The Business Times

#BTLifestyle: Two musicals take you back to the classroom Storytelling + symphony + school setting = stage magic, in Secondary and Matilda.

#BTLifestyle: Space reconfiguration: From cluttered to tidy, with plenty of storage thrown in After a decade, this apartment in the east underwent a massive overhaul to meet the growing needs of its occupants.

#BTLifestyle: Dessert for dinner? Ami lets you eat cake and more Pastry chef Makoto Arami serves up an omakase of sweet and savoury that gives new meaning to lunch and dinner.

Not your grandfather’s suit: Local tailoring gets a refresh A merger of past and present is taking over Singapore’s bespoke menswear scene. Local tailors spill on the latest looks and trends.

Is this what happens when you build a real social safety net, then take it away? Behind the economic pessimism of Americans, even as the economy is faring well.