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Amanda Joan (AJ) McDougall

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What It's Like Being an Escort in Singapore

What It's Like Being an Escort in Singapore

"I've been very lucky ... I love everything that I do. I really, really take a lot of joy." "I don't want to …

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How Kki Sweets has kept Japanese dessert culture alive in Singapore for over a decade

How Kki Sweets has kept Japanese dessert culture alive in Singapore for over a decade

The 11-year-old dessert studio has thrived in the in-between of the old and new—and has now arrived at its th…

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Anya Taylor-Joy talks 'The Queen's Gambit': Finding Beth Harmon within herself, and her character...

Anya Taylor-Joy talks 'The Queen's Gambit': Finding Beth Harmon within herself, and her character...

The worldwide bonafide Netflix phenomenon 'The Queen's Gambit' has audiences gripped like no other television…

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The Crown's costume designer on dressing Diana, Thatcher, and the rest of the royals for the 1980...

The Crown's costume designer on dressing Diana, Thatcher, and the rest of the royals for the 1980...

Amy Roberts, costume designer to (the fictional iterations of) the Queen of England and her family, sat down …

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Paparch's baker on what makes the perfect Basque burnt cheesecake

Paparch's baker on what makes the perfect Basque burnt cheesecake

The demand for Basque burnt cheesecake reached a fever pitch in 2020. Some of the most clamoured-for are the …

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What Happened to Annabel Chong?

What Happened to Annabel Chong?

Grace Quek (aka Annabel Chong) poses for photographers in Cannes in May 1999. Photo: Pascal Guyot, AFP In the…

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'Waiting for the Host' will mark Pangdemonium's return to the virtual stage | Vogue Singapore

'Waiting for the Host' will mark Pangdemonium's return to the virtual stage | Vogue Singapore

No one is quite sure when theatre performances will be allowed to resume and play live to packed houses once …

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Drawing the line on political cartooning in Singapore

Drawing the line on political cartooning in Singapore

When Teo Yu Sheng's cartoon started going viral, he began to worry. Posted to Instagram and Facebook on July …

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ALEXTBH RHAPSODIZES QUEER INDEPENDENCE

ALEXTBH RHAPSODIZES QUEER INDEPENDENCE

On his new EP, The Chase, the 24-year-old singer comes to terms with himself.

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After the Chase

After the Chase

Born with methamphetamine in his bloodstream, Roger Carver went on to become a child snowboarding prodigy bef…

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The Boom and Bust of Ski Ballet

The Boom and Bust of Ski Ballet

Flamboyant style and innovation defined ski ballet until the sport flamed out in an explosion of tassels, syn…

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6 Defining Moments of This Year's E3 Expo (That Weren't Games or Demos)

6 Defining Moments of This Year's E3 Expo (That Weren't Games or Demos)

Big dogs like Nintendo, Microsoft, Bethesda, and Google all squared off on massive stages to see who could re…

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Inside the Pigeon-Eat-Pigeon World of Hall Council Politics

Inside the Pigeon-Eat-Pigeon World of Hall Council Politics

"THE MCBAIN FACADE IS UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE," the poster read. Then, in bold underline: "SO AM I."

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First, Advise No Harm

First, Advise No Harm

An investigation into the open, closed, and revolving doors of Columbia University's socially responsible inv…

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Starr's Wars: Episode 1

Starr's Wars: Episode 1

This week's episode is the first in a two-part series about the historical role of chaplains at Columbia Univ…

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Why Every Actor Should Study Puppetry

Why Every Actor Should Study Puppetry

Puppetry, from Big Bird, to the velociraptors in "Jurassic Park," to the wings on the Angel in "Angels in Ame…

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SAG-AFTRA Members Authorize Strike on Major Animation Streamers Netflix + Amazon

SAG-AFTRA Members Authorize Strike on Major Animation Streamers Netflix + Amazon

SAG-AFTRA members have voted to grant their board of directors the ability to call a strike against the anima…

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Because we can

Because we can

The state of the debate on the right to free speech is, at best, contentious right now.

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Why skin hunger is 2021's most pressing issue

Why skin hunger is 2021's most pressing issue

Touch is the unspoken universal language. It’s how we first come to learn about ourselves, others and the wor…

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