Imran Johri spent years turning his divorce into a training montage. It took him just as long to realise why men hardly face ...

Ask a local about Singapore’s origin story, and you’ll get similar versions of the same arc: we went from a mudflat to a modern city, to a metropolis. We’re an independent nation willed into being by ...

Born-and-raised Singaporeans have never had to stake a claim to their citizenship. It’s something intrinsic and ingrained, like a surname, blood type, or disgust over AI-slop National Day banners. At ...

All images by Zachary Tang for RICE Media unless otherwise stated. Equipment supported by Leica Store Singapore. “Table 9, 里面六号,” I chant under my breath. Table 9, inside, Table 6. Teetering at the ...

Danial Sim, 28, is the founder of Tap Space, a label dedicated to miniatures and memorabilia of Singapore’s MRT and buses across different eras, now with a storefront in Burlington Square. In this ...

What happens when life changes faster than you can cope? RICE spends a day with Tsao Foundation senior counsellor Lina as she supports seniors like Mdm Jumiati through loss, loneliness, and ...

If you live with epilepsy, how much of you do people actually see? In this episode of Deep Cuts, Candy reflects on her journey of building a life that isn’t defined by her condition—and the support of ...

SINGAPORE, 29 March 2026 — RICE Media, Singapore’s leading independent cultural publication, has been acquired by Hustle Studios, the creative studio arm of Hustle Singapore, marking the beginning of ...

What does it mean to create the support system you once searched for? RICE follows Cheyenne, Danial, and Tze Yee, three young social service professionals working at grovve—a new integrated wellness ...

Justice doesn’t reach everyone equally. Pro bono lawyers, who provide free legal counsel to the vulnerable, strive to close that distance with empathy and conviction. In this episode of Deep Cuts, ...

Angela’s young adulthood brought a heartbreaking reality: losing both parents to cancer. She recalls her caregiving journey, navigating a role reversal many millennials quietly share—the parents who ...

“Dinner at Haidilao?” I suggested in the group chat. Replies came in quickly, a chorus of okays filling my screen. Then came a half-joking, half-resigned message from a Muslim friend: “Guys, then what ...