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I avoid mincing garlic at all costs. My technique is not the issue—my will is. I hate doing it, so I don’t. Having made every recipe I know with smashed, chopped, sliced, or puréed garlic instead of the ubiquitous mince, I’m here to tell you that mincing is completely unnecessary. Sometimes, it’s even detrimental to……(Continue Reading)

This week we’re improving our work-from-home setups with help from Gizmodo’s own tech whiz Alex Cranz and Earther’s managing editor Brian Kahn. Listen to hear their tips on how to improve your internet connection (beyond just power-cycling it), what to use to make your space greener and more comfortable, and how to… Read more…

Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google are the five leading tech companies that form the popular acronym, FAANG. The FAANG firms have effectively dominated the consumer tech and entertainment experience. All five companies have bases in Singapore, and are expanding rapidly. For one, Amazon is hiring for over 200 jobs based in Singapore, according to its careers page. On the…(Continue Reading)

Multimillionaire Koh Wee Seng holds a net worth of US$540 million and ranks just shy of Forbes’ richest list as Singapore’s 50th richest man. Despite being the founder and driver behind one of Singapore’s largest business empires, the low-profile magnate has been kept largely out of the public eye. The man behind household brand names…(Continue Reading)

Her husband, Shivam Sharma, was experiencing acne flare ups due to the stresses of frequent work travel. Wife Navneet Kaur then tried to find the ‘right’ skincare products for him. While she was at it, she realised that the process was overwhelming, time-consuming, expensive and “requires a lot of trial-and-error”. “Moreover, despite my extensive and…(Continue Reading)

I received the 5G edition of the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE, which for us here still isn’t of much use yet, so I simply used the phone as I would any other non-5G one. Apparently, this phone had been created as a response to the pandemic, which got serious just after Samsung’s release of its…(Continue Reading)

Author’s Blurb: When it comes to skincare, I doubt any of us are new to the usual “clean, chemical, toxic and paraben-free, natural and organic ingredients” tagline. With each brand jumping on this marketing bandwagon, skincare shopping has become more about watching out for these requirements rather than our individual skin needs.  “We think all…(Continue Reading)

Established in 2010, The Editor’s Market has become a hugely successful homegrown brand. Its founding team of three come from a mix of design, business and engineering backgrounds. “Our humble beginnings were operating through pushcarts in Far East Plaza, evolving into smaller format stores under Hula & Co (2005 to 2009), then eventually to bigger…(Continue Reading)

I believe anyone who says they have made it hasn’t really MADE IT. Life is a continuation of success and as long as we are satisfied with the outcome, we should persevere to do it with the best of our abilities. Joanne Kam, comedian and chef behind Poh Poh’s Crack. That was what local comedian…(Continue Reading)

This year, the Singapore Fintech Festival (SFF) celebrates its fifth anniversary as the largest and most inclusive fintech festival in the world. In fact, it is the world’s largest fintech event hosted by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Since its inception in 2016, SFF has been providing a global platform for discussions on challenges…(Continue Reading)