Note from the Editor
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Here are some stories from the past few weeks that’ve made it to your dinner table discussions.
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![The 24-Year-Old Student Who Accidentally Became a Taoist Priest]()
The 24-Year-Old Student Who Accidentally Became a Taoist Priest
It’s pretty rare to come across an uber-religious Gen Z-er. It’s rarer yet to find someone so young actively pursuing Taoist priesthood.
02
![The NTUSU Saga Points To An Inherent Problem With Student Unions]()
The NTUSU Saga Points To An Inherent Problem With Student Unions
Do student unions represent the students' interests or the students who happen to make the right political moves?
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![How Singaporeans Justify Cost Savings with Kiam Siap Math]()
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![The Uncomfortable Truth Behind Why We Hate Atas Accents]()
The Uncomfortable Truth Behind Why We Hate Atas Accents
Even as we hate fake accents, we have to acknowledge that many of us do carry some level of shame over our natural Singaporean twang.
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![The Weight of the Departed: Finding Meaning In Transporting Dead Bodies]()
The Weight of the Departed: Finding Meaning In Transporting Dead Bodies
Handling corpses is scary, but it's even scarier to have no income at all.
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![In 2023, Not Being Homophobic Isn’t Enough]()
In 2023, Not Being Homophobic Isn’t Enough
Staying ‘neutral’ in this day and age just doesn't cut it anymore.
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![How One Magician Holds Singapore’s Buskers Captive]()
How One Magician Holds Singapore’s Buskers Captive
And for his final trick, he's making other buskers disappear from Orchard Road.
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![Lessons in Accountability: A Mother’s Perspective on the Kinderland Preschool Saga]()
Lessons in Accountability: A Mother’s Perspective on the Kinderland Preschool Saga
"Because of the fear of harsh realities such as these, mothers like me may feel like we need to give up our careers to make homemaking our full-time job."
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![Tan Kin Lian Concedes Graciously. His Supporters? Not So Much.]()
Tan Kin Lian Concedes Graciously. His Supporters? Not So Much.
It's hard to take Iris Koh's rant seriously while she's helping herself to spring rolls, sweet-and-sour fish, and spaghetti.
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![What Is a Moral Uplifting Society, and How Did One End Up in Orchard Road?]()
What Is a Moral Uplifting Society, and How Did One End Up in Orchard Road?
But does it actually elevate Singapore's morality?
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![Judging People On Spoken English: Fair or Faux Pas?]()
![The Last Generation of Singapore’s Newspaper Stand Vendors]()
![This Body is Not Mine: Living With Gender Dysphoria]()
![Simple, Sensible, Stylo: This Is What New Singapore-Core Looks Like]()
![The Last Mile: Golden Mile Complex’s Final Hedonistic Hurrah]()
![Looking for Lone Diners in a World Where a Table for One Raises Eyebrows]()
![In Photos: What Depression Looks Like]()
Judging People On Spoken English: Fair or Faux Pas?
Why do we subconsciously accord more respect to people who speak 'better' English?
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![‘What You See Is What You Get’: Observations From a Weekend With Tharman]()
‘What You See Is What You Get’: Observations From a Weekend With Tharman
Is being a people’s president enough?
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![George Goh’s Presidential Election Swansong Is a Chaotic Ballad of Hope]()
George Goh’s Presidential Election Swansong Is a Chaotic Ballad of Hope
An opera singer with no song.
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![Meet Bella Lee, the Singaporean Devoting Her Life To Counselling Thai Kids]()
Meet Bella Lee, the Singaporean Devoting Her Life To Counselling Thai Kids
How a tumultuous childhood led her to dedicate her life to a Thai orphanage.
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"Even as we hate those with fake accents, we have to acknowledge that many of us do carry some level of shame over our natural Singaporean accents."
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