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Daily Cuts - Beyoncé and her legacy set to be the subject of a new university course

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Pop superstar Beyoncé and her expansive cultural legacy will be the subject of a new course at Yale University in 2025. The class will focus on how the multi-hyphenated artist has generated awareness and engagement in social and political ideologies. She is not the first performer to be the subject of a college-level course, with the recent one being Taylor Swift. Hairianto Diman and Susan Ng speak to Jem Aswad, Executive Music Editor, Variety, to find out if the study of entertainment icons as a subject of academia is an emerging trend.

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Daily Cuts - In-home private dining meals costing $150 – why are they so costly?

A recent commentary looks into the rising popularity of a private dining meal hosted in a person’s home and how it comes with a hefty price tag. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman ask Annette Tan, food writer, the reasons behind the trend and why it costs so much just to eat a home-cooked meal at someone’s home. She used to run a private dining restaurant from her house. 

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Daily Cuts - Netanyahu goes to trial, but will he escape unscathed?

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu testified in court on the first day of a corruption trial in Tel Aviv, all whilst Israel continues multiple offensives in the region. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman assess the timing of the trial and the potential outcomes amid his government’s reported attempts at disrupting the judiciary, with Dr Jessica Genauer, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, Flinders University.

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Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: For conjurer Ming Da, the power of magic to move people is no mere illusion

Almost 20 years since falling in love with magic and 10 years since going professional, Ming Da shares how his journey has brought him to perform on some of the most prestigious stages in the world of magic. His dedication to the craft also inspired him to convert his own attic into a mini-theatre for aspiring magicians to hone their craft. Ming Da shares some of the most moving experiences he's had performing for audiences, that's led him to believe that what he does "is of importance".

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Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: How mountaineer Jeremy Tong "visualises his summit" in his quest for success

Jeremy Tong has conquered 51 peaks all over the world, including the highest of them all. The mountaineer, educator, and speaker shares with us how he fell in love with mountains as a teenager, and how his adventures — which includes some harrowingly close shaves —have given him invaluable lessons on perseverance and self-motivating strategies.

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Daily Cuts - Could Singapore's declining literacy skills impact its future workforce?

Singapore Today's Daniel Martin and Justine Moss speak with Associate Professor Jason Tan from the National Institute of Education – Policy, Curriculum and Leadership, about how declining literacy skills could impact the process of building up the future of Singapore's workforce.

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