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American Idol Soul
16 May 2008 | Books
Want Some American Idol Soup?

It’s a mixture of good and bland, actually.

The ever-popular TV talent-search series American Idol has found another way to milk its appeal and is now making soup. Not literally, of course, because Chicken Soup for the American Idol Soul is just another book in the uplifting Chicken Soup series. Though this edition is about a reality TV series, it seems too tightly entwined with the fantasies of American Idol to be totally believable... Read more about American Idol

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Happy Endings, one of his many plays
18 April 2008 | Get To Know
Play It Write With Alfian Sa’at

He’s met Sir Ian McKellen and written plays that defy Singapore’s censorship laws. Playwright Alfian Sa’at muses about the pressures of being controversial and finding his place in Singapore

CHEEKILY flamboyant yet down-to-earth, Alfian Sa’at a lover of traditional teh-o [tea without milk], is Uniquely Singapore(an). He’s a candidly capable overachiever, having his first play produced at the age of 19, and first book published at 21. . .plays

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28 February 2008 | Get To Know
Rosalyn Lee & Shan Wee, DJs at 987FM
Get to know 987 FM’s atypical, slightly evil radio presenters


First introduced to us as television personalities, Rosalyn Lee, and Shan Wee, have moved on to being among the few likeable DJs on local airwaves. .read more

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Great Singapore Sales
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14 December 2007 | Get To Know
Soh Ee Shaun, 26 y.o.
The man behind colour pencils and paintbrushes


Having freelanced his way into collaborations with MTV, National Youth Council, Red Bull, and the Children’s Cancer Foundation, Soh Ee Shaun has so much more yet to colour and doodle...read more

 
 
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