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HYPEISSUE29aug-oct2009

LADY GAGABAYBEATS 2009DJ INQUISTIVE

FASHION WORD NARCOLEPSYSHERLOCK HOLMES

FROM PRINT TO SCREEN

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editors note

PHOTOS BY Cheong JiahUi

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A P P E T I T E

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The simple, tranquil and rustic charms of rurality have long been forgotten; skyscrapers and posh restaurantsnow dot the streets of our tiny island. Amber Chan & Isaac Tan bring you two places in Singapore that arequietly tucked away from the flurry of our cityscape. Perfect for chomping away and romantic dates.

A P P E T I T E


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PHOTOS BY ISaac Tan


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A P P E T I T E

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like. Chee Hui Ming shares this hidden gem.

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*Buses that go there: 21, 23, 64, 65, 66,

67, 131, 139, 147, 857, NR6

Be sure to bring my Standard Charteredcard next time to receive a 10%discount(withminimum spending of$30). Offer tillFeb. 282010! Terms $ Conditions apply.

COSTOFMEALFORTWO:

Drinks,maincourseanddessert,witha

complimentarysideofcommunityspirit

A P P E T I T E

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PHOTOS

BY

Cheong

J

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A restaurant chain with an attitude, Eighteen Chefs Trattoria prides itself as

an equal-opportunity employer for young people especially for ones whove

had more than their fair share of the bitter taste of life. By Liu Hongzuo

Themust-tryatallEighteenChefsTrattoriabranchesistheirstudentset

meal.At

$6.50,itdeliversnotonlyinvariety,buttasteaswell.Thesetsincludeach

oiceofpasta

(wedrecommendasatisfyinglyrichcreambase),homemadeicedlemontea,

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ingredients,

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nextensiveselectionof

sidedishes($3to$6).Ifnot,trytheothermaincourses($7to$12)ifyourefeelingalittlemoregenerous.Totopyourme

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PHOTOS

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T H E C E L E B R I T Y

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lady gagamusics almostaccidental icon

A proud idol to the deviants, misfits and outcasts(well, mostly), Lady Gaga aims to bring glam

electro-pop to a whole new level. Whether shell beusurping Madonnas throne remains to be seen because thats where the test of time will come in.

By Chee Hui Ming

Interview courtesyofUniversal Music Publishing


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when

saturdaycomesWith ravingreviews and asell-out debuttour, it is nowonder thatThe Saturdaysare the newface of pop

music, andpossibly thebiggest girlgroup sincethe SpiceGirls. hypeputs Rochelle

Wiseman ofThe Saturdaysin the hotseat to revealthe work, thefame andthe dirt.

Image & interview courtesyofUniversal Music Publishing

By Revathie D


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CELEBRITIES

Bored of the typical scene and heard Hollywood starlets, hype

brings the spotlight on the local celebrities with the real

deal. Often behind the scenes, they can be summed up in three

words: audacious, astute and avant-garde. Let the fandom begin.

no Juggling Act

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peek into how she delicately juggles family and work. By Cheryl Tan

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local magazines like

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By Melodie Lee

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weAVer of nArrAtiVeSWriter-producer Tan Wei-Lyn gives the lowdown

behind trifle story writing. By Daniel Ong

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does a magazine like CATALOG get its inspiration from? By Airell Ang

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PHOTOS

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Koh


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how the boy has grown.

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HEADLINE: (not) Attention whoresYoung people who post their outfit photographs online say they only want to inspireothers and show the world their style. Paige Foong takes a closer look.

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A picture is worth a thousand words, but a lomograph brings you two

decades of history. By Daniel Ong

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CTRL + ALT +DEL TV

The typewriter and the television: one is ancient and the other

is about to be. Do youths these days find themselves more

hooked on the computer than the TV set for entertainment?

ByWong Yeang Cherng

& Nathaniel Phua

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For users of Facebook, Twitter, Friendster and even Flickr,there is new cause for celebration as hype shows youthe new generation of social networking tools that promiseto make your busy virtual life a breeze.

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FromPrint

TOScreen

Film adaptations of

best-selling books

are a common sight in

Hollywood today.

hype brings you four

books that will make

their way to the big

screen in the months

to come. Grab them

before they fly offthe shelves!

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Where The Wild Things Are will make its silver screen debut on 26November 2009

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Baybeats 2009 :

Life would be a mistake without music.

Baybeats would be a mistake without its

kickass bands. hype snoops around this

years festival lineup to uncover theirdirty little secrets. And yeah, its

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ON THEMOONMeet local band Lunar Node, one of the rare entries into the

annual music festival Baybeats 2009 with their shoegaze

genre and instrumental music. By Tanya Lai

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Last, but not least :By Airell Ang & Josceline Foo

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One of the emergent local bands in Singapore, Flawed Element is denitely a band youd want to keep tabs on.

PHOTO cOURTESY OF SUIcIDE SOLUTIOn PHOTO BY RUEvan Tan

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CURIOUSABOUT

In 2003, he took on the night scene with force

- shook it up, changed it around, and has notlet go since. From the colours of his logo right

down to his sound, Inquisitive fits snugly into

the electro-clash scene that he has had a hand

in creating. By Alicia Lee

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TAKINGBACK THE

WORLDBy Nicholas Joshua Lee

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