Login
Features
The Weekend Digest

Sections

Latest

Living with borrowed certainty: A Gen Z reflection on the climate of our times
Living with borrowed certainty: A Gen Z reflection on the climate of our times
I wasn’t into nationalist orchestras, then Satoe Indonesia surprised me
I wasn’t into nationalist orchestras, then Satoe Indonesia surprised me
Agak Laen returns funnier and warmer, but don’t call it a sequel
Agak Laen returns funnier and warmer, but don’t call it a sequel
Exploring stories and their reasons with Xu Xi
Exploring stories and their reasons with Xu Xi
Prosperity and Progress

Sections

Latest

Why we overwork (and what that might be hiding)
Why we overwork (and what that might be hiding)
Privilege to quit: Hope, desperation and the uneven right to stop
Privilege to quit: Hope, desperation and the uneven right to stop
Uniquely yours: Jakarta weddings are getting smaller and more personal
Uniquely yours: Jakarta weddings are getting smaller and more personal
Fantasy in the flesh: Inside Indonesia’s booming costume economy
Fantasy in the flesh: Inside Indonesia’s booming costume economy
Life

Sections

Latest

Goodbyes in tides: Grief, memory, and the music of Sufjan Stevens
Goodbyes in tides: Grief, memory, and the music of Sufjan Stevens
Childfree, but not care-free: What I learned from a parenting book
Childfree, but not care-free: What I learned from a parenting book
Is it ADHD or the algorithm? The problem with self-diagnosing mental illness
Is it ADHD or the algorithm? The problem with self-diagnosing mental illness
Divorced at night: When separate beds bring couples closer
Divorced at night: When separate beds bring couples closer
E-Post
Newsletter
Popular Search
Editor’s Picks

Culture and Entertainment

Culture and Entertainment

Culture and Entertainment

Culture and Entertainment

Top Result
Our Writers

Can't find what you're looking for?

View all search results
Features
The Weekend Digest

Sections

Latest

Living with borrowed certainty: A Gen Z reflection on the climate of our times
Living with borrowed certainty: A Gen Z reflection on the climate of our times
I wasn’t into nationalist orchestras, then Satoe Indonesia surprised me
I wasn’t into nationalist orchestras, then Satoe Indonesia surprised me
Agak Laen returns funnier and warmer, but don’t call it a sequel
Agak Laen returns funnier and warmer, but don’t call it a sequel
Exploring stories and their reasons with Xu Xi
Exploring stories and their reasons with Xu Xi
Prosperity and Progress

Sections

Latest

Why we overwork (and what that might be hiding)
Why we overwork (and what that might be hiding)
Privilege to quit: Hope, desperation and the uneven right to stop
Privilege to quit: Hope, desperation and the uneven right to stop
Uniquely yours: Jakarta weddings are getting smaller and more personal
Uniquely yours: Jakarta weddings are getting smaller and more personal
Fantasy in the flesh: Inside Indonesia’s booming costume economy
Fantasy in the flesh: Inside Indonesia’s booming costume economy
Life

Sections

Latest

Goodbyes in tides: Grief, memory, and the music of Sufjan Stevens
Goodbyes in tides: Grief, memory, and the music of Sufjan Stevens
Childfree, but not care-free: What I learned from a parenting book
Childfree, but not care-free: What I learned from a parenting book
Is it ADHD or the algorithm? The problem with self-diagnosing mental illness
Is it ADHD or the algorithm? The problem with self-diagnosing mental illness
Divorced at night: When separate beds bring couples closer
Divorced at night: When separate beds bring couples closer
E-Post
Newsletter
 
Login

Sheena Suparman

Sheena Suparman is a writer for The Jakarta Post's Creative Desk. She is based in Jakarta but wishes she could be anywhere else. She’s usually powered by coffee, chips and cheeseburgers.

see all writers & contributors
‘Dumplings and Dreams’: What a 14-year-old author can teach us about feminism and power
Culture And Entertainment

‘Dumplings and Dreams’: What a 14-year-old author can teach us about feminism and power

At just 14, author Hillary Aimee Srijaya is showing girls what it’s like to reach for your dreams, both on and off the page. 
Beyond ballrooms and banquet halls: When the usual wedding venues just don’t feel right
Weekend Five

Beyond ballrooms and banquet halls: When the usual wedding venues just don’t feel right

From city halls to fast food restaurants, Jakarta’s young couples are experimenting with smaller, quirkier and way more personal wedding celebrations.
72 hours in Labuan Bajo: Everything you want in a quiet, luxury escape
Away We Go

72 hours in Labuan Bajo: Everything you want in a quiet, luxury escape

Katamaran Hotel & Resort Komodo offers the combination of peace and luxury that’s getting harder to find in increasingly crowded Bali. For now, at least.
Salted Olive: A taste of the Mediterranean, Jakarta-style
Table Setting

Salted Olive: A taste of the Mediterranean, Jakarta-style

Mediterranean warmth meets Jakarta’s appetite for gathering and sharing at this rather nondescript eatery in Kebayoran Baru.
Inside Indonesia’s grave seekers: Tracing ancestors to find belonging
Family Matters

Inside Indonesia’s grave seekers: Tracing ancestors to find belonging

When family trees end in a lopped limb, a new generation of descendants is turning to cemeteries to recover their history, relink their lineage and rediscover what it means to remember those who came before.
Between the screen and the streets: What it means to watch and not march
Features

Between the screen and the streets: What it means to watch and not march

What does it mean to care from a distance? A reflection on privilege and digital solidarity.
When less is home: Living well in shrinking spaces
Living Spaces

When less is home: Living well in shrinking spaces

House sizes may be shrinking, but creativity and the meaning of home are expanding.
The life of a tropical snow girl: Zazi Landman’s Winter Olympics dream
Conversation

The life of a tropical snow girl: Zazi Landman’s Winter Olympics dream

At just 13, Zazi is aiming to be something that doesn’t exist: a professional snowboarder from Indonesia.
From mattresses to melatonin: The sleep economy is booming
Market Pulse

From mattresses to melatonin: The sleep economy is booming

The wellness industry has turned bedtime into big business, but can you actually buy good sleep?
Zodiac on a plate: Dining through the stars at 71st Omakase
Table Setting

Zodiac on a plate: Dining through the stars at 71st Omakase

From blooming flowers to rabbit hunts, this 12-course omakase brings the zodiac to life, literally one dish at a time.
Back
Next

The Weekend Digest

Prosperity and Progress

Life

Meet our writers and contributors
© 2016-2025 PT Bina Media Tenggara