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The Big Read: What ‘OK boomer’ reveals about the divide between S’pore millennials and their elders
The chasm between millennials and baby boomers has come under the spotlight, and taken a new twist — an insulting one from the older folks’ perspective — after a popular Internet meme becomes the retort of choice for youngsters fed up with the supposedly patronising, outdated and know-it-all ways of their elders.
Keeping the mother tongues alive Singapore's bilingual challenge
“Logically, the decision is obvious. Emotionally, the choice is painful.” That was how then-Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew described the “stark choice” of pairing English with Mandarin, and not other dialects, in bilingual policy at the launch of the Speak Mandarin Campaign in 1979.
Anthropocene Studies in Singapore As Reviewed by Jeffrey K. H. Chan
When sensors make sense
While sensors are remarkable technological items in and of themselves, it is their integration into Internet-connected devices that makes them veritable game changers.
Moths in the twilight
With its understated telling of momentous historical events, Ray’s first novel is destined to be a classic
Teater Ekamatra to stage Malay adaptation of A Clockwork Orange
The Big Read: Open to extremist views, youth want diverse voices and honest talk — but at what cost?
Protecting the digital rights of the young in Internet-saturated Singapore
8 fiction books by first-time Indian authors you should be reading right now
7 Surprising Takeaways about Screen Time from Singapore’s Digital Parenting Conference
It seems we can all freak out a little bit less about screen time. We grilled the experts for parenting advice in the digital age and came away with some pretty surprising recommendations…
