Hobbies

The hottest travel souvenir is learning a new skill

Some travellers surveyed are planning a trip specifically to develop a skill while on vacation.

Why many people are spending more on their hobbies and craft work

Data from credit card companies show that people are spending more to pursue their hobbies.

For some singles, ‘hobbyamory’ has replaced hook-ups

Letter From Jakarta

‘Bored of just running’: How some young Indonesians found community

Members of Komunitas Bermain (Playing Community) playing traditional Indonesian children’s games along the car-free day route in Central Jakarta on July 8.

Why you keep buying books you don’t read

Long before a book is read, the experience of finding it is already becoming associated with pleasure.

Recall the 1980s Subbuteo craze? S'pore's table football kings are now headed to the Paris World Cup

Build a zoo, control a clan in feudal Japan: Board games to be played competitively at S’pore event

WSBG Asia 2026 will be held at the Pico Creative Centre in Kallang from July 11 to July 13.

Over 500 enthusiasts to gather as Asia board game meet returns to S’pore in July for second year

Players participating at the World Series of Board Gaming Singapore satellite event final game at The Mind Cafe Mega Store on June 2, 2025.

Smooth operators: Floor curling slides into Singapore communities

ST20260427_202651600842/Jasel Poh/jpcurling Retiree Agnes Chong follows through after releasing a rock during a game of floor curling at St Luke's ElderCare Active Ageing Centre (Care) @ Golden Years in Hougang on April 27, 2026. The 68-year-old has been playing the sport since May 2024 at the centre, where weekly sessions are held every Monday morning for two hours. The low impact variation of the winter sport helps keep seniors active mentally, requiring players to strategise the angle and strength of the release.

Word nerds spend days chasing Thailand’s Scrabble crown

Participants compete in the Causeway Challenge Bangkok Scrabble competition in Bangkok on June 1, 2026.

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