves to soothe us.
15 Nov 2013

Aunty Lee’s Delights

It isn’t often bodies of young women wash up on Singapore’s shores, but when they do, we can only hope Aunty Lee’s investigating the murders.
23 Oct 2013

Daren Tan: From Staccato to Screen

After a relatively slow 4 years in the local spotlight, Daren Tan’s back, and this time, he plans to stay—on screen.
30 Jul 2013

The Pinholes: Picture Perfect

Lead singer Famie Suliman describes the band as “a DIY ghetto band from Bukit Gombak”, but they’re much more than that.
28 Jun 2013

Poulet Vous

Mention chickens bred listening to Mozart and you’d expect wallet-busting, high-end, daintily-portioned French fare served within the gleaming doors of Marina Bay Sands.
25 Jun 2013

Mummy: Secrets of The Tomb

Mum, meet Mummy. This Mother’s Day you might want to step into the life of an Egyptian priest, before joining him in his afterlife in Mummy: Secrets of the Tomb.
3 May 2013

Shakespeare in the Park—Othello

Shakespeare in the Park returns for the 6th time, marking the third show for Singapore Repertory Theatre’s 20th anniversary season.
2 May 2013
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