K-pop superband and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors BTS’s influence has spilled over into the toy industry. When toymaker Mattel Inc. launched its line of BTS Barbie dolls, worldwide sales rose by 10 percent, a testament to the strength of BTS’ “army”, or the group’s dedicated fanbase. On Tuesday (Oct 29), Mattel reported a “surprise jump” in […]
SINGAPORE—Yesterday (Sept. 30), Swedish furniture company Ikea put out a press release recalling its MATVRÅ children’s bib packs because of a possible choking hazard. In its official press release, entitled “IKEA recalls the children’s bib MATVRÅ, Blue/Red 2-pack, due to a choking hazard”, Ikea noted that it had received two separate reports of the buttons […]
Shopping, shopping, shopping! It’s one of the world’s favourite pastimes, and you can’t deny that walking out of a shop with something you like does have the uncanny ability of cheering you up when you’re in a funk. Some even call it therapy! If you love to travel and you take your shopping seriously, you […]
The world is full of books, and yet even if we read every single day of our lives, we would never be able to read them all. So we have to choose which books deserve to take up space in our minds, and everyone knows that the more choices one is presented with, the harder […]
With all the amazing technology in photography available to us today, the incredible sharpness of smartphone cameras plus the dazzling array of photography filters and apps, it is nearly impossible to take a bad photograph. And these days, travelling without a camera just doesn’t make sense. Besides immortalising memories of your adventures in photographs, you’ve […]
We’ve seen it all—grand weddings, traditional weddings, themed weddings, and unusual weddings of all kinds. It isn’t surprising anymore to hear of couples tying the knot in rare or adventurous ways, like sky diving and saying “I do” in mid-air. But these days, a new trend has risen to the forefront—in a world of constantly […]
On Monday, Singaporean blogger Xiaxue made waves on Instagram when she posted her strong opinions in reaction to Greta Thunberg’s impassioned speech to the United Nations (UN) on climate change, calling her actions “so damn cringe”. Social media largely criticised the influencer for her diatribe, and she fought back with more well-aimed comments, saying Thunberg […]
In the aftermath of hurricane Dorian, the Bahamas still remains more or less the same. While the powerful tropical cyclone battered the islands and left several places in severe states of catastrophe and ruin, some that house the country’s best known beaches and resorts were thankfully left relatively unscathed and are open to receive tourists. […]
A new face-swap app has risen, this time allowing people to change faces with their favourite celebrities. The Chinese app called Zao works by superimposing an image of the user’s face onto a character in a video or GIF using artificial intelligence (AI). After backlash from users, it is updating its policies over concerns about […]
