CULTURED TIME
MIDO Introduces Special Editions of the Ocean Star Decompression Worldtimer
<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/media/uploads/M026.829.17.041.00_2303_Picture1.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>The retro-styled dive watch adds a GMT function to its colorful mix.</div></div></div>
Wine Lovers United
<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/media/uploads/Wines%20at%2067%20Pall%20Mall%203.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Grant Ashton, Founder and CEO of 67 Pall Mall, shares his visions for a global wine club where one can find kindred spirits wherever they go.</div></div></div>
Ahead Of The Pack
<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/media/uploads/McLaren_60_Years_Car_Formation_-_4_20.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>A perennial trailblazer, McLaren celebrated its 60th anniversary with exciting new releases and a record-setting gathering in Singapore.</div></div></div>
An essential guide to the building blocks of life
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/e2aca10a-fb4c-47d8-8987-118451c1b023/20231023-TheSongOfTheCell-TGN_Assets-001-wide-feature_1200x580.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>“The Song of the Cell” proves that Siddhartha Mukherjee is one of the best science writers working today. I wish I had read this book in school.</div></div></div>
Sustainability in Luxury Hospitality Done Right
<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/media/uploads/PRSMB.png" style="width: 100%;"><div>PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay, Singapore demonstrates what it means to authentically embrace sustainability</div></div></div>
Gianfranco Ferré Home - A Meeting of Minds
<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/external/cimage/img.php?src=9023-GFH-4th-Story_The-Writer_00009.jpg&w=600&h=315&crop-to-fit" style="width: 100%;"><div>The world of fashion and furniture come together in Gianfranco Ferré Home, which recently debuted in Singapore.</div></div></div>
The reason I feel optimistic about the future of Alzheimer’s research
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/3b18fe02-3da8-46cd-bf31-bdacbbe7b277/69c2ce8f7298446eb33c3b16c081b897.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Bill Gates talks about new breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s diagnostics that may someday soon let us substantially alter the course of the disease.</div></div></div>
New Era of Holistic Health
<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/external/cimage/img.php?src=YUN%20WELLNESS%20-%20Couple%27s%20Massage.jpg&w=600&h=315&crop-to-fit" style="width: 100%;"><div>The new Yun Wellness at Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong heralds an era of holistic health in hotel spas where traditional treatments are bolstered by technology and therapies that support physical, emotional, and mental rejuvenation.</div></div></div>
We’re not reaching the Global Goals. What now?
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/0c7de3ff-53f5-47b7-b323-16151bf9989f/lomborg_2023_social-share_1200x630_01.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Bill Gates and Bjorn Lomborg argue that the world isn’t on track to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (a.k.a. Global Goals) and they propose two solutions.</div></div></div>
Towards A Responsible Future
<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/media/uploads/Lars_Nielsen.png" style="width: 100%;"><div>Whether it is achieving ambitious electric mobility goals or leading his team, BMW Group Asia’s managing director Lars Nielsen believes in the power of self-motivated choices over top-down enforcement.</div></div></div>
This novel about video games felt personal to me
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/d344ee32-d8c9-4aec-97e6-17469f148fcf/summer-list_2023_t-and-t-and-t_social-share_1200x630_01.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>I loved Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, even though I never thought I'd relate to a book about gaming.</div></div></div>
First Impression: The Hari Hong Kong
<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/media/uploads/The%20Hari%20Exterior_Kris%20Provoost_2.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>The time has come to finally return to Hong Kong. On your next visit, make The Hari Hong Kong in Wan Chai your home away from home.</div></div></div>
Taylor Swift is Not Alone: The Deepfake Nightmare Sweeping the Internet
<div><div><img src="https://assets-global.website-files.com/5f0e1294f002b1bb26e1f304/65bafcea1febe484d73bf585_83-your-undivided-attention-franks-segall-social.png" style="width: 100%;"><div>Ninety-six percent of deep-faked images and videos are sexually explicit and non-consensual. Legal scholar Mary Anne Franks and journalist Laurie Segall discuss the AI-enabled rise in deep fake porn, and what we can do about it.</div></div></div>
These Hotels are Responsible for an Orchard Road Revival
<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/external/cimage/img.php?src=Singapore-Edition-Lobby-bar.png&w=600&h=315&crop-to-fit" style="width: 100%;"><div>Newly opened and refreshed luxury properties in the vicinity of Orchard Road injects new life to Singapore’s most prominent shopping district.</div></div></div>
Top Tables for February 2024
<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/external/cimage/img.php?src=FASTER%20-%20Chef%20Smoked%20The%20Salmon%202.JPG&w=600&h=315&crop-to-fit" style="width: 100%;"><div>Cool and casual yet big on flavors and techniques – these are the restaurants you need on your radar this month.</div></div></div>
Bell & Ross’ Iconic BR 03 Gets a Futuristic Update
<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/external/cimage/img.php?src=N18_BR-03-CYBER-CERAMIC.jpg-1600px.JPG&w=600&h=315&crop-to-fit" style="width: 100%;"><div>We may never get to see the BR 03 Cyber Rainbow in the metal, but the BR 03 Cyber Ceramic is a stunning successor.</div></div></div>
Languages are weird. John McWhorter helped me understand why
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/908ed82a-741f-4264-b256-eff1190d6231/unconfuse-me_2023_mcwhorter_social-share_1200x630_01.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>In the fourth episode of my podcast, I asked linguist, professor, and author John McWhorter to help me better understand the quirks of language.</div></div></div>
Is this really an unrivaled era of innovation?
<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/b210ee70-a073-4f4f-8f6f-433c317d1181/20231023-VaclavSmil-TGN_Assets-001-wide-feature_1200x580.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>I review Invention and Innovation by my favorite author, Vaclav Smil. In this book he questions whether we’re really living in an unrivaled era of innovation.</div></div></div>
Oktoberfest at Brotzeit is a Party Not to be Missed
<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/external/cimage/img.php?src=Brotzeit296931a.jpg&w=600&h=315&crop-to-fit" style="width: 100%;"><div>Be it at one of the restaurant’s events or your office party, Brotzeit is ready to bring the Oktoberfest revelry to you.</div></div></div>
Taste: Where to Eat Now, Jan 2024
<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/external/cimage/img.php?src=Chicco-%20slow%20cooked%20beef%20pasta.png&w=600&h=315&crop-to-fit" style="width: 100%;"><div>Try Southern Italian comfort food from Puglia, rich North Indian Awadhi cuisine, mod-Mediterranean beachy vibes, and more as we welcome the new year.</div></div></div>