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Millennials

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.

Move over, Dubai-style chewy cookies: ‘Frozen jelly’ set to be South Korea’s next dessert craze

Assorted gummies are placed in a container and left in the freezer for three to five hours before being eaten.
Assorted gummies are placed in a container and left in the freezer for three to five hours before being eaten.

Singapore courts young travellers with new campaign

A woman cycling past shophouses in Koon Seng Road in Katong, 12 April 2024. Peranakan shophouses in Katong and Joo Chiat provide a glimpse of Singapore’s past.
A woman cycling past shophouses in Koon Seng Road in Katong, 12 April 2024. Peranakan shophouses in Katong and Joo Chiat provide a glimpse of Singapore’s past.

With just 48 hours, Singapore developers made video games about social anxiety

The attendees at the end of Global Game Jam Singapore 2026.
The attendees at the end of Global Game Jam Singapore 2026.

The Harry Potter generation needs to grow up

In the wizarding world, good people like Harry Potter represent liberal values in a contest against darker forces embodied by Lord Voldemort, says the writer.
In the wizarding world, good people like Harry Potter represent liberal values in a contest against darker forces embodied by Lord Voldemort, says the writer.

Remember those innocent days of 2016?

2016 was the year of the Pokemon Go craze that saw adults  flocking to parks, malls and various landmarks to catch virtual cartoon creatures.
2016 was the year of the Pokemon Go craze that saw adults  flocking to parks, malls and various landmarks to catch virtual cartoon creatures.

Viewpoint

Why does everyone want it to be 2016 again?

cstrend22 - Throwback pictures from 2016 have flooded social media as a wave of nostalgia hits.

PHOTOS: PINTEREST/VESNA ADAMOVIC, SNAPCHAT/MOONLIGHTBAE, ADOBE STOCK, ISTOCK, GETTY IMAGES
cstrend22 - Throwback pictures from 2016 have flooded social media as a wave of nostalgia hits.

PHOTOS: PINTEREST/VESNA ADAMOVIC, SNAPCHAT/MOONLIGHTBAE, ADOBE STOCK, ISTOCK, GETTY IMAGES

‘It’s never boring’: More young people in S’pore drawn to skilled trades like farming, plumbing

(Clockwise from left) Farmer Daniel Yap, plumber Geraldine Goh and lift technician Muaaz Samat join a growing number of younger workers turning to traditional skilled trades.
(Clockwise from left) Farmer Daniel Yap, plumber Geraldine Goh and lift technician Muaaz Samat join a growing number of younger workers turning to traditional skilled trades.

‘Spend first, worry later’: Why Buy Now, Pay Later is making a comeback in 2025

Once a niche offering, Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services are now everywhere in Singapore's retail landscape.
Once a niche offering, Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services are now everywhere in Singapore's retail landscape.

Hear Me Out: Gen Z is partying too politely

Zizi Azah Abdul Majid, 19, NUS student, partying
it up at Zouk in 2017.
Zizi Azah Abdul Majid, 19, NUS student, partying
it up at Zouk in 2017.

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