Life after death

IN a studio at Pearl's Hill Terrace, a menagerie of animals and insects lie showcased in frames and glass cases, preserved for posterity.

Black Crow Taxidermy & Art - apparently the only one in Singapore in the business of preservation services - turns carcasses into artwork and keepsakes. Among the growing taxidermy clientele are bereaved pet owners seeking a way to cope with their loss. Brunch, in The Business Times Weekend, finds out more about the allure of animal specimens to those who treasure them as little relics of the past.

For those with a rather different passion - if you're going to shell out nearly half a million bucks on a mere motorcar (and a Sport Utility Vehicle, at that), you might as well get one that can do anything and everything. In The Steering Column, our writer decides if the Jaguar F-Pace SVR is all the car a person could ever want.