User-generated #TripAdvisor #TravelersChoice ratings are laughable. This skanky strip of overcrowded sand and overdeveloped land is Asia's third-best beach?! GTFOH. tripadvisor.com.sg/TravelersChoic…

Currently devising cogent, cromulent interview questions.

In my latest op-ed for CNA Commentary, I wrote about why it’s disrespectful for businesses — like Godfather's Pizza and Gotti Italiano restaurant — to use organized crime as a marketing gimmick. channelnewsasia.com/commentary/got…

The burger at 67PallMallSG — a rare delight 🍔🍷 @67pallmall

Ahead of all the serious watch launches of Watches&Wonders 2024, here's a more whimsical horological novelty I stumbled across yesterday: beams.co.jp/en/item/beams/… c/o the good people at BEAMS｜ビームス

Reading Liz Truss’ tinfoil-hatted ramblings in the WSJ this morning, I couldn’t help but ponder, “Who was Liz Truss again?”

Not long ago I met the ‘senior lifestyle editor’ of the local edition of a major international magazine and asked them what they did previously. “I was the intern,” they replied. “I graduated last year.”wsj.com/lifestyle/care… ‘Senior’ Jobs, No Experience Required Callum Borchers

This Euro-Disneyesque horror is TripAdvisor's user-rated Best Hotel in the World 2024. tripadvisor.com.sg/TravelersChoic… Remainder of the top 10 not much better. Who votes for these things?

Invaluable men’s style counsel from the one known as @voxsartoria

Brewers of #craftbeer are going bust all over the place. In this op-ed for CNA, I wrote about the shuttering of Singapore's top craft brewer, whose failure was more a result of off-target branding than broader market challenges, IMHO. channelnewsasia.com/commentary/arc…

“Come back tonight! It’s going to be amazing! We’ve got such a good DJ! You know, we don’t work at the W hotel—we PARTY at the W! Woooo!” travelandleisureasia.com/th/hotels/aust… My review of the super enthusiastic, disco-tastic W Hotels W Sydney, the group's largest property to date.

A bunch of cool new designer hotels opened recently in Singapore and I valiantly reviewed them for @travelandleisureasia travelandleisureasia.com/global/hotels/… #Travel #Singapore #LuxuryTravel

Excellent choice of tune at the conclusion of the Olympic dressage. m.youtube.com/watch?v=mlYJf6… (Hat tip to the silver medal winning Danes.)

I’ve figured out how to bring print media back to life: publishers sue all the advertisers who’ve taken their dollars elsewhere. Simple!

Seems The Rake has resurfaced my 2017 story on how to wear shorts with rakish swagger — evergreen #menswear content, never not relevant. therake.com/default/storie…

"Whether you’re a solo gourmet, cocktail-loving DINK couple, or harried breeders travelling with a brood, there’s much to be a fan of here." My T+L review of the Mandarin Oriental's colourful, foodie- and family-friendly $135million refurb. travelandleisureasia.com/sg/hotels/mand…

Recently had the chance to interview one of Australia’s foremost contemporary artists, Ash Keating. Man’s making a splash. signatureluxurytravel.com.au/ash-keating/ #art #australianart

Wait. They discussed war plans on an unsecured group chat — and accidentally CCed the editor of a magazine? #DEI = Donald Employs Imbeciles