Giving up time with family and friends for hours into the gym is not even the hardest part of Linora Low’s bikini athlete journey. Walking into the gym with a spring in her step and a wide smile on her…
Feb 20, 2019
How the fashion industry is paying tribute to Karl Lagerfeld
Here’s what the biggest names like Donatella Versace, Bella Hadid, Victoria Beckham and his beloved cat Choupette had to say. Following the death of fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld, the first designer to helm two fashion houses and his eponymous label…
Feb 20, 2019
Remembering Karl Lagerfeld through his many firsts
He was the first designer to helm two fashion houses and an eponymous label, among many other impressive feats. Karl Lagerfeld, who helmed Chanel, Fendi and his namesake label, passed on yesterday in Paris from an undisclosed illness. He was…
Feb 19, 2019
Mi-Ki Choong is on a mission to democratise art through ArteSpree
Mi-Ki Choong wants to build accessibility and awareness about art starting from Malaysia to the rest of the world through ArteSpree. Chew on this: how often do we take the time to appreciate art? The answer may actually be more…
Feb 14, 2019
#CoupleGoals: Anjhula Singh Bais and Satish Selvanathan’s royal take on love
Despite her noble Rajasthani roots and his business blue blood Sri Lankan lineage, Dr Anjhula Mya Singh Bais and Satish Selvanathan look to the simplest aspect of all for everlasting love: kindness and respect. The first time Satish Selvanathan and…
Jan 28, 2019
Beneath the cape of the lion dance: A dying art of the soul of a culture
Once a taboo culture associated with gangsters, the lion dance has evolved over decades to become a celebrated sport participated by troupes all over the world. In a quiet industrial warehouse in Kampung Subang, a lion stirs. A steady beat of…
Jan 23, 2019
How Sarah Lian is empowering women through a safe space at Supparetreat
The retreat would not have existed if the Taiping-born, Vancouver-raised Malaysian had not packed her bags and got on a plane back to her motherland over a decade ago. It has been three days since I returned from Supparetreat and…
Jan 10, 2019
Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos are about to have the most expensive divorce in history
The couple live in a community property state, which states whatever wealth that was made while they were married could be split equally between the two. Divorces are messy things, not to mention expensive. Imagine getting a divorce when you’re…
Jan 08, 2019
Rich Heirs on Instagram: Padmanabh Singh, ‘king’ of Jaipur and India’s polo star
While royal privileges are no longer recognised in the country, he is estimated to have inherited a fortune of between $697 million and $2.8 billion. Among India’s most eligible bachelors is one with royal blood: Padmanabh Singh, grandson of the ‘last maharaja…
Dec 30, 2018
#Throwback: A look back at our Inspire features of 2018
#ICYMI, we’ve rounded up all 12 of our year’s Inspire feature interviews for you. You’re welcome. It felt just like yesterday that we were archiving our 2017 list and here we are again, housekeeping another year of feature interviews and…