As we step into the final stretch of 2023, we want to take this time to reflect on the milestones we've achieved during this eventful year. The year kicked off at a relatively slow pace, affording us the luxury to pause, collect our thoughts, and lay the groundwork for the busier months ahead in the year.

In this issue, a writer’s experience with buying everything for a day, how Instagram spoils our relationship with food, and Moments with Stan Lee.

In this issue, find out why websites look the same nowadays, how Japanese curry came to be, and the morbid fascination with killing Sims.

In this issue, Jackbox, the real party game-changer, a guide on how to not finish the tea before the boba, and the search for the cure of Japan’s loneliness epidemic.

In this issue, A transformation from clockworks to a whole computer on our wrists, How normal Singaporean view their country, and Ghost Glaciers.

Welcome to the Flash Reads series where we compile 3 interesting topics every week!

In this first issue, take a look at SMRT's New In-Train Screens, boring museums, and the tragedy of Otto Warmbier.