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Singapore Writers Festival
High-brow v low-brow literature
In spite of technical glitches, the festival led to intriguing conversations about the value of art
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Olivia Ho Assistant Life EditorOng Sor Fern Senior Culture Correspondent, Olivia Ho, Ong Sor Fern
Its theme may have been Guilty Pleasures, but the 24th edition of the Singapore Writers Festival got off to a rocky start when on-site Internet connectivity problems meant several events during its first weekend could not be streamed on Sistic Live.
Though these were later broadcast on video-on-demand (VOD), the delays were perturbing and meant viewers missed out on live question-and-answer sessions at a hybrid festival already heavily curtailed by pandemic restrictions.
