Tag: writing
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Zombies, Sacrifice and a Nintendo Wii
There are a lot of things I used to do in my teens and 20s that I don’t do as much these days. Work and Pickleball did not exist then. Playing video games and going to the movies are probably at the top of that list. One of my fondest memories was playing Resident Evil…
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When Gabe Tardio Rolled Into MadPicklers
There are pickleball clinics. And then there are pickleball clinics where Gabe Tardio turns up. The Facolos-sponsored pro arrived at MadPicklers in style on 17 September 2026, pulling up in his rather special ride before making his way onto the courts. It was a fitting entrance for one of the brightest young stars in the…
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Brian Fallon Deserves a Listen
Today sees the release of Brian Fallon & The Painkillers‘ new album, Not Bad For New Jersey. Produced by Butch Walker and featuring guests including Brandon Flowers of The Killers, it’s Fallon’s first full solo album in several years. If the name Brian Fallon doesn’t immediately ring a bell, chances are you’ve at least heard…
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The Mystery of Isosine: Where Is the Real Isosine?
I was very one-track, one-genre minded in my youth. If I liked a band, I stayed in that lane. If I liked a genre, even better. Why complicate things? Then I heard a mashup of MGMT’s Kids and Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit and something clicked. It completely changed the way I listened to music.…
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Bright Ideas: Times with the JOOLA V Scorpeus 14mm and 16mm
I have a confession. I am easily persuaded by widebody paddles. Give me a generous sweet spot, some forgiveness on off-centre hits and a design that doesn’t resemble a Paddle Pop, and there’s a reasonable chance I’ll want to try it. Which brings me to the JOOLA V Scorpeus. One evening, Edmund —a man whose…
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The Second Chance: Long Yufei and the Pursuit of Better
One of the reasons I enjoy listening to and watching athlete interviews is that the conversation often goes beyond results and medals. Sometimes, it becomes a story about purpose. That was my biggest takeaway from MadPicklers‘ recent interview with professional pickleball player Long Yufei. While in Singapore for the inaugural PPA Asia Singapore tournament, Yufei…
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Amy Shark – soft pop
A reminder that finding your voice can sometimes save you I haven’t written an album review in eight years. That isn’t because I stopped listening to music. If anything, music became more important over that time. What disappeared was the writing. Writing had always been how I processed emotions, anxiety, made sense of difficult experiences,…
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This Is Home. On Vinyl.
I want this badly. Some songs need no introduction. Kit Chan’s Home is one of them. As part of its National Day project, ART/ST Records is giving one of Singapore’s most beloved National Day songs the vinyl treatment. For anyone who grew up singing “this is home, truly” at school assemblies, National Day celebrations, or…
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Four Voices, One Sound: MAMAMOO Live in Singapore
Four Voices, One Sound: MAMAMOO Live in Singapore If you had told the twenty-something version of me—walking around in Converse sneakers and listening almost exclusively to rock music—that I would one day be attending a K-pop concert, I probably would have laughed. Back then, my world revolved around rock and its many subgenres. As I’ve…
