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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 - Has the art of finding love become futile?

Data from the Singapore Department of Statistics shows that the number of couples who got married last year fell by more than 3.5 percent compared to 2022, while there was a slight increase in the number of divorces. More young Singaporeans also appear happy to remain single. Are people struggling to find true love, even with the multitude of online dating websites and apps? Work It's Chew Wui Lynn speaks with Violet Lim, CEO and co-founder of dating agency Lunch Actually.

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Daily Cuts - Putting up festive decorations safely: What you need to know

In the wake of a Christmas tree catching fire along Orchard Road, Hairianto Diman gets some safety tips from Confucius Teo, licensed electrician, Competent Electrician, on how to put up festive decorations safely, especially when they involve electrical components and flammable materials. 

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Daily Cuts - Are we overprescribing antidepressants in Singapore? 

Hairianto Diman speaks to Emeritus Professor Kua Ee Heok, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, and Consultant Psychiatrist, at MindCare Clinic Farrer Park Hospital. They look at the accessibility of antidepressants in Singapore and whether there is a concern of overprescription, especially to youths who are seen to be over-reliant on such medication without fully understanding the side effects. 

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Daily Cuts - 1MDB corruption charges dropped, but is Najib a free man?

Malaysia has effectively dropped a slew of corruption charges linked to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal that were filed against jailed former prime minister Najib Razak and the former treasury chief. But does this grant his freedom? Hairianto Diman speaks to Dr Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow, Singapore Institute of International Affairs, to fetch an understanding of the situation and what it means for Malaysian politics. 

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Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: Fion Phua on the power of relationships in keeping hope alive

Fion Phua, founder of the Keeping Hope Alive volunteer platform, has been offering support to vulnerable households for almost 40 years. She and her team of volunteers have brought hope to countless vulnerable households, many of which face the issue of hoarding. Fion shares how the desire to be a "useful person" began when she was just 16 years of age, how it has sustained her through the emotional roller-coaster of her journey, and why she firmly believes in the power of investing in relationships.

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