In my father’s head is a map of Singapore quite different from the ever-dancing web of abstract colours that we have come to know from the official records, the bus and train stations or the increasingly unreliable...
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« A little later, we might abandon cities altogether, scatter the rich grain of humanity across galaxies, those vast plains and endless glades where everyone would have a bungalow, swimming-pool, garden space. » —Alvin Pang, Real Estate
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After Darren Soh A great hand rises from the ground to sweep the insubstantial sand, gathering to a crown, an iron crown, the roots of homes. A fire chills the... media_text
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There’s always an off-chance the hype is true Or we could... media_text
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Burning incense could cause cancer according to a scientific study conducted by researchers from Taiwan, who found high levels of carcinogens in the smoke of incense burned in Buddhist temples. media_text
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are easy to possess—the dim tunnel where trains flow, submerged halls fevered and dense, make it such that if we go barefoot we will touch high places, anyhow—or so they... media_text
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Death, My Funny Valentine Picture this. A blonde dude decked out in shimmering mail sitting on a stone outcrop. He’s playing a game of chess. His sparring partner? A tall,... media_text
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here you are faceless bobs sea scented with iridescent oil as fin glistens before tell-tale lollipops media_text
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Alerted to it, we tried our damnedest not to notice it. A damp spot on the ceiling, growing in your shorts… one day, the bag dries up. The morning after the bones were picked, a mosquito’s obligato... media_text
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The accessory, zipped up, Redacted, this could Keep soul, big stuff in the overhead Here... media_text
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Until the age of thirteen he lived with his grandparents and their daughter – his father's elder sister – and her husband and only son, in a tiny three-room apartment that no longer exists. Until the age of... media_text
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A poem written inspired by the Silk Princess, a Chinese wood panel painting from the 7th or 8th century. As the BBC's "A History of the World" describes the artifact: ... media_text
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