Past Feature Pieces
The Skeptic
- Young people in Singapore may be vaccine hesitant, but we’ll get vaccinated to protect others
- Talking with believers helps us understand the emotional appeal of conspiracy theories
- BTS = Bow to Satan? How Satanic, Illuminati conspiracies travelled from West to East
- Behind the World Wide Wall: how the anglophone IT industry limits diversity in coding talent
- Curbing misinformation begins with having more patience with the older generation
- Why Millennials and Gen Z are turning to tarot as a form of “therapy”
- Pulau Tekong: An island of ghosts, and the military men who train there
- Yishun: the source of Singapore’s very own “Florida Man” memes
- Going cashless may be the future, but we can’t afford to leave vulnerable people behind
- How American conspiracy theories invaded my family home in Singapore
- Durian fruit myths: the many tall tales associated with the “King of Fruits”
- Fire, malfunction, North Korea, or something else: What really happened to flight MH370?
The Skeptic
- Traditional Chinese Medicine’s grip on Singaporean society
- Food for thought: the Hungry Ghost Festival of Singapore
- Mothers-only Lockdown: postpartum confinement practices in Asia
- Kumanthong, Ghost Babies, and Child Angels: the persistence of superstition in Singapore
- Who is “That Girl”, and why do Gen Zs worship her routine?
- Where mental illness is blamed on spirits, we need to be human to reach people
- The self-help industry is booming, but its advice is rarely based on solid evidence
- Is there a role in modern Singapore for superstitions and the little ways they control us?
- Could lucid dreaming be the answer to avoiding persistent, recurring nightmares?
- Exploring the ongoing popularity of Feng Shui in Singaporean society
Rice Media
- “I Did Not Sign Up as a MOH Call Agent to Be Traumatised”
- In Building a Post-Pandemic World, Have We Forgotten the Elderly?
- “Ma! Kor Kor Hit Me!” — The Sibling Bullying We Too Easily Dismiss
- Unpacking Gender Roles With My Ma, a First-Time Store Owner at 48
The Skeptic
- The fear of job loss due to artificial intelligence is unfounded
- Saju: the Korean obsession with fortune-telling
- The shamanic hunt for missing planes and easy answers in Singapore
- Len Dong: the role of traditional rituals in modern Vietnamese communities
- Joss paper offerings: how to make Chinese hell a fun place for your ancestors
- Closed coffins and open coffers: the costs of Singaporean Chinese funeral practices
- What effect can superstitions have on your mental health?
Rice Media
The Skeptic
- Be A Man: assessing the Manosphere and its influence in Singapore
- How to spot and avoid greenwashing and misleading eco claims
- As an always-online Gen Z, it’s impossible to avoid conspiracy theories on social media
- Digital Deities: When does celebrity fandom slip into a cult mentality?
- Taylor Swift conspiracy theories owe more to misogyny than the Illuminati
- The Quantified Self: technological gimmick or genuine game changer?
- Are ‘gacha’ games and loot boxes merely gambling in disguise?
Rice Media
- I Spent $800 on Skincare in a Month, but I Still Felt Ugly
- Notes From Within the Friend Zone
- Conditional Love: The Queer Fear of Coming Out to Family in Singapore
- A Day in the Life of a Void Deck
- Between Two Worlds: The Reality of Being an Expat Child in Singapore
- The Emotional Cost of Ignoring Our Parents’ Calls