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Weirding the Normal: The Ritual of Birthday Celebrations
In an attempt to make the familiar unfamiliar, this essay unpacks the social significance of celebrating birthdays.
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First Times: Creating A Bespoke Perfume at Maison 21G
At a perfume workshop, two beginners try to encapsulate the scent of their souls in a bottle.
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Of Love and Lemons: Why I Stopped Using Tinder in Singapore
A personal essay about a foiled picnic date, superficial interactions and performing nonchalance to evoke desirability online.
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First Times: Dating Without Texting
A young adult stumbles on an old-school approach to dating, harking back to the days before texting became the norm.
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TikTok on the Clock, We’re in the 80s Again
Traces of disco have remained in music ever since the genre’s heyday in the 80s but never before has its resurgence been this huge.

