By Zack Feng
DELICIOUS are the details at downtown restaurant Tailor. Although it trades in food and not haute couture, the décor of the place might have earned Vogue editor Anna Wintour’s approval.
There is a certain meticulousness – even obsession – in its look. Exposed brick walls and parquet flooring provide a foundation, on which are matched the feelings of fall: in the cream and chestnut of the booths; in the muted suns of the hanging Edison light bulbs; and in the old-fashioned sewing machines and dress-fitting dummies repurposed as curios. (more…)
By Yen Feng
THOSE who opposed the construction of a foreign workers’ dormitory in Serangoon Gardens were indignant.
They were called names – supercilious, intolerant, racist – and they didn’t like it.
But, argued the landed gents and ladies, our property values will drop! The crime! The chastity of our maids!
With so much disagreement in the air, they agreed, at [...]
More youth being diagnosed with melanoma, incidence among women doubled since 1980s
By Zack Feng
ON THE Upper East Side of Manhattan on 69th Street, 20 minutes from the bright lights of Times Square, an imposing gray building stands bordering the East River.
It is a quiet and intense spot among the many casual brownstones in the neighborhood; [...]
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TWO LUCKY: A MEMOIR >>
This is the story of how I met Rusty Dail (pictured above) in New York, and our life together from 2004 - 2007. By Yen Feng >> Work in progress
Arts & Style
MOVIES >>
"Ms Parker's performance as a spurned lover is laudable, if not somewhat predictable."
Forgiveness - not sex - is the conjugal promise of this year's highly anticipated return of Sex & The City to the big screen. >> Full Review
BOOKS >>
Fiction
MOST authors’ first novels tend to be autobiographical. In British writer Melvyn Bragg’s case, it is his 34th work that comes agonisingly close to reality.
>> Full Review
Fiction
BEACHY reads are best served with sex, lies and a smart-mouthed leading lady. In the hands of this chick-lit author, the story of a temptress snaring husbands for cash is a sunny affair, despite its stormy themes.
>> Full Review
FOOD & DINING >>
Eleven Madison Park
New York, New York
For quiet, inspired cooking, look no further than Eleven Madison Park. On the three separate occasions I've dined here, the food has been nothing short of spectacular. >> Full Review
SPECIAL REPORT >>
The state of Taoism
THE oldest religion in Singapore is facing yet another crisis. What are Taoist leaders doing to staunch the bleed?
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