Dan Koh
retrospective: Wang Sha & Ye Feng
although they are mostly remembered for their TV skits, the legendary Singaporean comedians Wang Sha & Ye Feng starred in over 40 Hong...
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Dan Koh
Jan 84 min read
unmaking the self
i recently came across this book at Basheer Graphics, Self-made: Creative Lives in Southeast Asia (2020). as told to Stephanie Peh, its...
Dan Koh
Dec 23, 20231 min read
"love & its opposite"
quick note in praise of a song that's been on my mind recently, Aretha Franklin's "Angel" (1973). i admire, so much, its balance of pure...
Dan Koh
Dec 12, 20231 min read
my fave films of SGIFF 2023
some thoughts on the limited films i saw at this year's Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF), its 34th edition (though we were...
Dan Koh
Oct 8, 20231 min read
the long day closes
Terence Davies was easily “Britain's greatest living film director,” as the Evening Standard recognised: from his transcendental trilogy...
Dan Koh
Oct 7, 20232 min read
taipei story
in appreciation of 楊德昌 Edward Yang who, over seven and a quarter films i experienced during a solitary and angry youth, taught me that:...
Dan Koh
Oct 2, 20231 min read
ArtsEquator Fellowship
i'm happy to embark on the inaugural ArtsEquator Fellowship for mid-career (!) arts critics-journalists, a decade after my first writing...
Dan Koh
Oct 1, 20232 min read
yelue - softscars
i must admit i wasn't fully convinced by Yeule, the SG-born, UK-based artist, when their previous album Glitch Princess (2022) brought...
Dan Koh
Sep 14, 20233 min read
a brief introduction to SG lit + muzik
in the dark year of 2020, a dear friend's wife wanted to learn more about singapore. she asked me for a list of local books, and i shared...
Dan Koh
Aug 24, 20231 min read
going through the Mekong
proud to have proofread the latest issue of the Mekong Review, southeast asia's finest journal of the arts, literature, politics, the...
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