Category Archives: Media
Good Read
Check out Tara Tan’s blog. There’s a lovely mix of everything I enjoy about Tara’s unique taste and what’s happening in the arts scene here in Singapore. I got to know her while she was an arts reporter…and we met … Continue reading
How Social Media has changed British Theatre
I’ve been following the development of the National Theatre Wales. They officially launched sometime this month with 13 shows slated for their season. What’s special about them is that their organization is hinged on the use of social media The … Continue reading
Media/bot/Human Interaction in Theatre
This is an interesting premise: the live interaction of an autonomous vision controlled computer “actor” with a human actor. That’s what 1997 play “It/I” written by Claudio Pinhanez was apparently about. It’s an interesting exploration of AI – Human interaction. … Continue reading
Michael Jackson RIP
If you haven’t heard already, Michael Jackson passed away around 1pm earlier today. He was rushed to the UCLA Medical Center after paramedics, responding to a call, couldn’t revive him. He had already stopped breathing when the paramedics arrived. He … Continue reading
Filed under LA, Media, Music, Things to talk about
HIV/AIDS: Why Singapore’s media policies need to change
Singapore’s media policy towards homosexuality and Section 377A will hinder any improvement of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Singapore. The preliminary success of AIDS Chinese drama serial 不凡的爱By My Side and scholarly material show that educational-entertainment programs on free-to-air TV can be used … Continue reading
Filed under Media, Singapore, Things to talk about
A media management audit
The Singapore economy has been undoubtedly hit like the rest of the world in the global economic crisis. Like most governments around the world, S’pore has taken specific stimulus actions. What’s interesting to me is the approach that S’pore media … Continue reading
Filed under Media, Things to talk about
Chinatown Hustler
The Notorious MSG, a tongue in cheek urban spit back at the yellow mafia. Filled with bling, 70s afros, bruce lee wigs and mahjong, they’ll show you the Chinatown “get-toe” There’s even a wok-umentary about who makes up the Notorious … Continue reading
Filed under Media, Things to talk about
Home publishing
I remember in college one of my friends started her own magazine. It was a valiant effort that eventually ended with her selling it off for a couple of hundred dollars within 1 year. This was in the early 2000s. … Continue reading
Filed under Arts, Media, Things to talk about
Vlad Studio
Sick of staring at the morphing desktop images that came with your Mac? Ready to stick a pin in the eye from all the overly cute or busy theme based design? Transform that boring screen today. Surf on over to … Continue reading
Filed under Gadgets and Toys, Media
Archivist of the Yellow Peril
Check out the online version of this exhibition of a collection of cultural artifacts from the Western world, mostly American from as early as the mid-1700s, about the yellow peril, i.e. the prejudiced “oriental” view of Asia. You can also … Continue reading
Filed under Arts, Media, Things to talk about
