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Millennials

To market, to market: What is behind Singapore’s never-ending weekend bazaars?

Common Rare, one of Shanghai’s biggest creative markets, will debut its first overseas edition in Singapore in September.
Common Rare, one of Shanghai’s biggest creative markets, will debut its first overseas edition in Singapore in September.

The age of maxxing has a hidden cost

If optimisation is the mindset, technology has become its greatest enabler.
If optimisation is the mindset, technology has become its greatest enabler.

The Usual Place Podcast

Watch: Suicide deaths for Singapore’s 30-somethings are up 50%, what’s happening?

Banks in South Korea are creating K-dramas now – and viewers are tuning in

K-drama series K-Industry Begins (left) and short-form drama House And Half House (right) are both produced by KB Kookmin Bank to target younger consumers.
K-drama series K-Industry Begins (left) and short-form drama House And Half House (right) are both produced by KB Kookmin Bank to target younger consumers.

Commentary

From ‘OOO’ to touching grass: Age is no barrier to finding connections in the office

Gen Z workers place a lot of value on authenticity and self-expression. They have helped to make workplace communications more informal, says the writer.
Gen Z workers place a lot of value on authenticity and self-expression. They have helped to make workplace communications more informal, says the writer.

Walkmans, wired earphones, dumb phones: Gen Zs want to bring back the low-tech 1990s

E-commerce giant Amazon Singapore told The Straits Times that customer interest in old-school electronics has been on the rise in the last two years.
E-commerce giant Amazon Singapore told The Straits Times that customer interest in old-school electronics has been on the rise in the last two years.

Wave of nostalgia as 2000s TV shows like Malcolm In The Middle make a comeback

(From left) Actors Christopher Masterson, Justin Berfield, Jane Kaczmarek, Bryan Cranston and Frankie Muniz at the Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair premiere in New York on April 7, 2026.
(From left) Actors Christopher Masterson, Justin Berfield, Jane Kaczmarek, Bryan Cranston and Frankie Muniz at the Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair premiere in New York on April 7, 2026.

He took a 90% pay cut to become an ‘afterlife agent’: Why young Singaporeans are talking about death

(Clockwise from left) Author Alicia Ng, "afterlife agent" Kenneth Yeow and writer-illustrator YY Liak.
(Clockwise from left) Author Alicia Ng, "afterlife agent" Kenneth Yeow and writer-illustrator YY Liak.

What you miss when TikTok or Instagram becomes your career counsellor

According to a A Straits Times-Kantar survey, social media is the top influence on career aspirations, cited by 52 per cent.
According to a A Straits Times-Kantar survey, social media is the top influence on career aspirations, cited by 52 per cent.

Good news, millennials: The side part has returned

The runway was flooded with side parts at the Altuzarra spring fashion show in September 2025.
The runway was flooded with side parts at the Altuzarra spring fashion show in September 2025.

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