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Kontinentalist
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the power of play— issue #64

My childhood was distinctly marked by improvisation. In the days before screens and social media, we played masak-masak and make-believe, using the everyday things around us to bring our imaginary worlds to life. The corridors of our HDB block became a makeshift supermarket aisle, a blanket transformed into a fort,

Ananaya Mittal
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Bite-sized indulgences

There's something magical about childhood snacks. They're time machines wrapped in crinkly packages, portals to simpler days when 20 cents could buy happiness and sticky fingers were badges of honour, rather than inconveniences to be sanitised away. When I think about my own skittish excitement licking

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Kontinentalist
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Journey To The Maps: Interning at Kontinentalist

From mid-May to August, we had the pleasure of having Lasalle student, Amanda Teo, intern at our company to assist in our graphic and asset…

Zafirah Mohamed Zein
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Not In Our Name

On the morning of Saturday July 23, I was on a bus to Washington DC to attend the American Muslim March, organized by Florida-based group…