“When (people) get hold of a good book, they get intoxicated, they get high”

Which I’ve always sort of felt, though not as strongly as others I’m sure.
Living in Singapore, with its small population and even smaller reading population, the world of street booksellers described in Bookwars is especially fascinating.
Trailer:

Review on Camerado (via BookSaga)

New Yorker description

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Reading without rhythm – 24/4/08

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Thanks TokyoMango!
- Vom leisen Inferno der Depression und von der Unheimlichkeit des Glücks.
- Vantan gets a sneak preview of the Peranakan Museum. The museum occupies the old Tao Nan school building at Armenian Street, next to The Substation.
- PingMag pays homage to Tony Silver, one of the first to identify and capture the [...]

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What happens after the movie is made?

Radio Station Forgot To Play My Favourite Song is a documentary on Singapore rock circa 2003, shot as a final year project. It’s up on the internet now — available for all to see.
Part I:

(To be honest, I’m generally not as enthusiastic about rock/alternative music. I think our musicians are as [...]

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Animation Nation 2007: 23 Nov – 1 Dec

Tickets on sale now. The festival is in its fourth year, and the lineup just gets better (thanks to the hard work of Dave and his team!). But you can judge for yourself:
Animation Nation 2007 is proudly presented by Singapore Film Society, with the generous support of the Media Development Authority of Singapore. Part of [...]

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Phoenix Talons

凤爪。 Why the grandiose name? An early form of marketing? Cognitive dissonance at work? Then again I don’t like eating chicken feet. But I know many who do. This snappily edited short video’s for you:

(found on Yi-sheng’s blog)

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