Life Weekend Picks

Life Weekend Picks Ep 110: Making the most of S'pore's coastline

10:42 mins

Synopsis: Every Thursday, The Straits Times recommends lifestyle and food picks for the coming weekend in Singapore.

Not sure what to do this weekend? If travel restrictions have got you missing Malaysian hawker dishes, food critic Wong Ah Yoke says pork-free food court Boleh Boleh! is where you can go to satisfy your craving.

If it's adventure is what you're looking for, try some water sports on a rigid hull inflatable boat with travel correspondent Clara Lock.

Music correspondent Eddino Abdul Hadi looks ahead to Singapore's first live concert series of 2021.

Produced by: ST Life desk & ST Video team

Edited by: ST Video team & Penelope Lee

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Life Weekend Picks Ep 109: Why is Regency period series Bridgerton so popular?

10:02 mins

Synopsis: Every Thursday, The Straits Times recommends lifestyle and food picks for the coming weekend in Singapore.

On this week's Life Weekend Picks, John Lui and Jan Lee offer their film and TV recommendations.

Film correspondent John Lui shares more on City Dream, a documentary about a street vendor in Wuhan pushing back against urbanisation, and why it resonates with the Singapore audience.

Journalist Jan Lee explains why Regency period series Bridgerton has proven so popular.

Food correspondent Eunice Quek highlights eight niche supermarkets, if you want to make grocery shopping an enjoyable pastime.

Produced by: ST Life desk & ST Video team

Edited by: ST Video team & Penelope Lee

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#PopVultures Ep 38: 2020's Pop Culture milestones & mishaps

34:49 mins

Synopsis: The Straits Times examines the ins and outs of pop culture in the Asian entertainment and Hollywood industries.

It's been an unprecedented year of viruses, face masks and Zoom calls, but nevertheless, pop culture soldiers on. The #PopVultures Jan Lee and Yeo Sam Jo pay tribute to some of this year's dearly departed stars before recapping the biggest and wildest celebrity stories of 2020.

Remember the epic takedown of Taiwanese singer Show Lo or the cringeworthy Imagine video led by Wonder Woman actress Gal Gadot? What about Ellen DeGeneres' fall from grace after her talk show was exposed as a toxic workplace? And what will become of local YouTuber Dee Kosh? On the bright side, it's been a strong year for South Korea, with Bong Joon-ho's Parasite sweeping the Oscars, as well as BTS and Blackpink dominating our playlists.

The #PopVultures also run through some of their favourite pop culture products that got them through a difficult year - from Stefanie Sun's surprise online concert to Arashi's last hurrah before their indefinite hiatus - and discuss what they're most looking forward to in 2021.

Listen to the episodes Sam Jo and Jan reference here:

https://str.sg/JRxh (Show Lo and Grace Chow's ugly break-up - will the Show be able to go on? : #PopVultures Ep 26)

https://str.sg/JRx7 (Cancel culture and celebrities: #PopVultures Ep 30)

https://str.sg/JRx8 (The Tea on Dee Kosh: #PopVultures Ep 31)

https://str.sg/JRxB (Parasite and plagiarism controversies in film, TV and music: #Pop Vultures Ep 21)

https://str.sg/JRx2 (Stefanie Sun and the 2000 Mandopop scene!: Pop Vultures Ep 29)

https://str.sg/JRx6 (Cardi B's coronavirus rant, Gal Gadot's cringy Imagine, JJ Lin's free concert and more: #PopVultures Ep 24)

Produced by: Jan Lee ([email protected]) & Yeo Sam Jo ([email protected])

Edited by: Muhammad Firmann

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Bookmark This! Ep 18: Our favourite books of 2020

31:55 mins

Synopsis: A monthly literary podcast by The Straits Times featuring titles in the headlines and sizzling reads.

What are the books that got you through 2020? In the latest episode of this monthly literary podcast, The Straits Times journalists Olivia Ho (left) and Toh Wen Li (right) pick some of their favourite books that came out this year: Hilary Mantel’s epic The Mirror And The Light, Susanna Clarke’s strange, surreal Piranesi and Joshua Kam's exuberant How The Man In Green Saved Pahang, And Possibly The World.

Listen at: 

The Mirror And The Light by Hilary Mantel - 2:20

Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell - 8:50

How The Man In Green Saved Pahang, And Possibly The World by Joshua Kam - 13:26

The Fire Of Joy by Clive James - 17:00

Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell - 19:15

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke - 24:53

Produced by: Olivia Ho ([email protected]), Toh Wen Li ([email protected]) and Muhammad Firmann

Edited by: Muhammad Firmann

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Life Weekend Picks Ep 107: ST gives Wonder Woman 1984 5-star rating

7:17 mins

Synopsis: Every Thursday, The Straits Times recommends lifestyle and food picks for the coming weekend in Singapore.

On this week's Life Weekend Picks, we review Wonder Woman 1984 and look ahead to the Back to Live concert.

Film correspondent John Lui discusses why he gives Wonder Woman 1984 a five-star rating.

Music correspondent Eddino Abdul Hadi weighs in on this weekend's Back to Live concert, which is Singapore's biggest live concert since March.

Produced by: ST Video team & ST Life desk

Edited by: ST Video team & Penelope Lee

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#PopVultures Ep 37: The Crown and all that Diana Drama!

31:15 mins

Synopsis: The Straits Times examines the ins and outs of pop culture in the Asian entertainment and Hollywood industries.

This week the #PopVultures Jan Lee and Yeo Sam Jo wade into the world of prestige drama - Netflix's hit series The Crown, about the British royal family and the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.

In Season Four, its latest season, The Crown covered what everyone was waiting for - the toxic, dramatic and eventually tragic marriage of Prince Charles and Princess Diana.

Palace insiders and friends of Prince Charles have lambasted Season Four - calling it an inaccurate and unfair version of events. British culture secretary Oliver Dowden even wrote to Netflix, hoping the service would add a disclaimer declaring The Crown as a work of fiction.

The #PopVultures recap some of the royal drama and talk about what events in the show made the British royal family so unhappy, and share their own thoughts on the show.

They also discuss whether the royal family's reaction to the series triggered a Streisand effect - unintentionally contributing to the popularity or publicising something one intended to hide.

Also, Sam Jo imitates Margaret Thatcher! Tune in!

Produced by: Jan Lee ([email protected]) & Yeo Sam Jo ([email protected])

Edited by: Muhammad Firmann

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Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2

Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas

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Life Weekend Picks Ep 110: Celebrating Christmas without big parties

8:02 mins

Synopsis: Every Thursday, The Straits Times recommends lifestyle and food picks for the coming weekend in Singapore.

On this week's Life Weekend Picks, journalist Anjali Raguraman and food correspondent Eunice Quek share how to make the best of smaller-scale Christmas festivities.

Anjali gives us some ideas on how to have a meaningful Christmas celebration even with a capacity limit on parties.

Eateries have had to rethink their offerings for Christmas and prepare for a surge in takeaways and deliveries. Eunice has some examples, as well as food gifting suggestions.

Produced by: ST Video team & ST Life desk

Edited by: ST Video team & Penelope Lee

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Life Weekend Picks Ep 105: Mr Bucket's bon bons; powerful Imelda Marcos documentary

8:15 mins

Synopsis: Every Thursday, The Straits Times recommends lifestyle and food picks for the coming weekend in Singapore.

Food correspondent Eunice Quek suggests some sweet treats as Christmas gifts, from Mr Bucket Chocolaterie.

Correspondent Benson Ang weighs in on South Korean girl group GFriend's latest album.

Film correspondent John Lui reviews a fascinating documentary on the Philippines' former first lady Imelda Marcos.

Produced by: ST Video team & ST Life desk

Edited by: ST Video team & Penelope Lee

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#PopVultures Ep 36: Harry Styles in a dress and what it means for men

29:30 mins

Synopsis: The Straits Times examines the ins and outs of pop culture in the Asian entertainment and Hollywood industries.

Pop culture pundits Jan Lee and Yeo Sam Jo discuss British singer-songwriter Harry Styles and his historic Vogue magazine cover, where he treads the Fine Line between menswear and female fashion. The former One Direction boy band member, who became the first man to grace the cover of Vogue solo, wore a lace-trimmed ball gown and a tuxedo jacket for the shoot.

Many praised the move for being a Sign Of The Times, but conservative political commentators criticised the cover with the rallying cry: "Bring back manly men."

The #PopVultures share their take on the sartorial saga, explore Styles' long History with androgynous fashion (from the Met Gala to Saturday Night Live) and his musical influences (from Queen's Freddie Mercury to the Queen of Country Pop Shania Twain), as well as dissect the social constructs of masculinity and manliness.

Meanwhile, Jan can't help Falling for Styles, Sam Jo Lights Up at the thought of sheer shirts, and podcast assistant and former Directioner Penelope Lee weighs in on whether Styles is still her Golden boy.

Produced by: Jan Lee ([email protected]) & Yeo Sam Jo ([email protected])

Edited by: Muhammad Firmann

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Life Weekend Picks Ep 104: New menus at Botanico, Lolla; ST's Go Where site

17:16 mins

Synopsis: Every Thursday, The Straits Times recommends lifestyle and food picks for the coming weekend in Singapore.

In this episode, ST food editor Tan Hsueh Yun tells us how the chef at Botanico gives a new spin to local dishes, and the special way the chef at Lolla prepares the beef.

Journalist Jan Lee recommends two television shows to watch this weekend - HBO Go's The Flight Attendant and Netflix's Deaf U.

Travel editor Lee Siew Hua talks about how The Straits Times' recently launched SG Go Where site - a hyperlocal guide on discovering Singapore - is different from other guides.

Produced by: ST Video team & ST Life desk

Edited by: ST Video team & Muhammad Firmann

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