Literature

Sherlock Holmes experience in Singapore opens with a murder mystery in Bugis

Hidden Singapore launched A Study in Red: The Official Sherlock Experience - a 90-minute immersive game played in Bugis’ malls.

Clare Willis visited every MRT station before writing debut novel The Singapore Secret

Nolan’s Odyssey boosts sales of mythology tales in UK

Matt Damon (left) and Zendaya in The Odyssey.

How classical scholar-translator Emily Wilson’s takedown of The Odyssey ignited a debate

Anne Hathaway (left) as Penelope and Tom Holland as Telemachus in The Odyssey.

How AI books sneak their way into stores

Over the past several months, a string of AI-related scandals has unsettled the literary world.

Odysseus from Odyssey wasn’t real, but he had real worshippers in ancient Ithaca

Hollywood actor Matt Damon in The Odyssey.

Here’s what Greeks think of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey – it’s their story, after all

A scene in The Odyssey depicting how in Greek mythology, Odysseus devised the Trojan horse that allowed Greek soldiers to infiltrate and conquer the city of Troy.

New York army veteran in custody after fire set outside ICE offices

A New York City Fire Department (FDNY) truck stands parked outside 26 Federal Plaza, which houses the FBI's New York City field office and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office, following reports that a person deployed an incendiary device, in New York City, U.S., July 20, 2026. REUTERS/David Dee Delgado

Christopher Nolan and the anxiety of making The Odyssey, filmed entirely in IMAX

Director Christopher Nolan (left) on the set of The Odyssey.

Singaporean ex-teacher Joyce Chng, 51, shortlisted for British Fantasy Awards

Joyce Chng’s retrospective collection Wolf’s Path (2025) is one of five candidates in the Best Collection category in the British Fantasy Awards.

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