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Influencer or influenza: What are we spreading online?

Along with the rise of social media platforms – with Facebook hitting almost 2 billion global monthly active users, more than a quarter of the world’s population – many have risen to popularity...

Culture

Thoughts on THAT St Hilda’s video: In an online brawl, are you bully, bystander, or peacemaker?

$%#&@!!! You’ve by now surely seen the video of the fight that broke out in a classroom at St Hilda’s Secondary School. It involved three boys, many punches,...

Culture

Angry about the Presidential Election that never was?

Madam Halimah Yacob, former Speaker of Parliament, is Singapore’s 8th President. She’s no stranger to breaking new ground, entering territories which have been traditionally occupied...

Relationships

What to do when your #OTP breaks up

UPDATE: As of June 27, 2019, Song Joong Ki has announced that he is filing for divorce from Song Hye Kyo. Hailed as one of Korea’s dream couples, the Song-Song pair were married for 20 months....

Culture

I’m a Singaporean who studied in Charlottesville – and I cannot stay silent

I’m an alumnus of the University of Virginia (UVA), located in the impossibly beautiful town of Charlottesville. On Friday, August 11, white supremacists marched onto our Lawn, protesting in...

Culture

City Harvest leaders back in court: Church members hope for the best, prepare to move on

The return of six former City Harvest Church leaders to the courtroom means the church is again dominating news headlines. But while “saddening” to have the case resurface into the public...

Life & Death

In the end: Reflections on death and the lives of Chester Bennington, Chris Cornell

An unashamed confession: About two weeks ago, the entire Thir.st team was huddled in a karaoke room celebrating our In-Dependence Day, throats going hoarse as we screamed into the mics: I tried so...

News

In a family feud, everyone loses

How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity! For there the Lord bestows his blessing, even life forevermore. (Psalm 133:1, 3) There is a blessing that is bestowed...

News

On June 12, a call for Singapore’s campuses to combine in prayer

I graduated from SMU in 2007 and entered the workforce the following year as an Auditor at Ernst and Young. Nine years on, my life has come full-circle. On Monday, June 12, I’m stepping back...