We all say we crave community, but how often do we actually show up for it? Follow our writer Shu Yen as they unpack how our quiet retreat from the chaos of life is slowly dulling our empathy and ability to truly bond with those around us.

From the performative male to basic girl -- what compels us to distance from "conformity" and design eccentricity? Follow our writer Erin, as she investigates our desires for individualism and why we run away from the labels of being "basic". In a world swirling with labels, tropes, and types, we are just dying to compartmentalise and label everything and anything. Mainstream music? Basic. Like matcha? Basic. Enjoy romance books? Take a guess what I’m going to say next… Wikip

The red flash of the traffic lights, the hum of the great planes overhead; follow writer Guan Jie uncovers the everyday wonders we rarely...