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Most Exhibits Focus on Pollution. This One Didn’t.
Reading Time: 6 minutes

By Gregory Ng (27S05A)

The room was haunting: zero light (except for the green “Exit” sign), but the silence was pierced by harrowing echoes, groans, and moans.

This isn’t a description of Halloween Horror Nights, but the atmosphere made it feel almost like it. Instead, it was one of a dozen art exhibits at the ArtScience Museum’s latest gallery, Into the Deep: Journey Beneath.

Unlike most environmental-awareness galleries, which typically focus on the devastation that we humans have caused the Earth, this exhibition takes a noticeable break from the usual fearmongering. Let us, then, explore this museum to answer the question: What is the story this exhibit wants to tell?

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Paved Over the Dead
Reading Time: 7 minutes

By: Saadhana Kalimuthu (27A01C)

You know that instinct to sprint up the stairs the second you turn off the lights? Or the hesitation before looking into a mirror at 3 AM?

For a country as modern and brightly lit as Singapore, we have a surprising number of ghost stories. We pass by these supposedly haunted spots on our daily commutes, and we’ve all heard the legends passed down by friends or family. But have you ever wondered where these stories actually come from?

Many of our most famous haunts aren’t just fabricated to scare people, but rather deeply rooted in history. Once you look past the surface-level scares, you’ll realise these places are much more than just urban legends.

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Culture, Movie Reviews

Dear You: A Love Letter to What We’re Losing
Reading Time: 5 minutes

By Joshua Gerrard Tan (27A01A)

For anyone who’s been keeping up with local arts news, Dear You (给阿嬷的情书）(2026) is a film that’s certainly crossed your radar. For the three months since its release, this film has sat at the centre of a renewed debate surrounding censorship, education, and the importance of Chinese dialects. Yet this film is deceptively simple in its premise—it is a story of lost letters, of separated lovers, of integrity, loyalty, and a white lie lasting over half a lifetime. 

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Okay, but was it really how Nolan intended it?
Reading Time: 5 minutes

By Prajna Girish (27S06O)

Cinema seats have rarely been snatched as quickly as they did for Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated 2026 project–The Odyssey. I remember sitting at my desk, debating the merits of watching the smash-hit that had grossed $124 million in its opening weekend and 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, on IMAX, apparently “the way it was filmed to be seen”– though prices were upwards of twice a typical ticket. Ultimately, protecting my wallet won out, but after reading the original Epic by Homer, I had to see for myself if the adaptation lived up to the hype. For anyone facing the dilemma, here’s a spoiler-light look at whether it’s worth the watch–and which way it’s best experienced.

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