The Fight to Check the Facts
On 8th January, BBC News headline: “Facebook and Instagram get rid of fact checkers”. According to this article by Liv McMahon, Zoe Kleinman and Courtney Subramanian: Meta is abandoning the…
Live Long and Prosper
On 6th January 2025, the Associated Press reported, “A soccer-loving nun from Brazil tops the list of world’s oldest living person at nearly 117.” To quote the article: [Sister Inah]…
New Beginnings, Uncertain Endings
On 3rd January 2025, an article by Ilsa Chan, Channel News Asia, has the headline, “Actor and F&B Entrepreneur Ben Yeo Shutting High-End Chinese Restaurant Following Losses of S$1 million…
Magnus Carlsen, Jeans, and the Decline of Civilisation
On 30 December 2024, the headline in Kotaku reads, “Champion Magnus Carlsen Rocked The Chess World By Refusing to Take Off His Jeans”. In today’s episode of the Daily Monsoon,…
Question, Explore, Reflect for the New Year
On 2nd January 2025, Channel News Asia published a commentary by Andy Loe, titled “It’s Time to Jump Off the Tuition Treadmill”. The lede says, “Grades are important, but they’re…
Jeju Air Crash
On Sunday, 29th December 2024, Jeju Air Flight 2216 crashed in South Korea, killing 179 passengers and crew. Each of these lives tells a story, one which their loved ones…