Singapore

This country did about everything right with COVID—but a recent surge coinciding with eased restrictions is exposing the growing pains of being on the brink of a post-pandemic era.

Months before a student with mental health issues allegedly bludgeoned a peer with an axe, Singapore’s River Valley High was recognized for its mental health campaign.

No new local infections in three weeks, only four dead since the beginning of the pandemic—and all without the threat of digital dystopia or the dangerous gamble of herd immunity.

The invisible virus attacked our society at its weakest links and made visible those whom we depended upon but had undervalued and forgotten.

Singapore boasts some of the most interesting and environmentally friendly bars in the world.

Johnson Chong is a successful spiritual guru teaching self-acceptance—even though his parents still don’t accept who he is. Thank goodness for the early example of Erica Kane.

The executive chef of New York’s Momofuku Ssäm Bar tackles our speed round of questions.