Did you know dogs can be diagnosed with SMA? I did. As a child, I used to stare up at a news clipping of research about the condition in canines, which was…
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It’s been three years since COVID-19 lockdowns were implemented around the world. When that happened, time seemed to grind to a halt as the world intently followed the latest public health announcements. Plans…
Regular readers of my column may know that I love Taylor Swift. I’ve written multiple columns explaining how her songwriting has given me solace. I still buy physical copies of her albums (even though…
My hands are shaking as I look at my crowdfunding page and type. My mouth is dry and my heart is pounding. I feel like an overheated device running too many apps at…
A common tendency among women and girls is to feel like we’re not enough. This insecurity is threaded throughout the media we consume. Netflix’s “One Day at a Time,” a sitcom featuring three…
My voice was off-pitch. I was too nervous. Though the casting directors for Singapore’s nationally televised talent show for children, “One Minute of Fame,” gave no obvious reaction, I realized the problem the second…
Once upon a time, I was a child who grew up with fairy tales, love songs on the radio and CDs for my Walkman, young adult romance novels, and romance dramas on TV and…
The staff at the fictional Manhattan magazine waits with bated breath. It’s a make-or-break moment for reporter Vivian Kent, who’s on a call with Kacy Duke, the personal trainer once in the inner circle of Russian-born…
White, male, formerly nondisabled: That was the typical profile of an explicitly disabled character in pop culture when I was a kid. Even then, I can only recall two who made an impression on…
Winter in Singapore isn’t like winter in many other countries. Not much changes in terms of the weather. It might be cooler on days when the Fates are kind, but for the most part,…
My parents used to joke that I should’ve been born an American. As a kid, I loved burgers and fries, I was enamored with Disney movies and country music, and I spoke “proper” English…
Since billionaire Elon Musk bought Twitter in late October, I’ve stumbled into the role of being my family’s resident reporter about all things related to the site. It started when Musk gutted entire…
Damn Taylor Swift and her lyricism. I had a different plan for this column, with a different title in mind for it. I was going to ramble about moving out of the condominium I’ve…
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