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  • Huayi 2025: A comedy about old men, a tender reunion after 40 years and other shows to catch

    Jan 22, 2025 | straitstimes.com | Clement Yong |Shawn Hoo

    SINGAPORE – Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts returns from Feb 7 to 16, showcasing some of the best theatre and music acts from Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and China. For laughs, look to Taiwanese writer-director Wu Nien-jen’s urology clinic-inspired comedy Human Condition VIII. The actor, who starred in Edward Yang’s Yi Yi (2000), shines a light on elderly men who feel invisible. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.

  • Theatre review: I Am Seaweed gently probes the rosy freelance life and mental health

    Jan 17, 2025 | straitstimes.com | Shawn Hoo

    I Am SeaweedMm And Something Happens Here (MASHH)Nafa Studio TheatreJan 16, 8pmThe constant imperative to expand under pressure is gently questioned in 28-year-old Singaporean theatremaker Cheryl Ho’s largely autobiographical 60-minute sketch. Liberated from the cubicle of office work and its staid cycle of days, freelancer Sheryl – a thinly veiled stand-in for Ho – should feel happy that she is her own boss.

  • Finnish conductor Hannu Lintu appointed Singapore Symphony Orchestra music director from 2026

    Jan 15, 2025 | straitstimes.com | Shawn Hoo

    SINGAPORE – Finnish conductor Hannu Lintu will take over from Austrian conductor Hans Graf as the Singapore Symphony Orchestra’s (SSO) music director from 2026, the orchestra announced on Jan 15. The 57-year-old will be the fourth person to hold the title since the orchestra was formed in 1979.

  • The Straits Times Weekly Bestsellers Jan 11

    Jan 11, 2025 | straitstimes.com | Shawn Hoo

    Fiction: Sister Snake by Amanda Lee Koe. PHOTO: ETHOS BOOKS1. (6) Human Acts by Han Kang; translated by Deborah Smith2. (2) Sister Snake by Amanda Lee Koe3. (1) The Vegetarian by Han Kang; translated by Deborah Smith4. (4) The City And Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami; translated by Philip Gabriel5. (5) Orbital by Samantha Harvey6. (3) Marigold Mind Laundry by Jungeun Yun; translated by Shanna Tan7. (-) Days At The Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa; translated by Eric Ozawa8.

  • TBR (To Be Read): In the ChatGPT age, writing in a notebook is more generative than AI

    Jan 11, 2025 | straitstimes.com | Shawn Hoo

    Generative artificial intelligence promises speed and ease for writing, but meets some serious limitations in comparison with the humble pen and paper. PHOTO: ST FILESINGAPORE – Flock to generative artificial intelligence (AI) because it helps you write easier and quicker. But do not write off the plain notebook, for the old technology does something ChatGPT cannot – it enlarges the mind of its user.

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