Arts

60 paintings building to one question: Why do we stay?

Sheena Suparman

In a new exhibit in Singapore, Indonesian artist Clasutta uses animals, oil on canvas and a touch of humor to map the arc of a relationship. 

Work It Right

When the side gig was supposed to be the fun part

Aqraa Sagir

At first, it was just for fun; then came the pressure to monetize and optimize.

Family Matters

The parents who learn Roblox before their kids do

Michelle Anindya

Screen time limits are the easy part. Parents today are doing something much harder to keep their kids safe.

Warm Takes

Confessions of a quasi-nepo baby

Josa Lukman

As it turns out, not all nepo babies are created equal.

Warm Takes

'Friends' doesn’t prepare you for adulthood. 'Ally McBeal' does

Felix Martua

Rewatching two defining shows from the late ‘90s as a thirtysomething, it turns out one is far more honest about adulthood than the other. (Spoiler: It's not the one about friends.)

Away We Go

Where Kuala Lumpur’s finance district learns to slow down

Yudi Wanandi

Kimpton’s Malaysian debut promised contrasts of modernity and tradition. It actually delivered.

Warm Takes

Linked in to left behind

Kezia Laurencia

The pressure to have a personal brand before you have a career is real. On LinkedIn, being young and still figuring it out can feel like a public failure.

Warm Takes

The age of overlapping careers: Yes, side jobs are now necessary to survive

Tia Monica Sihotang

One full-time job, two freelance gigs and the gnawing feeling that it still might not be enough. This is what stability looks like now.

Features

Success isn’t at the top of the corporate ladder anymore

Yohana Belinda

My generation watched our parents give everything to a company. We decided to give it to ourselves instead. But it's more complicated than that.

Weekend Five

Forget beaches: Here are 5 smart books for your summer reading list

Felix Martua

Whether you’re craving comfort, perspective or escape, these five books can accompany you over the slower rhythm of summer.

Currently Obsessed

There's a word for what happens to you when you become a mother

Nindya Soraya Dharma

Lucy Jones's Matrescence gave me the language I didn't know I needed and an argument I didn't know I was ready to make

Culture and Entertainment

‘Para Perasuk’ proves that Indonesian stories can travel

Reza Mardian

With invented rituals, emotional stakes and theatrical performances from Anggun and Maudy Ayunda, Wregas Bhanuteja’s latest film turned a culturally specific story into global resonance.

Love, Etc.

Dating, according to the algorithm

Dedari Arane Wibowo

Modern dating rules nobody taught us are now running our love lives. How did we get here?

Currently Obsessed

'The Drama' will make you squirm. Watch it anyway.

Aqraa Sagir

The dark comedy makes you laugh just as much as it makes you wince.

Features

Our second Instagram account is the real one

Siti Syafania Kose

In an act of rebellion against overexposure and performative social media, Gen Z are turning to smaller, controlled spaces on social media where they can be their authentic selves.

Wellness

Perimenopause is everything everywhere all at once. And then some.

Hera Diani

For decades, the coping mechanisms held. Then perimenopause arrived and stripped them away. What came next was a diagnosis that reframed everything.

Love, Etc.

‘Swipe Therapy’: On dating, heartbreak and healing in the digital age

Sheena Suparman

Mira Sumanti's Swipe Therapy is part memoir, part survival guide for anyone who has ever loved messily and learned slowly.

Love, Etc.

Can we please stop getting into situationships?

Dedari Arane Wibowo

Why do we hold on to something that was never quite there?

Family Matters

Everyone gets a holiday ... except mothers?

Syifa Maulida

The trip was supposed to be a break for everyone in my extended family. So why was my mother-in-law up in the wee hours?

Features

What women want, and the gap men are still trying to close

Michelle Anindya

While millennial and Gen Z women were raised to chase careers, the same generation of men were not taught to do chores or be vulnerable. How can men step up?