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The verandah riots
The City 12/16/15 The City 12/16/15

The verandah riots

And you thought you were passionate about architecture.

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The excavation of a shipwreck
Material Culture 11/8/15 Material Culture 11/8/15

The excavation of a shipwreck

The non-scandal around the recovery of a ninth century shipwreck.

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A watery story
The City 10/24/15 The City 10/24/15

A watery story

Are autocratic regimes necessary to push through the changes we need to save our planet?

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Whither the future of higher education in Asia?
Immaterial Culture 10/3/15 Immaterial Culture 10/3/15

Whither the future of higher education in Asia?

What is the future of higher education in Asia?

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Pondering the haze
International Relations 9/26/15 International Relations 9/26/15

Pondering the haze

How does a single nation handle a transnational problem?

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A surprisingly interesting history of vast empty spaces
The City 9/24/15 The City 9/24/15

A surprisingly interesting history of vast empty spaces

Sometimes less really is more.

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Why Singapore built a zoo
The City 9/20/15 The City 9/20/15

Why Singapore built a zoo

For a new nation with few natural resources, the decision to build a zoo was a strange one.

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Anatomy of a neighbourhood
The City 9/4/15 The City 9/4/15

Anatomy of a neighbourhood

Understanding the inner workings of a city.

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The visual sociologist
Immaterial Culture 7/1/15 Immaterial Culture 7/1/15

The visual sociologist

Samsara speaks to Terence Heng, a visual sociologist who studies Chinese Christian wedding rituals, spirit mediums, grave exhumation rituals and other exciting stuff.

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The open hand
The City 6/26/15 The City 6/26/15

The open hand

The inspiration behind Moshe Safdie's design for the Art Science Museum in Singapore: Le Corbusier's "Open Hand" in Chandigarh?

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If you want to save the planet, don't buy so much stuff
The True Cost of Things 6/25/15 The True Cost of Things 6/25/15

If you want to save the planet, don't buy so much stuff

Recycling doesn’t let us off the hook for our consumption choices.

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A bit of Singapore in Sidhpur?
International Relations 5/7/15 International Relations 5/7/15

A bit of Singapore in Sidhpur?

Noting a remarkable similarity between the homes of the Dawoodi Bohras of Sidhpur and the Peranakan Chinese.

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Asian Values
Immaterial Culture 1/28/15 Immaterial Culture 1/28/15

Asian Values

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The Intimate Enemy
Bad Gals/ Boys 12/11/14 Bad Gals/ Boys 12/11/14

The Intimate Enemy

Alain Soldeville’s photos of the transgender community in Singapore in the 1980s are startlingly intimate.

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