Author: Vera Leng

If your idea of friendship goals aligns with what Woody and Buzz Lightyear from Pixar’s Toy Story share, then you’ll want to pay attention to this one. In an epic three-way crossover, US streetwear retailer BAIT has teamed up with Reebok and Pixar’s Toy Story to bring us the highly anticipated Buzz and Woody Instapump Fury. “Ugly” shoes have been in trend for a while now, judging from the popularity of Fila’s Disruptor shoes and its other chunky counterparts. This time, flaunt your mismatched chunky shoes modelled after Toy Story’s iconic duo—think of it as the peanut butter to your…

Despite the fact that we’re living in utter chaos right now, we should still be able to have nice things. Like celebrating pride month, for example. A full four-weeks to commemorate and honour members of the LGBTQ+ community, though loving and appreciating them should be a twenty-four-seven, three-six-five affair. Even if you’re not part of the community, sharing and consuming related resources is a great way to get educated as an ally. While we will never fully understand the struggles, hurt, and pain that the LGBTQ+ community has faced, immersing ourselves in stories that well represent them is a close…

On top of the chaos that is COVID-19, police brutality, a crashing economy, and social unrest, former Miss Universe Malaysia winner Samantha Katie James has decidedly added oil to the fire—in a series of controversial Instagram stories that have earned her a huge amount of flak. Following the uproar surrounding George Floyd’s death, Samantha chimed in, telling African-Americans to “relax”, and to “take [the injustice and racism they face] as a challenge”. She also added that they “chose to be born as a coloured person in America for a reason”. View this post on Instagram Yup I cut…

What better way to kick off the first edition of Spotify Saturdays during pride month than with Joy Alexis, local singer-songwriter who’s part of the queer community here in Singapore. Joy’s music encapsulates the raw emotions that we can all relate to—hauntingly beautiful and soulful. With singles like “Sweet P” and “Lucid Dream” under their belt, the latest to join Joy’s repertoire is “Tonight”, which had just dropped on 29 May. Moving forward, Joy hopes to combine smooth electronic jazz, House, and a mixture of R&B and Soul into their music. This week, we sat down with Joy on the…

We get it. The world is a mess. With a global pandemic, police brutality, and political tensions merely a fraction of what 2020 has to offer, all those memes about each month being worse than the last are hitting scarily close to home. On a local scale, matters in Singapore have, too, been a whirlwind. One of the latest to join the chaotic party is none other than Influencer Glassdoor—a feedback site supposedly aimed at “shedding light on the [influencer] industry”. However, it appears as though Influencer Glassdoor has caught their fair share of flak from influencers and Instagram users…

If you’re a Singaporean past your early 20s, then you might be familiar with the constant battle that is the Built-To-Order Exercise or more fondly abbreviated to BTO. For the uninitiated, a BTO flat is a pre-sale of public housing flats that run on a balloting scheme, where hopefuls from Choa Chu Kang to Bedok attempt their hand at fate, often alongside a partner. Thus stems the long-running joke of how men propose to their girlfriends with the classic, “Want to BTO anot?” card—one that is, and always will be, uniquely Singaporean. As many already know, Singapore’s Housing Development Board…

They say the perfect vacuum cleaner doesn’t exist, but when I first tried the Dyson V8 Fluffy for the first time, my life was forever changed. Now, a new member of the V8 family—the V8 Slim Fluffy Cord-Free Vacuum Cleaner—has launched in Singapore today. It’s is considered to be Dyson’s lightest cord-free vacuum cleaner to date, with all the perks, and none of that performance compromise. The V8 Slim Fluffy features a soft roller cleaner head that is 40% smaller and lighter than its earlier counterpart. This helps with hard-to-reach spaces and tight corners—a feature many will be thankful for.…

As many fans were already speculating, the cat is out of the bag—Night Owl Cinematics’ founders Ryan and Sylvia, has announced their divorce on YouTube after 10 years of marriage. In a video simply entitled, “We Got A Divorce”, the duo addressed the matter, divulging that they’ve been divorced since March earlier this year, and separated for three years prior, as the Singaporean law calls for. One might expect a dramatic or tear-filled video—as separations in the public eye might be typically messy, but thankfully for Ryan and Sylvia, they’ve found a way to make peace with the decision. In…

With theme parks and carnivals closed, the thrill-seekers in many of us have been repressed, trying to find fun in our everyday activities. Japan understands that, and thus, many of their theme parks have released a series of adrenaline-pumping point-of-view rollercoaster clips. While some interesting amusement parks regulations have surfaced in Japan, rest assured that you’ll be able to get into the full scream zone from the privacy of your homes as you indulge in these heart-stopping videos. 1. Raging Spirits Coaster (Tokyo DisneySea) As someone who has been to DisneySea, I can attest that it is, indeed, the most…

With a gift for expressing himself through melodies and an undying love for his queen Christina Aguilera, Dominic Chin is no stranger to the local music scene. It’s been 10 eventful years since he first started covering songs on YouTube before he eventually moved on to writing his own music as a gateway to expressing the harder-to-articulate feelings. Since then, he’s been putting out bangers such as ‘SHY’, ‘HERE’, and his most recent release, ‘AWARE’. Dominic has also garnered over 9.2k subscribers on YouTube and a total viewership of 1.3 million views. Fans can look forward to an all-new song,…

Our Circuit Breakers are coming to a close soon as 1 June draws near, but it seems like our mask-wearing days are here to stay for quite a while more. Since we’re going to have to accept this fate, we might as well strap in and get comfortable with it while we’re at it. With our country’s hot weather and a citizenry with an affinity for complaining, Singaporeans have had much to lament about having to mask up before heading outside—even if it’s for our own good. In light of this, my civic-mindedness has come through yet again, and I…

To those who tuned into our live reporting stream during DPM Heng Swee Keat’s address earlier on, I sincerely thank you for your company. But if you were watching the live broadcast instead and couldn’t keep tabs on the information overload that was the hour-long address, this summary might prove useful because it contains all you need to know about the Fortitude Budget, fourth such budget to help Singaporeans tide through the COVID-19 crisis. Summary of the Statement 1. Enhancement to JSS a. Top-up of support to 75% for all firms in May 2020 during circuit breaker (as previously announced)…

The Circuit Breaker’s got us feeling all sorts of ways, and the surge in “throwback” posts on our socials only serve to reveal how most of us miss the pre-COVID-19 days. While we reminisce the good ol’ virus-free life, why not kick it back a couple of decades further and delve into classics from the previous century? Seeing how you’ve blown through every single new release on Netflix, here are some older ones for good measure. This week, we’ve put together 6 old-skool films on Netflix to let the good times (and nostalgia) roll. The Godfather (1972) The first instalment…

Having been on YouTube since 2010, Tosh Zhang, or Tosh Rock, can be considered one of the OGs of Singapore’s YouTube scene, using the platform to create content before it was even popular. Slowly but surely, he built himself a loyal online following and a strong presence on social media. Perhaps one can consider Tosh’s big break to be his appearance on Jack Neo’s Ah Boys To Men franchise, where he played the fearsome Platoon Sergeant Ong. Putting his talents for acting, filmmaking, composing, writing, breakdancing, and rapping to the test, Tosh wrote, composed and performed the theme song of…

If the Circuit Breaker has gotten the better of you and you find yourself missing the old school teenage romance films featuring a misunderstood female protagonist and plenty of cute emo boys, then I believe that The Kissing Booth 2 is the throwback love story to fill that movie-shaped hole in your heart. The first iteration of the film hit Netflix back in 2018, and now it’s back for a sequel after a much-anticipated two years. We follow the story of central character Elle Evans (Joey King) who just had the most romantic summer of her life with her reformed…