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Daily Cuts - Rescue Dog Runway Show

Melanie Oliveiro finds out more about the ‘Rescue Dog Runway Show’ taking place on Saturday 13 April at Design Orchard. The one-day only event will be held in conjunction with the ongoing launch of Daniel Boey’s book “We Adopted Too!”. Boey – the celebrity fashion / creative director - who is also the main organiser of ‘Rescue Dog Runway Show’ will talk about the programme’s significance, its rundown as well as other ‘pawrents’ involvement in the show, including CNA’s very own Glenda Chong.

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Daily Cuts - Learn Now, Pay Later? 

With so many digital learning courses on the market, Hatch Academy stands out from the rest by offering an outcome-based model - where participants only have to pay for the fees after securing a job or seeing an increase in their income. How does this work and who does it benefit to build a digital career? Work It’s Cheryl Goh speaks with Yeo Wan Qing, co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Hatch Academy.

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Daily Cuts - Visiting Vietnam’s art village & Venice’s less touristy places

In ‘Destination Anywhere’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Antoine Besseyre des Horts, a leader at Japanese home brand LIXIL's Global Design Centre in Asia. Antoine will recall his travels to Thailand, Italy and Japan. He’ll describe walking around Chiang Mai’s Kalm Village which is an arts, crafts, and cultural centre. In Venice, he’ll describe what it was like to live there and what non-touristy places we should consider exploring. And when it concerns Tokyo, Antoine will talk about what he normally gets up to in the Roppongi district.  

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Daily Cuts - Immerse yourself in the art and legacy of Jean-Michel Basquiat 

In ‘Culture Club’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with entrepreneurs Jude Robert and Angelito Perez Tan, Jr., co-founders of Covenant ART - a platform for art-led immersive concepts. Covenant ART is now staging the global premiere of ‘Behind the Canvas Series 1: Jean-Michel Basquiat’, an immersive and interactive experience that delves into the life, art and enduring influence of the late Jean-Michel Basquiat, the American Neo-expressionist artist. Robert and Tan will discuss how the 16,000 sq ft experience blends rare archival materials, cutting-edge technology, interactive installations – even a bar, with 10 distinct rooms in total for diehard fans, and those new to Basquiat, to enjoy.

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Daily Cuts - Funan comes alive with Snakes, Ladders and Made in SG art

In ‘Made in SG’, Melanie Oliveiro finds out how parts of shopping centre Funan have been turned into art hotspots via the ‘Creative Intersections: SNAKES and LADDERS at Funan’ art exhibition. It features 23 works by 15 local artists, 13 brands - showcasing various art forms such as installations, murals, sculptures, talks, workshops and even auctions. Artists Justin Loke (Vertical Submarine), Juliette Yu-Ming Lizeray, and Terry Wee (Thefoolishtribe), will talk about their creative projects and how each one embraces elements of the Year of the Snake.

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Daily Cuts - Remember when social media used to be fun? A new trend is bringing that back

A new social media trend is bringing us back to the days when people used such platforms to share and connect, rather than to judge and criticise, writes CNA TODAY’s Loraine Lee. But how did it get so downtrodden in the first place, and can we sustain this new cheerful exchange? Andrea Heng and Elakeyaa Selvaraji speak with Dr Nasya Bahfen, Senior Lecturer from the School of Media and Communications, La Trobe University 

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