CULTURED TIME

Best book about the periodic table

<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/51aaf23f-8d11-4186-b29e-7332304f7fa9/60748e3ccd484781b3cd0b08a438ad71.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Bill Gates reviews “Mendeleyev’s Dream” by Paul Strathern.</div></div></div>

Celebrate Christmas With Delicious Festive Buffet And Takeaways At JEN Singapore Orchardgateway by Shangri-La

<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/external/cimage/img.php?src=Festive-Desserts-2.jpg&w=600&h=315&crop-to-fit" style="width: 100%;"><div>It’s a feast!</div></div></div>

Unconfuse Me Ep. 1: Seth Rogen & Lauren Miller Rogen | Bill Gates

<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/08826ee1-16eb-4fa5-a0ee-3062a1455f48/unconfuse-me_2023_social-share_1200x630_01.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>In the first episode of my new podcast, I asked Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen to help me understand how Alzheimer’s can be funny.</div></div></div>

The Change Catalyst

<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/media/uploads/Irene_Nikkein.png" style="width: 100%;"><div>Purpose-driven and a challenger of the status quo, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars’ Asia-Pacific regional director Irene Nikkein is taking the 118-year-old British marque through a brand transformation towards ultra-bespoke and electric dreams.</div></div></div>

Lema's new designs unveiled at Salone del Mobile 2023

<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/external/cimage/img.php?src=LEMA%20-%20SOFFIO_sofa_design%20Norm%20Architects_01-UB84.jpg&w=600&h=315&crop-to-fit" style="width: 100%;"><div>Available at W.Atelier, Singapore, Lema's latest collection of furniture features contemporary design and new eco-sustainable materials.</div></div></div>

Taste: Where to Eat Now, Aug/Sept 2023

<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/external/cimage/img.php?src=Publico%20Ristorante_Publico%20Signatures.jpg&w=600&h=315&crop-to-fit" style="width: 100%;"><div>New restaurants, new menus, new experiences. Navigate Singapore’s vibrant dining landscape with this roundup of the latest eats.</div></div></div>

Cartier Grain de Café: From Bean to Beauty

<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/media/uploads/080_CARTIER-GDC.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Cartier reintroduces Grain de Café, a jewellery range that features an unexpected coffee bean motif that was first introduced in 1938.</div></div></div>

Elevating Life’s Most Important Moments

<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/media/uploads/celine1.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>For busy entrepreneurs like Celine Tan, time spent with loved ones is of utmost importance — and made better with The Platinum Card® by American Express.</div></div></div>

Unconfuse Me

<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/cbd746a2-40e5-46b1-aa25-4c8413f1af1c/UnconfuseMe_2023_TGN-Share_1200x630.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>My latest podcast is all about learning something new.</div></div></div>

Harnessing the Power of Dual Technologies for Reverse Aging

<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/external/cimage/img.php?src=230808_Dr-Mendis_0147-72-scaled.png&w=600&h=315&crop-to-fit" style="width: 100%;"><div>Non-invasive procedures Emface and Emsculpt NEO deliver targeted and customisable treatments for effective and lasting results</div></div></div>

A Feat of Alchemy

<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/media/uploads/Cartier-Bureau%20de%20Mathilde%20Laurent,%20parfumeur%20Cartier-3.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Cartier’s official perfumer and one of the most respected “noses” in the world, Mathilde Laurent aims to light up people’s lives through perfume that results from the meticulous assembly of just the right ingredients.</div></div></div>

This political drama from Denmark stands out

<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/2dcb0e33-466d-4515-b891-6b376328eb4c/summer-list_2023_borgen_social-share_1200x630_01.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Bill Gates shares his recommendation for Borgen, a TV show from Denmark that has a lot to say about coalitions, politics, family, media, and work-life balance.</div></div></div>

Experience the Bawah Blues

<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/external/cimage/img.php?src=aerial_couple_walking_on_west_overwater_suites_pathway_with_lidi_view.jpg&w=600&h=315&crop-to-fit" style="width: 100%;"><div>Bring all your private island fantasies to life with an escape to Bawah Reserve, which is just a hop, skip, and a jump away from Singapore.</div></div></div>

My summer Spotify playlist

<div><div><img src="https://assets.gatesnotes.com/8a5ac0b3-6095-00af-c50a-89056fbe4642/32fd55f6-d567-4eb2-80e8-a6082513320c/summer-list_2023_summer-mix_social-share_1200x630_01.jpg" style="width: 100%;"><div>Bill Gates shares his soundtrack to the summer that includes music from Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole, the Beatles, Vampire Weekend, Adele, U2, and more.</div></div></div>

Bowmore Unveils its Latest Portfolio of Collectible High-Aged Whiskies

<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/external/cimage/img.php?src=Bowmore%20Aston%20Martin.png&w=600&h=315&crop-to-fit" style="width: 100%;"><div>Islay’s oldest distillery releases ultra-rare single malt expressions for whisky connoisseurs and collectors in Southeast Asia.</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>

Craft and Context

<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/external/cimage/img.php?src=FICO-2023-ALFRESCO-03.jpg&w=600&h=315&crop-to-fit" style="width: 100%;"><div>Sacha Leong of Nice Projects offers insight into the design firm’s approach in designing memorable F&B venues, such as Fico and The Coconut Club at Frankel Avenue.</div></div></div>

A Death in the Family - The Making of the Mob: Chicago

In less than two years, Al Capone has risen from a humble bookkeeper to second-in-command of Johnny Torrio's criminal empire in Chicago. The empire is worth the modern-day equivalent of S35 million. Capone purchases a home for his family and moves them from New York to Chicago. Torrio and Capone expand their empire from Chicago's South Side to the North Side, which is controlled by Chicago's second largest gang, the Irish. Violence erupts as ruthless Irish gang leader Dean O'Banion protects his

Restaurants That Will Transport You to A Secret World

<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/external/cimage/img.php?src=AMI%20Patisserie_Tsudoi%20Dining%20Room_2.jpg&w=600&h=315&crop-to-fit" style="width: 100%;"><div>These restaurants are more than ready to welcome you and serve up a memorable dining experience – if you know where to look.</div></div></div>

Celebrate Deepavali with Modern Mithai Flavors

<div><div><img src="https://www.portfoliomagsg.com/external/cimage/img.php?src=ADDA%20Diwali%20sweets%20(7)%20(1).jpg&w=600&h=315&crop-to-fit" style="width: 100%;"><div>May your Deepavali celebrations be sweeter this year with artisanal, handcrafted mithais.</div></div></div>