Hey, didcha hear the one where a Scotsman, a drag queen and an independent film distributor walked into a bar? Well, lucky for you, you can now listen to it — my latest podcast episode where we talk about the closure Singapore’s most beloved indie cinema: currentsnewsletter.com/p/not-your-a...

“What the protestors demand fundamentally is asking for a reform of political parties,” says Andreas Harsono from Human Rights Watch. Listen to this week's Currents podcast episode, examining the protests that have swept across Indonesia: currentsnewsletter.com/p/it-is-scar...

“To come face to face with him after three years, I didn’t know what my reaction was going to be.”

My interview with Cherry Pie Picache, on how she was able to meet and forgive the man who murdered her mother.
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True to form, Singapore’s latest ad campaign warning about the dangers of vaping have resulted in some totally bitchin’ surrealist vape designs.

“There’s this terrible irony that if someone’s unwell, [the state] won’t execute them while they’re unwell. So they [say] ‘okay we’ll delay it; now you’re healthy, now we’ll kill you’.”
Listen to the full episode now: currentsnewsletter.com/p/we-should-...

Well, it’s about time to get back to the real purpose of this account: sharing photos of monitor lizards who are food coma’ing.

I quite literally had to raise my voice a bit to make sure this dude was still breathing. Respect, bro — sorry to disturb you; I know you’re in a good place.

Starting to wonder if changing my mobile service provider has either prevented a future war with the machines or doomed humanity’s last chance of survival.

Look at that face!

Taking a walk through the Sungei Buloh Wetlands yesterday and met this dude who was just beyond conked. Excellent work on his part, a very good sleepy mini Godzilla.