Pop culture

Milan’s famous mosaic bull loses its lucky ‘stones’ in restoration mix-up

Restorer Gianluca Galli works on the bull mosaic at the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, in Milan.

Theatre review

Singapore singer Jacintha steps beyond comfort zone in Lush Life to mixed results

Lush Life is a biographical theatre work inspired by the life of jazz singer Jacintha Abisheganaden.

What Is With… overnight queues for the AP x Swatch launch and the internet’s obsession with hype?

A long queue for the Audemars Piguet x Swatch release at Marina Bay Sands.

Remember the time: A look back at Michael Jackson’s 1990s visits to Singapore as biopic tops charts

Michael Jackson surrounded by fans and photographers on his arrival at Raffles Hotel in October 1996 for his world tour to promote his HIStory album.

Swatch-Audemars Piguet watches flipped for as much as $32,000 for entire set

A full set of the eight Royal Pop models fetched more than US$25,000 (S$32,000) on live marketplace StockX on May 17.

Koji Suzuki, author of bestseller Ring who sparked horror novel boom in Japan, dies at 68

The film adaptation of Ring, the horror novel by Koji Suzuki, became the catalyst for the rise of the genre of Japanese horror films known as “J-Horror”.

Meet the Singapore artists and entrepreneurs making their mark on Batman and Western comics

(From left) Comic Grail Vault's co-founders Bryan Ku and Randolph Tan, local artist Kendrick Lim and Singapore-based Thai artist Rachta Lin.

Commentary

The Devil Wears Prada 2: Hitting the ‘pocket Asian’ panic button too soon

dtdevil - Screenshot. Helen J. Shen as Jin Chao (left) and Anne Hathaway as Andy in The Devil Wears Prada 2 PHOTO: 20THCENTURYSTUDIOS/YOUTUBE

Singapore street culture convention Culture Cartel partners Wicked Wallop for biggest edition in 2027

The sixth edition of street culture convention Culture Cartel will be held in partnership with The Wicked Wallop, a local custom car and motorcycle festival.

Singapore International Festival of Arts

Lush Life explores Singapore’s nascent pop scene through lives of Jacintha Abisheganaden and Dick Lee

Jacintha Abisheganaden plays herself in Lush Life, based on the story of her life and marriage with Dick Lee.

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