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More land reclamation; whither the plumbers; masculinism's chilling rise; the troubling culture of the gaming industry; and more.
The concept of externalities, featuring Hello Kitty, “Dear You”, and Maju Forest
Our new Gods; heat inequality in Singapore, three teens detained under ISA; Singapore out of Marmite; Bali run excludes Indonesians; and more.
People jaywalk for various reasons, along desire lines that suggest resistance to urban design.
India's cockroaches; Faishal's indiscretions; poltergeist AIs; colonialism and the new Circle Line stations; and more.
Spirituality in a nation losing its religion.
The Bloomberg defamation case; robots in construction; home interiors as products in the creator economy; a play exploring the dark side of army days; and more.
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