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Ong Sor Fern

Arts Editor

Sor Fern started at The Straits Times writing about books and has since covered arts and culture as well as film and entertainment. She founded a short-lived tabloid-sized books supplement for the paper and helped conceptualise The Straits Times Life Theatre Awards.

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Billionaire’s spat sparks Sotheby’s sale of Hokusai and Utamaro works at record-breaking prices

Katsushika Hokusai’s iconic The Great Wave Off The Coast Of Kanagawa was sold for a record-breaking HK$21.7 million on Nov 22.
Katsushika Hokusai’s iconic The Great Wave Off The Coast Of Kanagawa was sold for a record-breaking HK$21.7 million on Nov 22.

Agam Theatre Lab’s Mission Malligapoo is an amiably overstuffed WWII drama

Agam Theatre Lab's Mission Malligapoo is part of the Esplanade's Kalaa Utsavam - Indian Festival of Arts.
Agam Theatre Lab's Mission Malligapoo is part of the Esplanade's Kalaa Utsavam - Indian Festival of Arts.

Zora Health founder Anna Haotanto says reading in short focused bursts resets her mind

Ms Anna Haotanto, founder and chief executive officer of Zora Health.
Ms Anna Haotanto, founder and chief executive officer of Zora Health.

Use your Culture Pass credits for The Fourth Trimester and Singapore Ballet’s Cinderella

Singapore artist Jimmy Ong's Musang Kings is a charcoal sketch.
Singapore artist Jimmy Ong's Musang Kings is a charcoal sketch.

Pop Mart’s Skullpanda character takes over National Museum of Singapore for first showcase

Skullpanda toys at Pop Mart's booth at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai, China on Nov 5, 2025.
Skullpanda toys at Pop Mart's booth at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai, China on Nov 5, 2025.

Writers like R.F. Kuang and Fuchsia Dunlop rave about Singapore food, museums and the fest

R.F. Kuang (left) eating a bowl of laksa and Fuchsia Dunlop on a food hop in Singapore.
R.F. Kuang (left) eating a bowl of laksa and Fuchsia Dunlop on a food hop in Singapore.

Poet Pooja Nansi offers spirited keynote on the uses of poetry, especially in age of AI

Pooja Nansi’s keynote session at the Play Den at the Singapore Writers Festival.
Pooja Nansi’s keynote session at the Play Den at the Singapore Writers Festival.

TBR (To Be Read): Singapore Writers Festival has grown over the years – and so have expectations

China-born American writer R.F. Kuang’s lecture Beyond The Ivory Tower at the Singapore Writers Festival 2025.
China-born American writer R.F. Kuang’s lecture Beyond The Ivory Tower at the Singapore Writers Festival 2025.

Into The Modern: 7 must-see displays at National Gallery Singapore’s Impressionist exhibition

National Gallery Singapore's Impressionism show – Into The Modern: Impressionism From The Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston – is the biggest one to come to South-east Asia.
National Gallery Singapore's Impressionism show – Into The Modern: Impressionism From The Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston – is the biggest one to come to South-east Asia.

Radical and modern: Impressionist masterpieces at National Gallery Singapore

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Section 5 - Modern Encounters at the National Gallery Singapore's Impressionism show - Into The Modern - the biggest one to come to Southeast Asia on Nov 6, 2025.
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Section 5 - Modern Encounters at the National Gallery Singapore's Impressionism show - Into The Modern - the biggest one to come to Southeast Asia on Nov 6, 2025.

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