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Self-reflection in a time of pandemic

Jenny Odell's How To Do Nothing may be the book to see you through this nationwide stay-home order

Helmi Yusof

Published Thu, Apr 9, 2020 · 09:50 PM

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How To Do Nothing: Resisting The Attention Economy

By Jenny Odell Published by Melville House S$45, Hardcover

FEELING CLAUSTROPHOBIC FROM too much time indoors? Jenny Odell's bestselling philosophical book, How To Do Nothing: Resisting The Attention Economy, proves surprisingly relevant as Covid-stricken countries go into full or semi-lockdown.

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Self-reflection in a time of pandemic

Helmi Yusof

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Former Zouk morphs into mod-Asian Jiak Kim House, serving laksa pasta and mushroom bak kut teh

Massimo Bottura lends star power to pizza and pasta at Torno Subito

Victor Liong pairs Aussie and Asian food with mixed results at Artyzen’s Quenino restaurant

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Mod-Sin cooking izakaya style at Focal

What the fish? Diving for flavour at Fysh – Aussie chef Josh Niland’s Singapore debut

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