Going Green
Nina, Nelson and I started our last day in Bali at Ubud’s Sacred Monkey Forest. Here, hundreds of semi-tame long-tailed macaques swing through the trees and — more often — […]
Tag Archives: Festivals
Light to Night
Singapore continues its love affair with projecting art onto the side of its public buildings. They call these projections “light skins,” and the latest bunch are coming to us courtesy […]
Ghosties, Granite, and GIFs
It’s that time of year again — the time when hungry ghosts come out to eat at night, and people burn joss paper and leave offerings out on the sidewalk: […]
Theater Under the Stars
On the last night of the Night Festival, I went to see a performance called “Globe” by Close-Act Theatre, a Dutch street theatre company that’s part circus, part light and […]
Bringing Light to the Night
Singapore’s Night Festival is in full swing, and I am one of its biggest fans. This festival spans multiple neighborhoods and includes light displays, video projections, theater and spoken word […]
The Epicurean Lifestyle
Last weekend, Prescott and I made two trips down to the Epicurean Market, a huge festival of food and drink held annually at the Marina Bay Convention Center. It features […]
Happy 52nd, Singapore!
Singapore turned 52 years old on Wednesday! The country’s birthdate is marked by the day on which it became independent from Malaysia (an uneasy union that lasted just two years) […]
The Inflatable Rabbit Festival
Singapore is hosting its first-ever Civic District Outdoor Festival. This festival appears to be a mish-mash of outdoor projections, music, food, and giant glowing bunnies. That’s not a bad combination […]
The Pool on Top of the World
Prescott gave me an amazing Christmas present: a night at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel! The Marina Bay is remarkable for many reasons, the most notable of which is probably […]
From Palestrina to Hula
Yesterday I got up at 6:00 (on a Saturday), walked through the absolutely pouring rain to the MRT, and went to the Esplanade Theaters to see a group of six […]
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