Culture

For F ZINE’s latest issue, we asked five Gen Z creatives to interpret its theme, Coming of Age, through a personal essay. Next we have online cultural commentator Franky Slater (aka @frankyslates on social media), who has already gained a cult following with her eloquent and thoughtful takes on the sociocultural issues shaping our city. Having spent much of her formative years in the UK while most of her extended family resided in Asia, the 23‑year‑old British native moved to Singapore earlier this year to reconnect with a part of her heritage she has long felt disconnected from. For this essay, she turns the analytical gaze on herself and questions: what does it really mean to belong to a place?

A bumper list of pop-up craft markets and creative booth events to visit in Singapore this month, for your fix of art, shopping, and thrifted gems.

Our weekly edit of things worth checking out in Singapore.

From the best moments of the race and entertainment programme to surprise celebrity appearances, here’s what went down at F1 Singapore 2026 across October 9 to 11.