#lipe martin

[tlj1988]

[brasillovers]

Lipe Martin - Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷

[javiomael]

Lipe Martin 🤤

[iamapoopmuffin]

Hello and Welcome to 'I share the silly entrance animations for my silly wrestler characters and encourage you to make assumptions about them as people based purely on these videos' where exactly that and @randomfrog2 encouraged me to so here you all go. Links will be filled over time, I couldn't record or upload them all in one go.

Under the cut because between 2k22 and 2k23 there Will eventually be 200 of them total

Abatai 'Abby' Xiao

Ace Dominguez

Adalia Mitchell/Adalia Undead

Adam Cooke/Adam Frankenstein

Adelaide Anderson

Adriel Duffy

Aidan Seeds

Aiko Yamamoto

Aisling Miller

Alan Burgess/The Necromancer

Alexis Thurston

Alfie Winchester

Alfonse 'Avalanche' Boucher

Alfonso Price/Alpha Ali

Alicia Tigner

Alyssa Evans

Amos Wellworth/The Purple Pig

Andy Poux/Andy Scathe

Angelina Manhardt

Archie Robinson/Archie Eagle

Ash Daugherty/The Rubber Chicken Man

Aster Chadha/The Spider

Audriana Parrakkal/The Phantom

Augustus de Blaauw

Aura Hilton

Austin Kirwan/Austin England

Ayanna Mariani

Bartholomew Reeves

Beatrice Lipe

Bertie Bronner

Betsy-Ann Sol

Blaire Wilcox

Brea Orko

Brook Edghort/Captain Brook Edghort

Bruno 'The Felon' Fraser

Bryant 'The Harpy' Tremblay

Caius Pabon

Carlene Skrzypczynski

Cheryl Vogel

Clemence Maurer

Clifford Gilbert

Colin Almarez/Mint Man Almarez

Colt Smiley

Constance Cole

Cooper Carnocan/The Janitor

Damien Kudlinski

Darin Ahmed

Davina Finister

Demetrius Kappotis

Dempsey Blair

Deodatus Bisnett

Dewey Roll/Cottonmouth

Dick Dexter/Dickhead Dexter

Dmitri Pavlov/Glowmaster

Donald Ripa/Queen Ripa

Dympna Lammchen

Edd Woods

Elina Baene/Swamp Witch Elina

Elton Maldonado

Elvira Leithead/Elvira Flash

Elwood McLaren

Elysia Brunner

Emerald Ashley

Erica Shooter/Naughty Nurse Shooter

Ernesto Curry

Evan Stewart/Evan Galaxium

Everly Leigh

Ezio Fahim

Fae Nicholas

Fia Matthews/The Jester

Floyd Gossard/Heartstopper Gossard

Ford Gossard/Showstopper Gossard

Gayle Mokriy

Genevieve Lee/Snake Princess

Gerard Apple

Ginnie Davey

Greg McCarthy/Superstar Greg McCarthy

Guadalupe Batchelor

Harith Rammurthy/Talon Rammurthy

Harry Moore/Machine Gun Harold

Hettie McCormack/Pookie Bunny

Ianthe Jennings/Ianthe Plague

Ilene Fanshaw

Indiana Stone

Indigo Wilson

Indira Doxtator

Isabel Abbeglen

Ishaan Prabhu

Ivo Carrico/Portuguese Man O' War

Jacques Smith

Jak McNicholas

Javon George/The Pimp Javon

Jeana Quinn

Jebediah Oprea

Jeremy Cruz

Jimmie Hutton

Jock Kelly

Joey Duvall/Joey D

Jonas Gabriel/Fox Gabriel

Jordan Barr

Kaden Dunlap

Kailey Samuels

Kanon Ozawa

Kaori Flores

Karter John

Kasumi Wellard

Katrina Giraud

Kehlani Who

Kelby Kadeer/King Kelby

Kenneth Christmas/Fly Boy Kenny

Kimberley Wainwright

Kiyomi Roman

Kori Hernandez

Kyra Padhi

Langdon Mass

Lenore Dillard

Liang Tao

Lillia Robertson

Lilly Ansa/Lilith Ansa

Lincoln Swinton

Lionel Connor

Lisa Belrose

Liz Schlachter

Louis Bridget/Big Baby

Lukas Craveiro/Senator Lukas Craveiro

Maddison Toxtle/Toxic Maddi

Maia Smith

Marci Britt

Marcus Gardiner

Margarita Harrison

Mariella Gillet/Iron Kitten

Marina Gonzo

Mavis Payton/The Blushing Bride

Meena Gacitua

Meghan Schreck

Mim McHoney

Mitsuki Ootani/Bon Bon Bunny

Myles Neil/Steamboat Willie

Nancy Sharp

Nelly James

Netty Richardson

Norma 'The Doll' Laskey

Nyx Vanderhoff

Ollie Logan/Witch Doctor Logan

Pancake Spryert

Pam Eisen

Perry 'The Worm' Ticehurst

Princess Warren

Quiana Billings

Quincey Crabb

Reabetswe Okonjo

Reilly Jeppe

Ruby Ankney

Rufus Robby

Rupert English/Rupert Beauty

Sable Bow

Samantha Trapp

Samuel Perryman

Sasha Fedosov/Adorable Aleksander

Shayne Zaveri

Sheridan Lowe/Rosebud Lowe

Sloane Koskic

Sofie Tanner

Sommer Chauhan

Sparrow Martin

Stacey Jacobs/The Metal Mouth Maniac

Stephen Shabnur/Kitty Stephen

Sunny Cockerill

Sven Miller Garrett

Tabitha Valot/T Valentine

Teri Cullen

Ursula Benjamin

Verity Ahmed/Gremlin Ahmed

Victoria Wangdi/Princess Victoria Wang

Vivi Masters

Walter Cauley

Willis 'Turbo Fox' Judd

Xandria Cruz

Yaoting Duan

[senadimell]

This may be one of the most fascinating videos I have seen this year. The construction was really neat. I was also intrigued by this line:

“The turkey is the only bird that allows feathers to be taken and it won’t bleed,” Weahkee says. “It has a defensive mechanism to where if a predator grabs the feather the skin will literally open up and release the feather at will.”

(Quoted in “In the Ancient American Southwest, Turkeys Were Friends, Not Food,” in Smithsonian Magazine)

Unfortunately, a few quick searches online only bring up results about butchering turkeys for their feathers or else harvesting feathers from molting turkeys. I don’t have a huge grasp on bird biology, but I was under the impression that most birds molt, so I’ve hit a bit of a roadblock in trying to learn more about the type of agricultural harvesting of feathers Ms. Weahkee describes. I have found a few things, like this paper by William D.Lipe, Shannon Tushingham, Eric Blinman, Laurie Webster, Charles  T. LaRue, Aimee Oliver-Bozeman, and Jonathan Till.

“Previous work by Lipe and others shows turkey feathers began to replace strips of rabbit skin in construction of twined blankets in the region during the first two centuries C.E. Ethnographic data suggest the blankets were made by women and were used as cloaks in cold weather, blankets for sleeping and ultimately as funerary wrappings.

...

“Another interesting finding of the study was the turkey feathers used by the ancestral Pueblo people to make garments were most likely painlessly harvested from live birds during natural molting periods. This would have allowed sustainable collection of feathers several times a year over a bird’s lifetime, which could have exceeded 10 years. Archeological evidence indicates turkeys were generally not used as a food source from the time of their domestication in the early centuries C.E. until the 1100s and 1200s C.E., when the supply of wild game in the region had become depleted by over-hunting....

--Ancient blanket made with 11,500 turkey feathers, in WSU insider

I do find it interesting that the paper cites far smaller number of necessary feathers than the number of feathers that went into Ms. Weahkee’s blanket, especially since her finished results were 2x3 feet and the researchers were calculating a 3.6x3.6 foot blanket. Regardless of why that is, it’s important to note that their study was made specifically with the help of Ms. Weahkee and another experimental archeologist:

Acknowledgments

Chris Hanson, Director of the Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum, helped provide research access to specimens, as well as work space for two meetings that allowed several of the authors to examine the blanket framework that is the focus of much of the research described here.

Mary Weahkee of the New Mexico Office of Archaeological Studies provided valuable information and insights about yucca cordage and feather blanket production based on her extensive replication experience. Paul Ermigiotti of the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center also shared his experience with replicating a turkey feather blanket.

Cristina Bories, proprietor of La Casa de los Gansos in Puerto Varas, Chile, encouraged our use of her video that demonstrates the present-day practice of gathering down feathers humanely from live geese.

(The use of geese here makes me want to better understand turkey domestication all over again. Can you harvest turkey feathers outside of a molting period? Is there anything unique about them compared to other North American birds?)

As for how the feathers were collected, Lipe and Tushingham cited three possibilities: the birds were killed and their feathers harvested; feathers were collected during the birds' natural molting season; or people selectively plucked mature feathers from living turkeys. Turkeys didn't become a major food source in this region until between 1100 and 1200 CE, and even then, they were typically killed before they were a year old—too soon to harvest mature feathers. Furthermore, "Killing turkeys for their feathers is a wasteful strategy, because it removes the possibility of harvesting feathers as a sustainable food source," the authors wrote.

-- How many turkey feathers does it take to make an ancient blanket? 11,500

Lastly, here’s a piece on Ms. Weahkee’s work:

Mary Weahkee, An Archeologist And Anthropologist, Weaves Blanket With  17,000 Turkey Feathers

Mary Weahkee, an archeologist and anthropologist with the Department of Cultural Affairs in Santa Fe, weaved a blanket with thousands of feathers from turkey hunters.

Using a technique that goes back more than 1,000 years, Mary Weahkee weaves turkey feathers around yucca cord. Photo by Martin Perea/NMDG&F

In 2018, Mary Weahkee, an archeologist and anthropologist with the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, was asked to try her hand at a particular task that dates back to more than 1,000 years ago: weave a blanket made of turkey feathers.

Weahkee taught herself the technique, the process of winding each feather around yucca cord, by examining ancient blankets housed at museums around the western United States.

Producing this large, two by three-foot blanket took 18 months using 17,000 feathers from 68 turkeys. She tried out the technique twice before, producing two one by one-foot samples a few years ago for the museum at Chaco Canyon and the Aztec Monument Museum.|

“I looked at how the ancestors were creative and patient,” said Weahkee, who is of Comanche and Santa Clara descent. “It’s a labor of love.”

--  “Mary Weahkee, An Archeologist And Anthropologist, Weaves Blanket With  17,000 Turkey Feathers,” in the Los Alamos Reporter

[thechoir-roomhq]

WELCOME TO THE CHOIR ROOM, MARTIN MCKENNA (nick robinson fc),

here is your schedule! you have twenty-four hours to turn in your account and post an intro. good luck and have fun with the semester!

[NICK ROBINSON, CISMALE, HE/HIM] who’s that? oh it’s {Martin McKenna}. i hear they’re {18} and a {SENIOR} at {WMHS}, have a voice like {ADAM GRAHN} and are part of {COMPUTER SCIENCE CLUB, ACADEMIC DECATHLON}. they’re known to be {RESILIENT, BOOK-SMART} and {AWKWARD, GARRULOUS}. some people say they remind them of {SHITTY GARAGE BANDS, GAMER COMPUTERS, ALCOHOL-ENABLED CONFIDENCE, FUNKY T-SHIRTS & SYNTHWAVE}. only one way to find out! [Lipe, 25, he/him, utc -3]

- Adapting to a new school isn’t easy, not when your old one burned to the ground. His parents had him study in the same prestigious boarding school as them for all of his high school years. There in that school he was pretty much invisible until the fire consumed the centennial building down. Martin watched enough documentaries (and that one The Office episode) to know what to do. The firemen said his actions avoided a tragedy. Then he became the local news cycle for about a week until the settlements were paid and everyone moved on with their lives.

- In the end, he got transferred to McKinley high just so he wouldn’t lose the school year. One would think being a local hero would get him some cred, but he was just another nerd in a school full of talents. Turns out it isn’t that easy to flip the script in your favor.

- To make matters worse, the guy who Martin met at camp before the school year and thought was The One Who Got Away™ was neither The One and he didn’t get away. In fact, Joey Hummel-Anderson was apparently kind of a big deal in this school, and a little bit of a jerk. A jerk with whom Martin lost his virginity, having lied about being experienced with sex and all that stuff. Just another problem to add to the list.

[tasksweekly]

[TASK 177: SINGAPORE]

There’s a masterlist below compiled of over 1,000+ Singaporean faceclaims categorised by gender with their occupation and ethnicity denoted if there was a reliable source. If you want an extra challenge use random.org to pick a random number! Of course everything listed below are just suggestions and you can pick whichever faceclaim or whichever project you desire.

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STEP 1: Decide on a FC you wish to create resources for! You can always do more than one but who are you starting with? There are links to masterlists you can use in order to find them and if you want help, just send us a message and we can pick one for you at random!

STEP 2: Pick what you want to create! You can obviously do more than one thing, but what do you want to start off with? Screencaps, RP icons, GIF packs, masterlists, PNG’s, fancasts, alternative FC’s - LITERALLY anything you desire!

STEP 3: Look back on tasks that we have created previously for tutorials on the thing you are creating unless you have whatever it is you are doing mastered - then of course feel free to just get on and do it. :)

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Stumped for ideas? Maybe make a masterlist or graphic of your favourite faceclaims. A masterlist of names. Plot ideas or screencaps from a music video preformed by an artist. Masterlist of quotes and lyrics that can be used for starters, thread titles or tags. Guides on culture and customs.

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Written Guides.

and whatever else you can think of / make!

MASTERLIST!

F:

Siew Feng Choo (1944) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress.

Margaret Leng Tan (1945) Singaporean [Chinese] - pianist. 

Nancy Lam (1948) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress, tv personality, and celebrity chef.

Stephanie Marrian (1948) Singaporean [Indian] - actress, singer, and model.

Li Yinzhu (1949) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress.

Anna Ru Ping Lim (1951) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress and singer.

Anita Sarawak / Ithnaini binti Mohamed Taib (1952) Singaporean [Malay] - actress, singer, and tv host.

Lena Lim (1952) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer.

Rahimah Rahim (1955) Singaporean [Malay] - singer.

Lynnette Seah (1957) Singaporean [Chinese] - violinist. 

Jacintha Abisheganaden (1957) Singaporean [Sri Lankan, Chinese] - singer and actress. 

Julia Nickson (1958) Singaporean [Chinese] / English - actress.

Marrie Lee / Doris Young Siew Keen (1959) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress, director, producer, and writer.

Hong Huifang / Ang Hwee Fang (1960) Singaporean [Teochew Chinese] - actress.

Xiang Yun / Chen Cuichang (1961) Singaporean [Teochew Chinese] - actress and tv host.

Fauziah Ahmad Daud (1962) Singaporean [Malay] - actress.

Zeng Huifen (1962) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress.

Jessica Martin (1962) Singaporean - actress, singer, and impressionist.

Lin Meijiao (1963) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress.

Tan Kheng Hua (1963) Singaporean [Hokkien Chinese, Teochew Chinese] - actress.

Qiu Lian Liu (1963) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress.

Khym Lam (1963 or 1964) Singaporean [Malay, Chinese, Welsh] - actress. 

Hanis Saini Hussey (1964) Singaporean [Malay] - model.

Gong Li (1965) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress. 

Chen Liping / Tan Lee Peng (1965) Singaporean [Teochew Chinese] - actress and model.

Yang Libing (1965) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress.

Chen Xiuhuan (1965) Singaporean [Hokkien Chinese] - actress.

Bella Esperance (1965) Singaporean - actress.

Ying Yuen / Dawn Yuen / Yokey Tan (1966) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress.

Aileen Tan (1966) Singaporean [Hokkien Chinese] - actress.

Siow Lee Chin (1966) Singaporean [Chinese] - violinist. 

Edna Wong (1966) Singaporean - model.

Sharon Tay (1966) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress, tv presenter, and journalist.

Kym Ng / Ng Kwee Khim (1967) Singaporean [Teochew Chinese] - actress and tv host.

Gayle San (1967) Singaporean - DJ and producer.

Zoe Tay (1968) Singaporean [Teochew Chinese] - actress, singer, and model.

Joyce Beetuan Koh (1968) Singaporean - composer, sound artist, and educator.

Huang Biren / Wee Pat Ling (1969) Singaporean [Hokkien Chinese] - actress.

DJ Rap / Charissa Saverio (1969) Singaporean [Malay, Irish] / Italian - DJ and producer.

Irene Ang (1989) Singaporean - actress. 

Margaret Lee / Lee Mui Lin (1970) Singaporean [Teochew Chinese] - actress.

Pan Lingling / Phua Leng Leng (1970) Singaporean [Hokkien Chinese] - actress.

Rosalina Musa (1971) Singaporean - actress, singer, and tv personality.

Patricia Mok (1971) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress.

Fann Wong / Fann Woon Fong (1971) Singaporean [Hakka Chinese] - actress, singer, and model.

Joanne Choo (1971) Singaporean - actress.

Selena Tan (1971) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress, producer, director, and writer.

Madeline Chu (1971) Singaporean - actress.

Eileen Yeow / Yiu Ying-ying (1972) Singaporean [Teochew Chinese] - actress, model, and Miss Universe Singapore 1991.

Jasmine Lowson (1972) Singaporean [Chinese] / English - actress, tv presenter, and journalist.

Wong Li Lin (1972) Singaporean [Hakka Chinese] - actress, tv host, and businesswoman.

Diana Ser (1972) Singaporean [Chinese, English, Possibly Other] - actress, tv host, tv presenter, and journalist.

Annabel Chong (1972) Singaporean [Chinese] - adult actress. 

Kit Chan (1972) Singaporean [Cantonese Chinese] - singer and actress. 

Pam Oei (1972) Singaporean - actress.

Ivy Lee (1973) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress and tv host.

Nora Ariffin (1973) Singaporean - model.

Carole Lin (1973) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress.

Vernetta Lopez (1973) Singaporean [Thai, Kristang, Peranakan Chinese, Portuguese] - actress, radio host, and DJ.

Michelle Goh (1973) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress.

Norleena Salim (1973) Singaporean [Malay] - actress, singer, and comedian.

Janice Koh (1973) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress.

Corrinne May (1973) Singaporean [Hainanese Chinese] - singer and musician.

Ann Kok / Guo Shu Xian (1973) Singaporean [Cantonese Chinese] - actress.

Beatrice Chia (1974) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress and director.

Michelle Saram (1974) Singaporean [Indian, Chinese] - actress and singer.

Paulyn Sun / Pauline Suen / Alien Sun / Suen Kai-kwan (1974) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress, model, and Miss Universe Singapore 1994.

Andrea De Cruz (1974) Singaporean [Chinese, Portuguese] - actress.

Lina Ng (1974) Singaporean [Teochew Chinese] - actress and tv host.

Nadya Hutagalung (1974) Singaporean [Batak Indonesian, Unspecified White] - actress, model, tv host, and artist.

Mavis Hee / Xu Meifeng / Xu Meijing (1974) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer and actress.

Cynthia Koh / Xu Mei Zhen (1974) Singaporean [Teochew Chinese] - actress.

Quan Yi Fong (1974) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress and tv host.

Colette Wong (1974) Singaporean - tv host and sports reporter.

Tanya Chua (1975) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer. 

Sophie Navita (1975) Singaporean [Batak Indonesian] - actress, singer, and tv presenter.

Jacelyn Tay (1975) Singaporean [Teochew Chinese] - actress.

Catherine Tan (1975) Singaporean - actress.

Sharon Au (1975) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress and tv host. 

Carol Smith (1975) Singaporean - radio host.

Kam Ning (1975) Singaporean [Chinese] - violinist. 

Cheryl Miles (1975) Singaporean - actress, singer, tv personality, and radio personality.

Michelle Chia (1975) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress, model, and tv host.

Constance Song (1975) Singaporean - actress and model.

Loretta Chen (1976) Singaporean [Hokkien Chinese] - actress, tv presenter, radio personality, and author.

Sharmaine Yeoh (1976) Singaporean - actress.

Evelyn Tan (1976) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress and singer.

Vivian Lai (1976) Singaporean [Taiwanese] - actress and tv host.

Yvonne Lim (1976) Singaporean [Hokkien Chinese] - actress.

Jamie Yeo (1977) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress, model, radio host, and DJ.

Eunice Olsen (1977) Singaporean [Chinese, Kristang, Portuguese, Swedish] - actress, model, tv host, musician, and Miss Universe Singapore 2000.

Belinda Lee Xin Yu (1977) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress and tv host.

Melody Chen (1977) Singaporean [Chinese] / Thai, English - actress, tv host, and radio host.

Gwendoline Yeo (1977) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress, writer, and musician. 

Michelle Chong (1977) Singaporean [Hakka Chinese] - actress, tv host, producer, and director.

Gina Lim (1977) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress.

Vanessa-Mae / Vanessa-Mae Vanakorn Nicholson (1978) Singaporean [Chinese] / Thai - violinist and alpine skier.

Joi Chua (1978) Singaporean [Hokkien Chinese] - singer.

Cindy Bernadette (1978) Singaporean [Malay, Hokkien Chinese, Peranakan Chinese, Italian, French, British] - actress, singer-songwriter, director, producer, and screenwriter.

Eelyn Kok (1978) Singaporean [Peranakan Chinese] - actress.

Anna Belle Francis (1978) Singaporean [Malay, Unspecified White] - singer.

Zeng Shimei / Priscelia Chan (1978) Singaporean [Hokkien Chinese] - actress and tv host.

Yasminne Cheng (1978) Singaporean - DJ and radio host.

Jean Danker (1978) Singaporean [Chinese, Unspecified White] - radio host and DJ.

Thi Doan Trinh Tran (1978) Singaporean - model.

Stefanie Sun (1978) Singaporean [Teochew Chinese] - singer-songwriter.

Yida Huang (1979) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer.

Rosalyn Lee (1979) Singaporean - radio host.

Elsa Lin (1979) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer.

Ng Hui (1979) Singaporean [Teochew Chinese] - actress and tv host.

Bevlyn Khoo (1979) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer.

Deborah Sim (1979) Singaporean - actress.

Cheryl Chin (1979) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress.

Rosanne Wong (1979) Singaporean [Cantonese Chinese] - actress and singer.

Lea Simanjuntak (1979) Singaporean [Batak Indonesian] - actress and singer.

Mindee Ong (1979) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress.

Ou Xuan / Jeanette Aw (1979) Singaporean [Hokkien Chinese] - actress, filmmaker, and author.

Celest Chong (1979) Singaporean [Teochew Chinese] - actress, singer, and model.

Kaylani Lei (1980) Singaporean [Filipino, Chinese] - adult actress.

Stella / Stella Huang / Stella Ng (1980) Singaporean [Hokkien Chinese] - singer, actress and model.

Desiree Siahaan (1980) Singaporean [Indonesian, Filipino, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch] - actress.

Gillian Tan (1980) Singaporean - actress and model.

Olinda Cho (1980) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer, actress and entrepreneur.

Rima Melati Adams (1980) Singaporean [Malay] / Thai, Unspecified White - actress, singer, model, and tv personality.

Youyi / Lin Youyi (1980) Singaporean [Hoa, Indonesian] - actress and tv host.

Lydia Look (1980) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress and writer.

Nikki Chao (1980) Singaporean - adult actress.

Sarah Tan (1980) Singaporean [Chinese, English] - model, tv presenter, radio host, and DJ.

Kaira Gong (1981) Singaporean [Shanghainese Chinese] - singer. 

Ase Wang (1981) Singaporean [Chinese, Swedish] - actress and model.

Joey Ng (1981) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress.

Rui En (1981) Singaporean [Cantonese Chinese] - actress.

Joanna Dong (1981) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer, actress and host.

Angela Lin (1981) Singaporean - actress.

Paige Chua (1981) Singaporean [Hokkien Chinese] - actress, model, and tv host.

Jocie Kok / Guo Mei Mei (1982) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer.

Vanessa Fernandez (1982) Singaporean [Chinese, Indian] - singer and radio presenter.

Race Wong (1982) Singaporean [Cantonese Chinese] - actress and singer.

MAS1A / Masia One / Masia Lim (1982) Singaporean [Chinese] - rapper-songwriter and singer.

Sophine Bai (1982) Singaporean [Hokkien Chinese] - actress.

Nurul Aini (1982) Singaporean [Malay] - actress and tv presenter.

Lim Peifen (1982) Singaporean [Chinese] - radio host.

Fiona Xie (1982) Singaporean [Teochew Chinese] - actress and tv host.

Denise Keller (1982) Singaporean [Kristang, Chinese, German] - model and tv presenter.

Yan Kay Kay (1982) Singaporean [Chinese] - instagrammer (yankaykay).

Meivys Sahily (1982) Singaporean / Afro-Cuban - singer-songwriter, model, congas player, and dancer.

Min Lee (1982 or 1983) Singaporean [Chinese] - violinist. 

Jade Seah (1983) Singaporean [Peranakan Chinese, Unspecified White] - actress, model, tv host, and DJ.

Maia Lee (1983) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer and tv personality.

Roz Pho / Rosalind Pho (1983) Singaporean - actress.

Kelly Poon / Kelly Pan (1983) Singaporean [Cantonese Chinese] - singer.

Tay Kewei (1983) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer.

Adele Wong (1983) Singaporean [Wu Chinese] - actress, singer, screenwriter, and writer.

Joanne Peh / Bai Wei Xiu (1983) Singaporean [Hokkien Chinese] - actress.

Tanya Barlow (1983) Singaporean - actress, makeup artist, and animator.

Dawn Xiana Moon (1983) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer-songwriter and dancer.

Lilian Tang (1983) Singaporean - actress.

Jessica Gomes (1984) Singaporean [Chinese] / Portuguese - actress and model.

Milla Khan (1984) Singaporean [Indian] - model.

Felicia Chin / Chen Jing Xuan (1984) Singaporean [Hakka Chinese] - actress, singer, model, and tv host.

Karen Ivy Diaz (1984) Singaporean - model.

Sheila Sim (1984) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress and model.

Wani Ardy (1984) Singaporean / Malaysian - singer-songwriter, poet, and writer.

Pamelyn Chee (1984) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress. 

Simone Heng (1984) Singaporean - tv personality, radio host, and MC.

Annabel Tan (1984) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Meity Chan (1984) Singaporean - model.

Hazlina Abdul Halim (1985) Singaporean [Malay, Unspecified Other] - tv presenter, DJ, radio host, and journalist.

Silver Ang (1985) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress, singer, tv host, and blogger.

Jia Diaz Navergas (1985) Singaporean - model.

Angel Tracy (1985) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Olivia Ong (1985) Singaporean [Peranakan Chinese] - actress and singer.

Kylie Chong (1985) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Rachel Kum (1985) Singaporean [Chinese] - model and Miss Universe Singapore 2009.

Tenashar / Debbie Valerie Long (1985 or 1986) Singaporean - model and DJ.

Gayatri Shunmugam (1986) Singaporean [Tamil Indian] - model.

Rebecca Lim (1986) Singaporean [Hokkien Chinese] - actress.

Leandra Veronica Rasiah (1986) Singaporean - singer.

Faraliza Tan (1986) Singaporean [Malay, Chinese] - model and Miss World Singapore 2008.

Oon Shu An (1986) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress and web show host.

Peggie Neo (1986) Singaporean - youtuber.

Ling Kai (1986) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer.

Possi Pho (1986) Singaporean - actress.

Dawn Yeoh (1986) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress and tv host.

Roshni Kaur Soin (1986) Singaporean - model and Miss World Singapore 2007.

Charmaine Yee (1987) Singaporean [Chinese] - tv host, radio host, DJ, MC, and producer.

Bong Qiu Qiu /  Ang Chiew Ting (1987) Singaporean [Chinese] - instagrammer.

Kanny Theng (1987) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress, model, and tv host.

Cheryl Wee (1987) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress and model.

Ya Hui / Xu Yahui / Koh Yah Hwee (1987) Singaporean [Teochew Chinese] - actress and tv personality.

Sarah Cheng-De Winne (1987) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer and musician. 

Daphne Khoo (1987) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer.

Sylvia Ratonel (1988) Singaporean [Filipino, Unspecified White] - singer.

China Soul (1988) 1/4 Singaporean [Chinese], 3/8 Norwegian, 1/4 English, 1/8 German - singer-songwriter and guitarist.

Seraph Sun / Seraphine Sng Sin Pei (1988) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress, model, and tv host.

Stella Zheng (1988) Singaporean - model. 

Tiffany Fang (1988) Singaporean - model.

Bharathi Rani (1988) Singaporean [Indian] - actress, tv host, and dancer.

Tay Kexin (1988) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer.

Sylvia Chan (1988) Singaporean - youtuber (Ryan Sylvia).

iNCH / Inch Chua (1988) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer, musician, producer, actress and artist.

Nicole Joy Tan (1988) Singaporean - actress.

Tiffany Yong (1988) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress and blogger. 

Eito Rti (1988) Singaporean - model.

Shi Lim (1988) Singaporean [Chinese] - model and Miss Universe Singapore 2013.

Vanessa Vanderstraaten (1988) Singaporean - actress.

Lynn Tan (1988) Singaporean [Chinese] - model and Miss Universe Singapore 2012.

Maria Franco (1988) Singaporean - model.

Ling Na Lee (1988) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Gayle Nerva (1989) Singaporean - actress, singer-songwriter, and tv host.

Pilar Arlando (1989) Singaporean [Indonesian, Indian, Chinese, Portuguese, Dutch] - model and Miss World Singapore 2009.

Evalee Lin (1989) Singaporean - actress.

Shine Koh (1989) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress and model.

Munah Bagharib (1989) Singaporean [Unspecified Arab] - host and actress.

Ateeqah Mazlan (1989) Singaporean [Malay] - actress, singer, and dancer.

Sukki Singapora (1989) Singaporean [Indian] / English - burlesque performer.

Melissa Koh (1989) Singaporean - youtuber. 

Apple Chan (1989) Singaporean [Hong Kongese] - actress and singer.

Poojaa Gill (1989 or 1990) Singaporean [Indian] - model.

RRILEY / Sandra Riley Tang (1990) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress, singer-songwriter, and bassist.

Joanna Lim (1990) Singaporean - actress and model.

Sarah Lyana (1990) Singaporean - model. 

Ris Low (1990) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Kassie / Kassima Isabelle (1990) Singaporean [Malay, Iranian, Chinese] / Italian, Irish, English - youtuber (Gloom).

Jamela Spencer (1990) Singaporean - model. 

Tanooja Rai Dixit (1990) Singaporean [Indian] - model.

Syazwani Hussain (1990) Singaporean - model.

Joanna Chiew (1990) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Rachell Tan (1990) Singaporean - instagrammer (pxdkitty).

Eswari Gunasagar (1990) Singaporean [Indian] - actress.

Jae Liew (1990) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress and model.

Burqq (1990) Singaporean - instagrammer (burqq).

Jannassa Neo (1990) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress and singer.

Iskandariah Puteri Sarlieman (1990) Singaporean - model.

Lady Kash / Kalaivani Nagaraj (1990) Singaporean [Tamil Indian] - rapper-songwriter.

Jill Lim (1990) Singaporean [Chinese, Unspecified White] - DJ and radio host.

Rebecca Chen (1990) Singaporean - model.

Chew Jia Min (1990) Singaporean [Chinese] - model and Miss International Singapore 2013.

Janina Espinoza (1990) Singaporean - model.

Cheryl Cheng (1990) Singaporean - model.

Constance Lau (1990 or 1991) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress, model, and radio personality.

Atikah Suhaime (1991) Singaporean [Malay, Javanese, Unspecified Arab] - actress and model.

Michelle Wong (1991) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress, model, and tv host.

Sikeen Chan (1991) Singaporean - instagrammer (chansikeen).

Hayley Woo (1991) Singaporean [Cantonese Chinese] - actress.

Sonia Chew (1991) Singaporean - tv personality and radio host.

Maria Mulisha (1991) Singaporean [Indian] - model.

Kimberly Wang (1991) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress and radio host.

Andrea Razali (1991) Singaporean [Malay] - model, makeup artist, and Miss International Queen Singapore 2020. - Trans!

Shelia Tan (1991) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress and model.

Christabel Chua (1991) Singaporean - instagrammer (bellywellyjelly).

Nadiyah Shahab (1991) Singaporean [Malay] - actress, model, and tv personality.

Eifa Awi (1991) Singaporean - model.

Liyann Seet (1991) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Chloe Ng (1991) Singaporean - actress and model.

Jacqueline Toh (1991) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Ava Aashna Chopra (1991) Singaporean [Indian] - actress and model.

Jayley Woo (1991) Singaporean [Cantonese Chinese] - actress.

Rathi Menon (1991) Singaporean [Indian] - model and Miss Universe Singapore 2014.

Ferlyn G / Ferlyn Wong (1991) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer, dancer and actress.

Efy Ramdan (1991) Singaporean - model.

Kyla Tan (1991) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Audrey Goh (1991) Singaporean - instagrammer (sparrowonweed).

Jessica Henwick (1992) Singaporean [Chinese] / English - actress.

Miko Bai (1992) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer (By2).

Yumi Bai (1992) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer (By2).

Berlin Ng (1992) Singaporean - instagrammer (berlin.ng).

Mireen Ng (1992) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Tabitha Nauser (1992) Singaporean [Indian] / Swiss - singer.

Victoria Loke (1992) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress and model.

Rachel Rutt (1992) Singaporean / English - model.

Hema Manwani (1992) Singaporean [Indian] - model. 

Abigail Sin (1992) Singaporean [Chinese] - pianist. 

Bhaama Padmanathan (1992) Singaporean [Tamil] - model and Miss World Singapore 2016.

Annette Lee (1992) Singaporean [Peranakan Chinese] - actress and singer.

Huyen Nguyen Thu (1992) Singaporean [Vietnamese] - model.

Katrina Ch’ng (1992) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Jamie Guna (1992) Singaporean - model.

Yumi Peh (1992) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress.

Caryl Erika Nillo (1992) Singaporean - model.

Addeva Eow (1992) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Hanli Hoefer (1992) Singaporean [Peranakan Chinese, German] - model and tv presenter.

Denise Camillia / Denise Camillia Tan (1992) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress and tv personality.

Drea Chong / Andrea Chong (1992) Singaporean - instagrammer. 

Esther Choey (1992) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Winlove Dela Cerna (1992) Singaporean - model.

Alina Ang (1992) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Stella Seah (1992) Singaporean [Teochew Chinese] - singer-songwriter. 

Ming Bridges (1992) Singaporean [Chinese] / British - singer, actress and model.

Nurul a’isyah Sudin (1992) Singaporean - model.

Cindy Liu (1992) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Elly Arriana (1992) Singaporean - model.

Xinyan Lu (1992) Singaporean [Chinese] - model. 

AmanderSings (1993) Singaporean - singer-songwriter and youtuber.

Narelle Kheng (1993) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress, singer, and bassist.

Manuela Bruntraeger (1993) Singaporean [Malay, Peranakan Chinese, Portuguese, German] - model, tv host, Miss Universe Singapore 2017, and Miss Earth Singapore 2016.

Boon Hui Lu (1993) Singaporean [Hokkien Chinese] - actress and singer. 

Aurelia Hathaway (1993) Singaporean - instagrammer (aureliahathaway).

Jasmine Sim (1993) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress and model.

Melody Low (1993) Singaporean - actress and model.

Lisa Marie White (1993) Singaporean [Malay, Unspecified White] - model and Miss Universe Singapore 2015.

Maria Savych (1993) Singaporean - model.

Gina Tan (1993) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer and model.

Mongchin Yeoh (1993) Singaporean⁣ - instagrammer (mongabong).

Megan Zheng (1993) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress and novelist.

April May (1993) Singaporean - model. 

Jesslyn Felicia (1993) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Czarina Justine (1993) Singaporean - model.

Yaya Hamid (1993) Singaporean [Malay] - singer-songwriter.

Tasha / Natasha Low (1993) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer, dancer and television host.

Sonia Tan (1993) Singaporean - instagrammer (okaysonz).

Yumi Chung (1993) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Charmian Tan (1993) Singaporean - radio presenter.

Luisa Gan (1994) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress and model.

Dalreena Poonam Gill (1994) Singaporean [Indian] - model, Miss World Singapore 2014, and referee.

Vanessa Peh (1994) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress, model, and Miss World Singapore 2018.

Carrie Wong (1994) Singaporean [Hakka Chinese] - actress.

Kate Liu (1994) Singaporean - pianist. 

Elizabeth Lee (1994) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress.

Mohana Prabha (1994) Singaporean [Tamil Indian] - model and Miss Universe Singapore 2019.

Linying (1994) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer. 

Reiko Zhang (1994) Singaporean - DJ.

Sherrill Quek (1994) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Carrie Wong (1994) Singaporean [Hakka Chinese] / Malaysian [Chinese] - actress.

Xiang Kate (1994) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Ashvini Anandan (1994) Singaporean [Indian] - model.

L Lee Ying (1994) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Jade Rasif (1994) Singaporean [Malay, Javanese, Chinese, Irish, French, Dutch] - actress, model, and DJ.

Phedra Joy (1994) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Jiayee Chua (1994) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Amaliah Rizqi (1994) Singaporean [Indonesian] - model.

Somaline Ang (1994) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress.

Kylie Yeo (1994) Singaporean - model and Miss International Singapore 2017.

Aylna Neo (1994) Singaporean [Chinese] - instagrammer (aylna).

Yue Chen (1994) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Zahra Khanum (1995) Singaporean [Malay, Kashmiri, Pakistani] - model and Miss Universe Singapore 2018.

Fiona Kwek (1995) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Averiana Asang (1995) Singaporean - model. 

Tyen Rasif (1995) Singaporean [Malay, Javanese, Chinese, Irish, French, Dutch] - musician, model, youtuber, personal trainer, and bodybuilder. 

Kimberly Chia (1995) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress, singer-songwriter, and model.

Charlotte Lum (1995) Singaporean - instagrammer (charlottelum).

Kayley Tan (1995) Singaporean [Chinese] - instagrammer (kayleytan).

Honora Tajima (1995) Singaporean [Japanese] - model.

Soh Pei Shi (1995) Singaporean⁣ [Chinese] - instagrammer and youtuber (speishi).

Chantalle Ng (1995) Singaporean - actress.

He Ying Ying (1995) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress. 

Shalini Paris (1995) Singaporean [Indian] - model.

Aimee Cheng-Bradshaw (1995) Singaporean [Chinese] / English - model.

Adrianna Arumugam (1995) Singaporean [Indian] - model.

Denise Soong Ee Lyn (1995) Singaporean [Chinese] - instagrammer (denisesoongeelyn).

Hirfana Ahamed (1995) Singaporean [Indian] - model.

Jia Hui Tan (1995) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Chrysan Lee (1995) Singaporean - instagrammer (chrysanlee).

Gayathri Gopakumar (1995) Singaporean [Indian] - model.

Ashley Nicole (1995) Singaporean - model.

Cleodora Wijaya (1995) Singaporean [Chinese] - model. 

Davina Naidu (1995) Singaporean [Indian] - model.

Jasmine Sokko / Jasmine Wong Chu Qing (1996) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer-songwriter and producer.

Sam Rui (1996) Singaporean - singer. 

Cheris Lee (1996) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress, singer, model, dancer, and kpop idol (GBB).

Fiona Fussi (1996) Singaporean [Chinese, Austrian] - model.

Sofia (1996) Singaporean [Chinese] - model (instagram: cheeesetart).

Nasihah Anuar (1996) Singaporean - model.

Cherie Chan (1996) Singaporean [Chinese] - model. 

JaJaa Zarinyap (1996) Singaporean⁣ / Thai - model (instagram: jajaazarinn).

Layla Ong (1996) Singaporean - model.

Angie Watkins (1996) Singaporean [Chinese] / Unspecified White - model.

Laanya Ezra Asogan (1996) Singaporean [Indian, Indonesian, Unspecified White] - model and Miss World Singapore 2017.

Celine Leong (1996) Singaporean [Chinese] - youtuber (MiniMoochi).

Olivia Sorley (1996) Singaporean - actress and filmmaker.

Cheryl Chou (1996) Singaporean [Shanghainese Chinese] - actress, model, tv host, and Miss Universe Singapore 2016.

Kanika Chachera (1996) Singaporean [Indian] - model.

Zanelle (1996) Singaporean [Chinese] - instagrammer (znnlle).

Hannah Delisha (1996) Singaporean [Malay] / English - actress, singer, and tv host.

Naomi Neo (1996) Singaporean [Chinese] - youtuber and instagrammer (naomineo_).

Jirapa Tosubjaroensuk (1996) Singaporean - model.

Wang Hui Qi (1996) Singaporean [Chinese] - model and Miss International Singapore 2016.

Nicole Ariel Teo (1996) Singaporean - model.

YanLing Chui (1996) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Ria Sani (1996) Singaporean - model.

Yeap Yi (1996) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Pragathi Guruprasad (1997) Singaporean [Tamil Indian] - singer and model.

Saffron Sharpe (1997) Singaporean - instagrammer (saffronsharpe).

Noè Neo (1997) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Debbie Soon (1997) Singaporean - instagrammer (debbwie).

Chen Lyn Tshua (1997) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Shanisse Tsai (1997) Singaporean [Hokkien Chinese] - singer.

Nisa Khalisa (1997) Singaporean - model.

Claire Lim (1997) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Michelle Vito (1997) Singaporean [Filipino, Spanish] - actress and model.

Amber Koh (1997) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Sheen Cher (1997) Singaporean - model and Miss World Singapore 2019.

Jermaine Leong (1998) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress and singer.

Calista (1998) Singaporean - instagrammer (xcalikins).

Ivy Lim (1998) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Sue Ann Thomas (1998) Singaporean [Indian] - model.

Dolphine Chan (1998) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Zara Felício / Zara Alexandra Felício (1998) Singaporean - model.

Nicole Lee (1998) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Sakshi Sankhyan (1998) Singaporean [Indian] - model.

Yeo Selena (1998) Singaporean - model.

Eleanor Lee / Eleanor Lee Kai Xin (1999) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress, singer, and model.

Topaz Winters / Priyanka Balasubramanian Aiyer (1999) Singaporean [Indian] - actress and poet.

Victoria Annabelle Wong (1999) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Erika Tham (1999) Singaporean [Malay, Chinese] / Ukrainian, Dutch - actress.

Ashley Teo (1999) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Ryian Farizza (1999) Singaporean - model.

Meg Charlotte (1999) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Charlene Chua (1999) Singaporean - model.

Jiemin Phan (1999) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Riana Adams (1999) Singaporean [Malay, Javanese, Chinese] / Unspecified White - instagrammer (rianaevett).

Teddy Diallo (1999) Singaporean / Burkinabe - model.

Yeule / Nat Ćmiel (1999) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer-songwriter and producer.

Nicole Choo (1999) Singaporean - youtuber.

Magdeline Han (1999) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Duan Meiyue (1999) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

R Nametha (1999) Singaporean - model.

Yi Han Si (1999) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Claudia Goh (2000) Singaporean - instagrammer (babyclaudia).

Michy Lim (2000) Singaporean [Chinese] - youtuber (TiffwithMi).

Arinah Zaima (2000) Singaporean - model.

Chantelle Lee (2000) Singaporean - singer.

Kelly Yip (2000) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Iman Fandi / Iman Fandi Ahmad (2000) Singaporean / Cape Coloured South African - model.

Natalie Ong (2000) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer. 

Princess Ericelle Lising (2000) Singaporean - model.

Shalynn Tsai (2000) Singaporean [Hokkien Chinese] - instagrammer (shalynn.tsai).

Miia Kinnunen (2000) Singaporean - youtuber (miiasaurous).

Ruby Wong (2000) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Sierra Lixing Bustos (2000) Singaporean - instagrammer (sierralixing).

Krysty K (2000) Singaporean - model.

Tiffanie Lim (2001) Singaporean [Chinese] - youtuber (TiffwithMi).

Amy Ko (2001) Singaporean - model. 

Fiona Evangeline (2001) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Thhivya Ashti Siva Kumar (2001) Singaporean [Indian] - model.

Cathrina Koay (2002) Singaporean - youtuber.

Keyana K / Melanie Kasise (2002 or 2003) Singaporean [Chinese] / Ghanaian - model and dancer.

Jennifer Chua (2003) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Koh Li Yuan (2003) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Stephanie Carrington (?) Singaporean [Korean, Unspecified White] - model and tv personality.

Esther Low (?) Singaporean - actress.

Jeszlene Zhou (?) Singaporean [Teochew Chinese] - actress.

Elizabeth Camilia Lee (?) Singaporean - model, Miss Earth Singapore 2017, fashion designer, and jewelry designer.

Anita Kapoor (?) Singaporean [Indian] - tv host.

Priyanka Raichanel (?) Singaporean - model and Miss International Queen Singapore 2015. - Trans!

Mayling Ng (?) Singaporean [Chinese] / British - actress and stuntwoman.

Nadiah Sapuan (?) Singaporean - model and personal trainer.

Hazel Kaneswaran (?) Singaporean [Tamil Sri Lankan] / Irish - singer-songwriter and tv personality.

Mathilda D'Silva (?) Singaporean - singer-songwriter, presenter, DJ, MC, producer, director, and screenwriter.

Wendy Kweh (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress.

Anne Patricia Lee (?) Singaporean - model and Miss International Queen Singapore 2013. - Trans!

Claire Wong (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress and filmmaker.

Inez Caroline (?) Singaporean - model.

Gail Kaneswaran (?) Singaporean [Tamil Sri Lankan] / Irish - model.

Syltra Lee (?) Singaporean - singer-songwriter and guitarist.

Rumi M. Arystanbekova (?) Singaporean, Kazakh, Japanese - actress and producer.

Fathin Amira (?) Singaporean - singer-songwriter.

Melinda Priskila (?) Singaporean [Indonesian, Chinese] - model.

Janani Sridhar (?) Singaporean - singer.

Iris Judotter (?) Singaporean / Dutch - singer-songwriter and producer.

Felicia Teo Kaixin (?) Singaporean - singer.

Neo Swee Lin (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress and tv host.

Aya / Lysa Aya Trenier (?) Singaporean, Irish, Scottish - actress and singer-songwriter.

Gabrielle Ferdinands (?) Singaporean - singer.

Sharliza Jelita (?) Singaporean [Malay] - singer-songwriter and producer.

Malaque Mahdaly (?) Singaporean - singer-songwriter and model.

Koh Chieng Mun (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress and comedian.

Marla Vera (?) Singaporean - model and Miss International Queen Singapore 2012. - Trans!

Ava Lyn Koh (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress.

Maricelle Rani Wong (?) Singaporean - musician, model, and Miss Earth Singapore 2010.

Nora Samosir (?) Singaporean [Batak Indonesian] - actress.

Valerie Lim (?) Singaporean - model, Miss Universe Singapore 2011, and Miss Earth Singapore 2009.

Elizabeth Lazan (?) Singaporean [Chinese, Italian, English] - actress and tv host.

Yulin Ng (?) Singaporean - actress.

Amy Cheng (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress and tv presenter. 

Mae Sta Maria (?) Singaporean - actress, singer, and model.

Krissy / Saradha Vidianand Das (?) Singaporean [Tamil Indian] - singer-songwriter.

Meryl Joan Lee (?) Singaporean - singer-songwriter and MC.

Caroline Cheong (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress.

Karisa Sukamto (?) Singaporean / Indonesian - model and Miss World Singapore 2012.

G. K. Sanghar (?) Singaporean [Punjabi Indian] - actress, tv personality, and journalist.

The Analog Girl (?) Singaporean - singer.

Anusha Rajaseharan (?) Singaporean [Indian, Unspecified Arab] - model and Miss World Singapore 2010.

Charmaine Palaez (?) Singaporean - singer-songwriter and guitarist.

Larissa Carnegie (?) Singaporean, Indonesian, Chinese, Scottish, Dutch - actress and dancer.

Victoria Songwei Li (?) Singaporean - singer.

Joy Yak (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress.

et aliae (?) Singaporean - singer.

Noor Hasnah Adam (?) Singaporean [Malay] - actress and poet.

May Yee Lum (?) Singaporean - actress, model, and jewelry designer.

Angelline Chung (?) Singaporean [Chamorro, Indonesian, Chinese] - actress, model, and musician.

Charlotte Lucille-Chia (?) Singaporean - model and Miss International Singapore 2019.

Veronica Foo / Veronica Faye Foo (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress.

Gerlyn Cheah (?) Singaporean - model and Miss Global Singapore 2019.

Cheryl Isabelle (?) Singaporean - model and Miss International Queen Singapore 2010. - Trans!

Eugenia Low (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress.

Kara Dong (?) Singaporean - model and Miss Earth Singapore 2018.

Anjana Vasan (?) Singaporean [Indian] - actress and singer-songwriter.

Eileen Feng (?) Singaporean - model and Miss International Singapore 2018.

Laura Kee (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress and tv presenter.

Camillia Dzelma (?) Singaporean - model and Miss International Queen Singapore 2009. - Trans!

Serene Koong (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer.

Theresa Wong (?) Singaporean - actress.

Erika Huey Tan (?) Singaporean [Chinese] / Malaysian - actress, singer, and model.

Sonia Slizstar (?) Singaporean - model and Miss International Queen Singapore 2004. - Trans!

Tania Lim Kim Suan (?) Singaporean - model and Miss Universe Singapore 2010.

Roxanne Zhang (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress, model, filmmaker, and Miss International Singapore 2015.

Nurul Maideen (?) Singaporean - singer.

Dian Hazwani (?) Singaporean [Malay] - singer.

Evon Loh (?) Singaporean - actress, singer, tv host, and radio host.

Jean Tan (?) Singaporean - singer-songwriter.

Ivy Tan / Chen Ai Wei (?) Singaporean [Malay, Taiwanese, Chinese] - radio host and tv presenter. 

Elsa Faith (?) Singaporean - singer-songwriter, actress, and model.

Beverly Lim Morata (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer-songwriter, actress, comedian, and podcast host.

Felicia Orvalla (?) Singaporean - model and Miss Earth Singapore 2011.

Amanda Tee (?) Singaporean - singer-songwriter.

Qi Qi / Lim Yi Chyi (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - tv host, radio host, and DJ.

ZioZio Lim (?) Singaporean - actress.

Choy Siew Woon (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer.

Tiara Hadi (?) Singaporean - model and Miss Earth Singapore 2015.

Jingru Quah (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress, singer, model, guitarist, producer, and composer.

Kate Liao (?) Singaporean - musician.

Raeann Heng (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress, filmmaker, writer, and blogger.

Olivia Chang (?) Singaporean - actress and stuntwoman.

Jasmine Tye (?) Singaporean [Malay, Chinese] - singer-songwriter.

Charlene Torres-Tan (?) Singaporean - singer.

Maria Salazar (?) Singaporean / Ecuadorian - actress.

Lorraine Tan (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer. 

May Hsu (?) Singaporean - model and Miss World Singapore 2011.

Emma Precious (?) Singaporean - actress and makeup artist.

Lilian Chua (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress and singer.

Shueh-li Ong (?) Singaporean - composer and musician. 

Stephanie Lim (?) Singaporean - singer (HubbaBubbas).

Calin Wong (?) Singaporean - singer (MICappella).

Tessa Burton (?) Singaporean⁣ / British - model. 

Naomi Huth (?) Singaporean⁣ - model and Miss Supranational Singapore 2019.

Elaine Goh (?) Singaporean⁣ - singer and actress.

Mel (?) Singaporean⁣ - instagrammer (j.oannemelissa).

Karen Beh (?) Singaporean⁣ - model. 

Maria-Anna Weiling Zenieris (?) Singaporean [Chinese] / Greek - model and Miss World Singapore 2013.

Rora Realis (?) Singaporean - singer.

Charity Lu (?) Singaporean - model and Miss World Singapore 2015.

Novita Lam (?) Singaporean⁣ - instagrammer (novitalam).

Josephine Yap (?) Singaporean⁣ - instagrammer (jyjosephine).

Michelle Tan (?) Singaporean⁣ - instagrammer (mirchelley).

Jasmine (?) Singaporean⁣ / Malaysian - instagrammer (ricejasminee).

Elaine Rui Min (?) Singaporean⁣ [Chinese] -  instagrammer (elaineruimin).

Silvia Lam (?) Singaporean - model and Miss Earth Singapore 2014.

Azzah Fariha / Azzah Fariha Samat (?) Singaporean [Malay] - actress.

Vanessa Sim (?) Singaporean - model and Miss International Singapore 2014.

Kaci Beh (?) Singaporean - model.

Huda Ali (?) Singaporean - model.

Ashley Soo (?) Singaporean - model. 

Kaigin Yong (?) Singaporean - model. 

Ethel Fong (?) Singaporean - model. 

Hanis Hussey (?) Singaporean - model. 

Junita Simon (?) Singaporean - model - Ford Supermodel of the World Singapore 1995. 

Rachel Wong (?) Singaporean⁣ [Chinese] - instagrammer (rchlwngxx).

Jannah Shaharuddin (?) Singaporean - singer.

Sherly Devonne Ng (?) Singaporean⁣ [Chinese, Indonesian] - actor, singer and host.

Carolyn Kan (?) Singaporean⁣ - jewellery designer. 

Leong Ying Mae (?) Singaporean - model and Miss International Singapore 2012.

Dyna Turmoil (?) Singaporean - singer.

Nicole Wong (?) Singaporean⁣ [Chinese] - instagrammer (ncwong).

Nellie Lim (?) Singaporean - instagrammer (nellielim).

Amanda Wong (?) Singaporean - instagrammer (beautifuladieu).

Linda (?) Singaporean⁣ [Chinese] - instagrammer (lindahaoliyuan).

Emilee Kang (?) Singaporean - singer.

Celine (?) Singaporean⁣ [Chinese] - instagrammer (cel.shin).

Isabel Tan (?) Singaporean - instagrammer (prettyfrowns).

Kate Yong (?) Singaporean - instagrammer (katepurk).

Diya Prabhakar (?) Singaporean [Indian] - model. 

Sharin Keong (?) Singaporean - model.

Choo Yilin (?) Singaporean⁣ [Chinese] - jewellery designer. 

Sherlyn Leo (?) Singaporean - singer (Disco Hue).

Zahira Khaleel (?) Singaporean - singer.

SKL0 / Samantha Lo (?) Singaporean - singer.

handsome girl (?) Singaporean - singer.

Vanessa Hee (?) Singaporean - model and Miss Earth Singapore 2013.

Jeassea K Thyidor (?) Singaporean - singer.

Phoebe Tan (?) Singaporean - model and Miss Earth Singapore 2012.

Candice Foo (?) Singaporean - singer.

Stella Kae Sze (?) Singaporean - model and Miss International Singapore 2011.

Milly Khoo (?) Singaporean - singer.

Geraldine Chua (?) Singaporean - singer.

Annabelle Lu (?) Singaporean - singer.

Loh Wan Hua (?) Singaporean - singer.

Melissa Loo (?) Singaporean - singer.

M:

Wahid Satay / A. Wahid / S.M. Wahid / Abdul Wahid bin Haji Ahmad (1930) Singaporean [Malay] - actor, singer, and comedian.

Choo Hoey (1934) Singaporean [Teochew Chinese] - musician.

Chua Lam (1941) Singaporean [Chaoshanese Chinese] - actor, tv host, food critic, and columnist.

Tian Liang (1941) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor.

Matthew Tan (1945) Singaporean - musician and bandleader.

Weiqiang Wu (1947) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor.

Eddie Chin (1948) Singaporean - bassist. 

S.C. Lim (1948) Singaporean - actor.

Chen Shucheng / Tan Soo Seng (1949) Singaporean [Teochew Chinese] - actor and tv host.

Moses Lim (1950) Singaporean [Henghua Chinese] - actor, comedian, entertainer and food connoisseur.

Rex Goh (1951) Singaporean [Chinese] - guitarist-songwriter and producer.

Huang Yiliang (1951) Singaporean [Hainanese Chinese] - actor.

Henry Thia (1952) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor and comedian. 

Richard Low / Liu Qianyi (1952) Singaporean [Hokkien Chinese] - actor. 

Yawning Bread / Alex Au / Alex Au Waipang (1952) Singaporean [Chinese] - blogger.

Ramli Sarip (1952) Singaporean [Malay] - actor, singer-songwriter, producer, and arranger.

Marcus Chin (1954) Singaporean [Hainanese Chinese] - host, actor and singer.

Lim Kay Tong (1954) Singaporean [Hokkien Chinese, Peranakan Chinese] - actor and tv host.

Zhu Houren (1955) Singaporean [Hainanese Chinese] - actor.

Dick Lee (1956) Singaporean [Peranakan Chinese, Hokkien Chinese]  - singer-songwriter, playwright and film director.

Melvyn Tan (1956) Singaporean [Chinese] - pianist. 

M. Nasir / Mohamad Nasir bin Mohamed (1957) Singaporean [Malay] - actor, singer-songwriter, producer, director, and composer.

Kuo Juey Hoong (1957) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor and writer.

Reggae Ranjhe (1957) Singaporean - actor.

Lim Soon Lee (1957) Singaporean [Chinese] - conductor and violist.

Mark Chan (1958) Singaporean [Cantonese Chinese] - composer, recording artist, singer, instrumentalist, poet and painter.

Chef Wan / Redzuawan bin Ismail (1958) Singaporean [Malay, Javanese, Japanese, Peranakan Chinese] - actor, tv host, and celebrity chef.

Hugo Ng (1959) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor and director.

Ye Shipin (1959) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor.

Lim Kay Siu (1960) Singaporean [Peranakan Chinese] - actor.

Jack Neo (1960) Singaporean [Hokkien Chinese] - actor, host and director.

Jeremy Monteiro (1960) Singaporean - jazz pianist, singer, composer, and music educator.

Philip Tan (1960) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor and stuntman.

Edmund Chen (1961) Singaporean [Hokkien Chinese] - actor and artist.

Wang Yuqing / Tan Chooi Leong (1961) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor.

Kevin Mathews (1961) Singaporean [Chinese, English] - singer-songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist, and composer.

Yuqing Wang (1961) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor.

Xie Shaoguang (1961) Singaporean [Hakka Chinese] - actor.

William Scorpion (1961) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer. 

Hector Ho (1961) Singaporean - actor.

Glen Goei (1962) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor, director, and producer.

Ivan Heng (1963) Singaporean [Peranakan Chinese, Teochew Chinese] - actor and director.

Desmond Shen (1963) Singaporean - actor.

Chen Tianwen (1963) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor. 

Maverick Quek (1963) Singaporean - actor.

Zheng Geping (1964) Singaporean [Hokkien Chinese] - actor.

Liang Wern Fook (1964) Singaporean [Cantonese Chinese] - singer-songwriter and writer.

Gurmit Singh (1965) Singaporean [Punjabi Indian, Japanese, Chinese] - actor, tv host, and comedian.

Rayson Tan (1965) Singaporean [Teochew Chinese] - actor.

Felix Cheong (1965) Singaporean [Chinese] - author and poet. 

Roy Li / Li Fei Hui (1965) Singaporean [Hainanese Chinese] - singer.

Hayden Ng (1966) Singaporean [Chinese] - fashion designer. 

Lee Shih Shiong (1966) Singaporean [Hakka Chinese] - singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and composer.

Wei Song Lee (1966) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor and musician.

Ramon Tikaram (1967) Singaporean [Indian, Malay, Fijian] - actor.

Jimmy Ye (1967) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer.

Chin Han / Ng Chin Han (1967) Singaporean [Hoklo Chinese] - actor.

Ing-How Tan (1967) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor and director.

Arnold Gay (1967) Singaporean - tv presenter, radio host, and DJ.

Terence Cao (1967) Singaporean [Cantonese Chinese] - actor. 

Kumar / Kumarason Chinnadurai (1968) Singaporean / South Indian - actor, drag queen, comedian, and tv host.

Chew Chor Meng (1968) Singaporean [Teochew Chinese] - actor. 

Mark Lee (1968) Singaporean [Hokkien Chinese] - comedian, actor, television host and film director.

Thomas Ong (1969) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor and tv host. 

Jonathan Seet (1969) Singaporean [Chinese] / Irish - singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist, drummer, bassist, violist, organist, nightclub host, producer, and composer.

Hossan Leong (1969) Singaporean [Cantonese Chinese] - actor, television host, radio deejay and comedian.

James Lye (1969) Singaporean [Hakka Chinese] - actor and tv personality.

Suhaimi Yusof (1969) Singaporean [Malay] - actor, comedian, radio host, and DJ.

Glenn Ong (1970) Singaporean [Chinese] - radio host and DJ.

George Leong (1970) Singaporean [Cantonese Chinese] - musician, producer and composer.

Tay Ping Hui (1970) Singaporean [Hokkien Chinese] - actor and director.

Cavin Soh (1970) Singaporean [Hakka Chinese] - actor, host and singer.

Rick Tan (1971) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor.

Bryan Wong (1971) Singaporean [Hainanese Chinese] - actor and television host.

A-do / Du Chengyi (1972) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer. 

Lin Chien-Kwan (1972) Singaporean [Chinese] - saxophonist.

Darren Lim (1972) Singaporean [Hainanese Chinese] - actor.

Ix Shen / Shen Qing (1972) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor and filmmaker.

Allan Wu (1972) Singaporean [Han Chinese] - actor, host, VJ and former model.

Dasmond Koh (1972) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor, tv host and DJ.

Cher Ng / DJ Cher (1972) Singaporean [Chinese] - DJ.

Pierre Png (1973) Singaporean [Peranakan Chinese] - actor.

Randall Tan (1973) Singaporean - actor.

Dennis Chew / Zhou Chongqing / Dennis Chong Kheng Chew (1973) Singaporean [Teochew Chinese] - actor, singer, tv host, radio host, and DJ.

Samir Sarkar (1974) Singaporean [Indian] - actor and filmmaker.

Fish Chaar (1974) Singaporean - actor.

Alan Tan (1974) Singaporean - actor.

Sheikh Haikel (1975) Singaporean [Malay, Unspecified Arab] - actor, rapper, and radio personality.

Eric Ng (1975) Singaporean [Chinese] - guitarist-songwriter, bassist, keyboardist, drummer, producer, and arranger.

Jackson Tan / The Remix Master (1975) Singaporean - musician, DJ and producer.

Addy Rasidi (1975) Singaporean - guitarist. 

John Klass (1975) Singaporean - singer-songwriter, radio host, and producer.

Vincent Ng / Weng Qinghai / Vincent Ng Cheng Hye (1975) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor and martial artist.

Kevin Mark Marghese (1975) Singaporean - actor.

Don Richmond (1976) Singaporean / English, Unspecified Eurasian - singer and producer.

Royston Tan (1976) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor, director, producer, and screenwriter.

Aaron Aziz (1976) Singaporean [Malay] - actor, singer, and director.

Hanjin Tan (1976) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor and singer-songwriter.

Alan Tern (1976) Singaporean [Teochew Chinese] - actor.

Leon Jay Williams (1976) Singaporean [Japanese, Chinese, German, English] - actor and singer.

Adam Chen (1976) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor. 

Nick Shen (1976) Singaporean [Teochew Chinese] - actor and singer.

Thomas Lim (1977) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor and filmmaker.

Fidah Rashid (1977) Singaporean - musician.

Pearry Reginald Teo (1978) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor and filmmaker.

Ben Yeo (1978) Singaporean [Teochew Chinese] - actor, tv host, and model.

Kris Law (1978) Singaporean [Chinese] / Malaysian [Chinese] - actor.

Trisno / Trisno Ishak (1978) Singaporean - singer.

Julian Hee (1978) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor, model, and tv host.

Pakorn Lam (1979) Singaporean, Thai, German - actor and singer.

Chua En Lai (1979) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor.

Adam Toh (1979)  Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Leonard Yong Kiang Lee (1979) Singaporean - actor and stuntman.

Jones Shi Kang Jun (1979) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer-songwriter.

Mark Hermoso (1979) Singaporean - model.

Ken Kwek (1979) Singaporean [Teochew Chinese] - actor and filmmaker.

Joe Phua (1979) Singaporean - actor.

Alaric Tay (1979) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor, director and producer. 

Hady Mirza (1980) Singaporean [Bugis] - singer.

Ashraf Safdar (1980) Singaporean - tv presenter.

Devarajan Varadarajan (1980) Singaporean [Tamil Indian] - actor, singer, and director.

Anwar Hadi (1980) Singaporean - actor.

Elvin Ng (1980) Singaporean [Hokkien Chinese] - actor.

Ian Chinsee (1980) Singaporean - actor and producer.

George Ng / George Young (1980) Singaporean [Malay, Chinese, Greek Cypriot] - actor, tv presenter, and writer.

Sunny Suwanmethanont (1981) Singaporean, Thai / French - actor. 

Jeremy Chan (1981) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor and host. 

JJ Lin / Wayne Lim Jun Jie (1981) Singaporean [Hokkien Chinese] - singer and actor.

Kiki Tay (1981) Singaporean [Chinese] - magician, comedian, performing arts director and entrepreneur.

Saito Nagasaki (1981) Singaporean [Japanese] - DJ.

Kelvin Tan (1981) Singaporean [Hokkien Chinese] - singer. 

Taufik Batisah (1981) Singaporean [Malay, Bugis, Indian] - actor and singer-songwriter.

Alfred Sim (1981) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer.

Imran Ajmain (1981) Singaporean - singer-songwriter.

Hong Junyang (1981) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer and host. 

Adi Putra (1981) Singaporean [Malay] - actor.

Jon Foo (1982) Singaporean [Chinese] / Irish, English - actor, martial artist, artist, and stuntman.

Kamil Haque (1982) Singaporean - actor.

Jon Leong / Jonathan Leong (1982) Singaporean [Chinese] - performing artist, singer, music producer and actor.

Eli T. (1982) Singaporean - singer. 

Shah Iskandar (1982) Singaporean [Malay] - actor and model.

Jae Ang (1982) Singaporean - singer. 

Daren Tan (1983) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer. 

Wong Jinglun (1983) Singaporean [Hakka Chinese] - actor, singer, and tv presenter.

Sylvester Sim (1983) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer. 

Loo Zihan (1983) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor, dancer, director, and artist.

Abbas Akbar (1983) Singaporean [Tamil Indian] - actor and filmmaker.

Marcus Lim (1983) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor, director, and screenwriter.

Juan Wen Jie (1983) Singaporean - model, mixed martial artist, and Manhunt International Singapore 2011.

Drake Lim (1983) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor and producer.

Jinrong / Vivian Dawson (1984) Singaporean [Chinese] / Unspecified White - actor and model.

Boy Thunder / Gerald Koh (1984) Singaporean [Chinese] - radio personality.

TheLionCityBoy / Kevin Lester Sarjit (1984) Singaporean - rapper.

Kang Cheng Xi (1984) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor. 

Nat Ho (1984) Singaporean [Hakka Chinese] - actor and singer.

Aqmal N. / Noorhaqmal Mohamed Noor (1984) Singaporean [Malay] - singer, producer, and composer.

Nic Lee / Nicodemus Lee (1984) Singaporean [Chinese] - guitarist.

Edmund Yeo (1984) Singaporean [Malay, Chinese] - actor and filmmaker.

Romeo Tan (1985) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor. 

Don Valix (1985) Singaporean - model.

Kunhua / Kenneth Chung Kun Wah (1985) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor and radio personality. 

Derrick Hoh (1985) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer. 

Shabir / Shabir Tabare Alam (1985) Singaporean [Tamil Indian, Telugu Indian, Malay] - singer-songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist, organist, producer, lyricist, and composer.

Andie Chen (1985) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor, host and vlogger. 

Ryan Lian (1985) Singaporean [Hokkien Chinese] - actor and singer. 

Darryl Yong (1985) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor. 

Wei Qi / Chan Wei Qi (1985) Singaporean [Chinese] - keyboardist.

A-TREZ / A'trez / Muhammad Nuridris (1986) Singaporean [Malay] - rapper-songwriter, producer, and composer.

Desmond Tan (1986) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor.

Nesh Patel (1986) Singaporean [Indian] - model.

Azmi Danuri (1986) Singaporean - actor.

Teddy Tang (1986) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor, model, and tv host.

Edison Ho Jian Yang (1986) Singaporean - model and Mister World Singapore 2012.

Franster Wong (1986) Singaporean [Hokkien Chinese] - instagrammer (fransterwong).

Awi Rafael (1986) Singaporean - singer.

Louis Aung (1986) Singaporean [Burmese] - model.

Diraf Nalsor (1986) Singaporean - model.

Jerry Yeo (1986) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor.

Marco Salvérs (1986) Singaporean - model.

Fakkah Fuzz / Muhammad Fadzri Abd Rashid (1986) Singaporean [Malay] - tv personality and comedian

Nesh Patel (1986) Singaporean [Indian] - model.

Samuel Wong / Samuel Wong Rui Xiang (1986) Singaporean [Chinese] - drummer.

Balaji Shanmugam (1986) Singaporean [Indian] - model.

Lewis Tan (1987) Singaporean [Chinese] / Irish, English - actor, model, and stuntman.

Zermatt Neo (1987) Singaporean - youtuber. 

Wang Weiliang (1987) Singaporean [Hokkien Chinese] - actor.

Jaspers Lai (1987) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor.

Sezairi Sezali (1987) Singaporean [Malay] - singer-songwriter, guitarist, and pianist.

Zhiyang / Cheeyang Ng / Ng Chee Yang (1987) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer.

Divian Nair (1987) Singaporean - actor, tv host, radio personality, and director.

Maxi Lim / Lim Jun Liang (1987) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor.

Jason Chee / Chee Pei Kun / Jason Chee Pei Kun (1987) Singaporean - model, personal trainer, and Manhunt International Singapore 2012.

BunZ (1987) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor, singer-songwriter, and producer.

Siva Kaneswaran (1988) Singaporean [Tamil Sri Lankan] / Irish - actor, singer-songwriter, and model.

Dee Kosh / Darryl Koshy (1988) Singaporean [Malay, Indian, Chinese] - youtuber.

Faizul Alvés (1988) Singaporean - model.

Elson Soh (1988) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer.

Joakim Gomez (1988) Singaporean - radio host.

Charlie Goh (1988) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor and singer.

Raghavendran Rajasekaran (1988) Singaporean [Tamil Indian] - flutist. 

Kenny Khoo (1988) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer. 

Ryan Tan (1988) Singaporean - youtuber (Ryan Sylvia).

Alex Lim (1988) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Erry Bonch (1989) Singaporean - model.

Ian Fang (1989) Singaporean [Shanghainese Chinese] - actor. 

Akeem Jahat (1989) Singaporean [Malay] - rapper-songwriter and producer.

Nick Teo (1989) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor, tv host, and model. 

Hirzi Zulkiflie (1989) Singaporean - comedian, actor and content creator.

Vincent Huang (1989) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Que Andrea Kasbani / Kasbani Kasmon (1989) Singaporean [Malay] - actor, model, and bodybuilder.

Joshua Ang (1989) Singaporean [Hokkien Chinese] - actor.

Kevin Chua (1989) Singaporean - actor.

Gen Neo (1989) Singaporean [Chinese] - kpop idol, singer, producer, and composer.

Paul Twohill (1989) Singaporean - singer.

Alyph / Alif / Muhammad Alif Abdullah (1989) Singaporean [Malay] - rapper-songwriter, singer, lyricist, composer, and producer.

Ricardo Junius (1989) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Jeremy Koh (1989) Singaporean - singer. 

Vallence Huang (1989) Singaporean [Chinese] - model. 

Tosh Zhang (1989) Singaporean [Hakka Chinese] - actor and singer.

Moses Tang (1989) Singaporean - actor.

Benjamin Josiah Tan (1989) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor.

Aiken Chia (1989) Singaporean - instagrammer (aikenchia).

Shawn Lee (1990) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor. 

Huang Po Ju (1990) Singaporean [Taiwanese] - actor.

Shane Pow (1990) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor. 

Benjamin Kheng (1990) Singaporean - actor and singer.

Joshua Simon (1990) Singaporean [Indian, Chinese] - radio presenter and musician.

Andee Chua (1990) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Fuad Al-Hakim (1990) Singaporean - model and Manhunt International Singapore 2015.

Ross Butler (1990) Singaporean [Malay, Chinese] / Dutch, English - actor and model.

James Seah (1990) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor and tv personality.

Amin Alias (1990) Singaporean - model. 

Jon Chua JX / Jonathan Chua (1990) Singaporean - actor and singer.

Sufie Rashid (1991) Singaporean - singer.

Zeaf Niffira (1991) Singaporean - model. 

Aliff Aziz (1991) Singaporean [Malay, Unspecified Arab] - actor, singer, and model.

Nathan Hartono / Nathaniel Xiang (1991) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer and actor.

Danial Ron (1991) Singaporean - youtuber and instagrammer (danialron).

Luke Lee (1991) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor. 

Harris Baba (1991) Singaporean [Pakistani, Iranian, Indonesian, Chinese] - actor, singer-songwriter, and model.

Roslan Muhamad (1992) Singaporean [Malay] - actor and singer.

Pramit Arora (1992) Singaporean [Indian] - model.

Shigga Shay / Pek Jin Shen (1992) Singaporean [Chinese] - rapper. 

Adithya Srinivasan (1992) Singaporean [Indian] - singer-songwriter.

Jansen Chew (1992) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Hakym Noh (1992) Singaporean - musician, DJ, director, and artist.

Joshua Judah (1992) Singaporean [Indian] - model.

Benjamin Khoh (1992) Singaporean [Chinese] - socialite and model. 

Aden Tan (1992) Singaporean - actor, singer, and model.

JianHao Tan (1993) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor and youtuber.

Nanthakumar Ananthan (1993) Singaporean [Indian] - model.

Famy Ashary (1993) Singaporean - model and Mister International Singapore 2019.

Noah Yap (1993) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor and singer.

Ridhwan Azman (1993) Singaporean - actor, singer, and youtuber.

Trevor Tham (1993) Singaporean [Chinese] - youtuber (Trevmonki).

Epul Eusoff (1993) Singaporean - instagrammer (epuleusoff).

Chin Ee Kin (1993) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Muhammad famy Bin Shahruddin (1993) Singaporean - model. 

Richie Koh (1993) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor. 

Amrit Sandhu (1993) Singaporean [Indian] - actor and model.

Shawn Tok (1994) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer.

Gentle Bones / Joel Tan (1994) Singaporean - singer-songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist, and drummer.

Jonathan Lau (1994) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Xavier Ong (1994) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor and model.

Gershon Sng (1994) Singaporean - musician and filmmaker.

Edwin Goh (1994) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor. 

Vincent Sin (1995) Singaporean - instagrammer (itsvincentsin).

Kapil Waskel (1995) Singaporean [Indian] - model. 

Jarren Ho (1995) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor.

Yung Raja / Rajid Ahamed (1995) Singaporean [Tamil Indian] - actor and rapper-songwriter.

Timothy Law / Law Hsien Hwee (1995) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor.

Xinde Yap (1995) Singaporean - instagrammer (xindeyap).

MYRNE / Manfred Lim (1995) Singaporean - DJ.

Zong Zijie (1996) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor.

Frank Gálvez (1996) Singaporean - model. 

Elton Koh Yong San (1996) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Farriz Haizad (1996) Singaporean - model.

Benedict Ang (1996) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

LEW / Lewis Loh (1996) Singaporean - singer. 

Eric Yue Yang (1996) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Hugo Ong Jun Hui (1996) Singaporean - model and Mister World Singapore 2019.

Fariz Jabba (1997) Singaporean [Malay] - rapper-songwriter and singer.

Kelvin Lin (1997) Singaporean - youtuber (Gytuan).

Christopher Chan (1997) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Erwin Ralph Tan (1997) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Tan Yan Zhang (1998) Singaporean - pianist, composer and conductor.

Frederick Quek (1999) Singaporean - actor and model.

Shafeeq Khan (1998) Singaporean [Indian] - model. 

Brendan Lee (1998) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Vernon Teo (1999) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Khyan Kotak (2000) Singaporean [Indian] - model.

Wen Xuan (2000) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Ryhan Stewart (2000) Singaporean - model.

Brandon Tang (2000) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Nic Kaufmann (2000) Singaporean - instagrammer (nic.kaufmann) and tiktoker (nickaufmann).

Rishi Kumara Rajendran (2000) Singaporean [Indian] - model.

Ang Zhong Hui (2000) Singaporean [Chinese] - model. 

Putra Hambali (2000) Singaporean - model. 

Damien Teo (2001) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor.

Xander Pang (2001) Singaporean [Chinese, Unspecified White] - actor.

Idcriri (2001) Singaporean - model.

Tyler Ong Jing Xiang (2002) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

NeonFlame (2002) Singaporean - youtuber.

Ivan Lo (2003) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor.

Aubrey Suwito (?) Singaporean / Indonesian [Chinese] - pianist-songwriter, keyboardist, producer, and arranger.

Geoff Vizconde (?) Singaporean - model.

Paul Foster (?) Singaporean [Chinese, British] - actor and model.

Lance Lee Davis (?) Singaporean - actor and filmmaker.

Rayve Tay (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor.

Jonathan Cheok (?) Singaporean - singer.

Puravalan Narayanasamy (?) Singaporean [Tamil Indian] - actor.

Duane Ho (?) Singaporean - singer.

Kasper Neo (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - model and Mister Global Singapore 2017.

Christopher Khor (?) Singaporean - singer-songwriter and guitarist. - Trans!

Isaac Chua Cheng Pou (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor.

Melvinder Kanth (?) Singaporean - actor and filmmaker.

Jeremiah Choy (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor, writer, director and choreographer.

Charles Stitch Wong (?) Singaporean - singer-songwriter, guitarist, and beatboxer.

Art Fazil (?) Singaporean [Malay] - singer.

Tim De Cotta (?) Singaporean - singer-songwriter, bassist, and producer.

Michael Aw (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - author and photographer. 

Dhillon Poh (?) Singaporean - model and Mister Global Singapore 2018.

Li Wenhai (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor.

Yamin Yusof (?) Singaporean - actor, model, Man of the World Singapore 2018, and personal trainer.

Thomas Pang (?) Singaporean [Filipino, Chinese] - actor.

Ikhwan Risydah Nasuha Bin Sapi'ee (?) Singaporean - model and Man of the World Singapore 2017.

Peter Boon Koh (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor.

Ice Asher Chew (?) Singaporean - actor, model, and Mister Global Singapore 2015.

Charlie Lim / Charles Lim (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer, musician, artist and producer. 

Bryan Chan (?) Singaporean - actor.

Andrew Seow (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor, model, and media personality.

Primero Ang (?) Singaporean - actor, singer, MC, and videographer.

Didicazli / Didicazli Ismail (?) Singaporean [Malay] - singer-songwriter, tv presenter, and producer.

Faizal Isa (?) Singaporean - singer.

Nelson Chia (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor and director.

MJ Kuok (?) Singaporean - singer.

Phone Pyi Kyaw (?) Singaporean [Burmese] - model and Mister Asian International 2019.

Justin Jap (?) Singaporean - singer.

David Lim Hok Liang (?) Singaporean [Indonesian, Chinese] - model and Mister Asian International Singapore 2018.

Jazer Chia (?) Singaporean - model and Best Model of the World Singapore 2013.

Danny Yeo (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor, tv host, DJ, director, and writer.

Kee Chan (?) Singaporean - actor.

Dwayne Tan (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor.

Gerome Chew Chin Wei (?) Singaporean - model.

Yan Bingliang (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor.

Noel Ng (?) Singaporean - model and Mister Global Singapore 2016.

Peter Yu / Yu Hongrong (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor.

Nicholas Tan (?) Singaporean - model and swimmer.

Of Methodist / Chuck (?) Singaporean - singer-songwriter.

Jacob J. Lau (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor.

DJ NOMSTA (?) Singaporean - DJ and promoter.

Tay Yuanqio (?) Singaporean - model and Mister International Singapore 2010.

Shawn Tng (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer and composer. 

Adrian Wee (?) Singaporean - DJ.

Edwin Aw (?) Singaporean - model and Mister International Singapore 2015.

Calvin Tan (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor and producer.

Hassanal Ruslan / Mohamend Hassanal Bin Ruslan (?) Singaporean - model and Manhunt International Singapore 2017.

JUNDA / Hagen Troy (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer-songwriter and producer. 

DJ Clart / James Tan (?) Singaporean - DJ.

Chen Guohua (?)  Singaporean [Hokkien Chinese] - actor.

Marvin Soh (?) Singaporean - model and Mister International Singapore 2018.

Chew Jun Ru (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - musician. 

Sebastian Foo (?) Singaporean - model and Mister International Singapore 2016.

Huang Qing Yuan (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer. 

Jovin Koh Boon Pin (?) Singaporean - model and Manhunt International Singapore 2010.

Ron Teh (?) Singaporean - model and Mister International Singapore 2012.

Wong Hong Mok (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer-songwriter, music producer and professional photographer.

Jay Lim (?) Singaporean - singer.

Peter Yu (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - model.

Richmond Ang (?) Singaporean - model and Best Model of the World Singapore 2011.

Jonathan Seah (?) Singaporean - model and Mister Global Singapore 2014.

Tengku Adil Bahdar (?) Singaporean [Malay] - singer.

Ryan Chan (?) Singaporean - singer (HubbaBubbas).

Mervyn Ye (?) Singaporean - singer (HubbaBubbas).

Goh Juni (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer (MICappella).

Peter Huang (?) Singaporeae - singer (MICappella).

Eugene Yip (?) Singaporeae - singer (MICappella).

Goh Mingwei (?) Singaporean - singer (MICappella).

Eugenia Yip (?) Singaporean - singer (The Steve McQueens). 

Fabian Lim (?) Singaporean - saxophonist (The Steve McQueens). 

Joshua Wan (?) Singaporean - keyboardist (The Steve McQueens). 

Jase Sng (?) Singaporean - bassist (The Steve McQueens). 

Aaron James Lee (?) Singaporean - drummer (The Steve McQueens).

Keith Yuen (?) Singaporean - Instagrammer (travelinspiration360).

Luke Pereira (?) Singaporean, Portuguese - model. 

Auzaie Zie (?) Singaporean - keyboardist and producer (Disco Hue).

Billy Chua (?) Singaporean - drummer (Disco Hue).

Rush Ang (?) Singaporean - guitarist (Disco Hue).

Theodore Teow (?) Singaporean - singer.

Justin Ang (?) Singaporean - DJ (The Muttons).

Vernon Anthonisz / Vernon A (?) Singaporean - DJ (The Muttons).

Christopher Michael Lee (?) Singaporean - singer.

Joshua Luke (?) Singaporean - model, Mister Culture World 2017, and Mister Culture World Singapore 2017.

Terence Tay (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - singer.

Andy Soh (?) Singaporean - model and Mister International Singapore 2011.

Farhan Shah (?) Singaporean - singer.

Edwin Heng (?) Singaporean - model and Mister International Singapore 2013.

Norman Then (?) Singaporean - singer.

Andy Wong (?) Singaporean - model and Mister International Singapore 2014.

Jerry Ong (?) Singaporean - singer.

Muhammad Ibnunordin (?) Singaporean - singer.

Javier Chan (?) Singaporean - model and Mister Global Teen Singapore 2016.

Lewis Stokes (?) Singaporean - model and Best Model of the World Singapore 2012.

Jonah Sin (?) Singaporean - model and Mister Global Teen Singapore 2015.

Anton (?) Singaporean - instagrammer (mellowedhigh).

David Yeo (?) Singaporean - singer.

Benjamin Chow (?) Singaporean - singer.

Randy Chua (?) Singaporean - singer.

James Tay (?) Singaporean - singer.

Levin Ng (?) Singaporean - singer.

Janson Tay (?) Singaporean - singer.

Ryan Lee (?) Singaporean - singer.

Douglas Wong (?) Singaporean - singer.

NB:

Elisha Lim (1978) Singaporean [Chinese] - Non-Binary (They/Them/Their’s) - musician, filmmaker, writer, graphic novelist, and artist.

Nicky Case (1994) Singaporean [Malay, Chinese] - Genderqueer (Any Pronouns) - video game developer.

JY Yang (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - Non-Binary (They/Them/Their’s) - writer.

Victoria Victor / Victor Loo (?) Singaporean [Chinese] - Genderfluid (He/Him/His and They/Them/Their’s) - actor, singer, model, artist, socialite, and activist.

Problematic:

Maddy Barber / Medalina Barber (1973) Singaporean [Chinese] - actress, radio host, and DJ. - Racist statements in regards to Malays and Indians.

Tila Tequila / Tila Nguyen / Miss Tila / Tornado Thien / Nguyễn Thị Thiên Thanh (1981) Singaporean [Vietnamese, French] - actress, model, singer-songwriter, tv personality, blogger, and writer. - Antisemitic statements.

Xiaxue / Cheng Yan Yan Wendy (1984) Singaporean [Chinese] - blogger and television personality. - Ableist and xenophobic statements.

Eden Ang (1987) Singaporean [Japanese, Chinese] - actor and youtuber. - Multiple accusations of sexual assault and sexual harassment.

Sheena Phua (1991) Singaporean [Chinese] - model. - Racist statements in regards to Indians, specifically Sikhs.

Joal Ong (1994) Singaporean - actor. - Posted revenge porn of Christabel Chua after his breakup with her.

Amos Yee (1998) Singaporean [Chinese] - actor, youtuber, and blogger. - Pro-pedophilia.

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Hong Kong’s Fight for Justice

I just saw that China is going through with their laws that will give them more power over Hong Kong so if anyone wants to read my essay on the protests and how Hong Kong should be actively defended by other countries, here it is. (Completed November 25, 2019)  (LONG POST WARNING!!!!!!)

You can also read on Google Docs

Democracy is a concept close to the heart of all Americans. With a long history of conflict aimed at protecting it, from such violent retaliation as the Revolutionary and Civil Wars to the peaceful protests of Martin Luther King Jr., it is no surprise that the eyes of the nation should be on other parts of the world that find themselves embedded in the same fight. What can be surprising are the reactions of some of these watching Americans. As Martin Luther King Jr. discovered when he was thrown into Birmingham Jail, some seem to have forgotten that their own freedoms arrived on the heels of soldiers, on the backs of almost-powerless citizens fighting against one of the most powerful countries in the world. This is the position the people of Hong Kong find themselves in, as they stand against a totalitarian regime intent on infringing upon their rights.

That the people of Hong Kong can protest is itself a testament to previous battles for democracy. Hong Kong operates under a very different set of rules than mainland China because it was only returned to Chinese control in 1997. Before this it was a British territory, and it was only by China agreeing to a “one country, two systems” method of government that Britain was willing to make the agreement at all (Cheung and Hughes). Because of Britain’s determination, the people of Hong Kong enjoy greater freedoms than people from mainland China, including the freedom to assembly and free speech. Since Hong Kong was only recently returned to China, many citizens do not see themselves as Chinese; in fact, “surveys from the University of Hong Kong show that most people identify themselves as "Hong Kongers" - only 11% would call themselves "Chinese" - and 71% of people say they do not feel proud about being Chinese citizens” (Cheung and Hughes). The media coverage of the protests reflects this, often referring to mainland China as simply China, and treating China and Hong Kong almost as separate countries. Unfortunately, China still has a large amount of influence in Hong Kong government, and the current protests are a result of two threatened infringements on Hong Kongers’ rights: the agreement between China and Britain expiring in 2047 and Hong Kong’s attempt to pass an extradition bill. The bill would allow China to extradite criminal suspects to mainland China, which citizens of Hong Kong feared would “subject [them] to arbitrary detention, unfair trial and torture under China's judicial system” (Li).

According to Radio Free Asia—a US-government funded broadcasting corporation put in place to combat lack of free speech in Asian countries— “the protesters’ five key demands are: the formal withdrawal of planned amendments to extradition laws; an amnesty for arrested protesters; an end to the description of protesters as rioters; an independent inquiry into police abuse of power; and fully democratic elections” (Lipes). The extradition bill that prompted the protests was withdrawn on September 4th after several months of protesting, but the citizens of Hong Kong say that it is “too little, too late” (Kam). Previous attempts to trick them by claiming that the bill was “dead” without actually withdrawing it only succeeded in lowering the trust citizens had for the government even further. This, in addition to Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s refusal to consider the other four demands, meant that the protests did, and will, continue (Kam). The logic behind the five demands is straight-forward, but the final one may confuse those unfamiliar with the legal system of Hong Kong. The demand for fully democratic elections stems from Chinese encroachments upon the one country, two systems agreement. When the British handed over Hong Kong to China, they made provisions for its continued democratization, with a gradual increase of officials being elected by universal suffrage as opposed to functional constituencies, which allow not only select people but even corporations to vote (Chen). Drastic changes such as universal suffrage could be proposed beginning in 2007, in order to give enough time for the transition to go smoothly. However, once the required waiting period was completed, all attempts to advocate for greater suffrage were shot down, resulting in officials being elected by “a mostly pro-Beijing body chosen by just 6% of eligible voters” (Chen, Cheung and Hughes).

With their rights being infringed upon, and legal recourse being blocked, protesting is the only action that remains available for the citizens of Hong Kong. As such, they have every right to protest and should be supported even as they clash with police. The citizens of Hong Kong cannot directly elect their government but—under the one country, two systems deal—they do have the right to assembly. This leads to a long history of protests, much of which brought about little change for the people. "It might be futile,” one protester said, “But we have to act and show the Hong Kong government…that we won't just roll over and let the Chinese government walk all over us" (Cheung). One could even argue that the people of Hong Kong have a moral obligation to protest, much like citizens of the United States have a moral obligation to vote. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the moral obligation to vote stems from the “co-responsibility for the common good” (Catholic Church 2240). When given the opportunity to impact the passing of a law, whether said law hurts or helps others, it is one’s responsibility to help. The common good is that which benefits society as a whole, not one group or individual. The increasing control over Hong Kong would benefit the communist leaders in Beijing while resulting in a drastic decrease in autonomy and threat of extradition for the citizens of Hong Kong. Thus it becomes clear that the people of Hong Kong do indeed have a moral obligation to protest, as it is the only way they can work for the common good, which includes protection of citizens from the notorious Chinese legal system and the Hong Kong police.

Said protection is sorely needed. On June 12th, 2019, during a peaceful protest, Hong Kong police were filmed beating non-violent protesters, firing rubber bullets at protesters’ heads, and firing teargas—which was banned from use in war during the Geneva Protocol of 1925 (Üzümcü 1). “‘Police officers appear out of control, placing peaceful protesters who posed no threat in danger of serious injury,’ said Man-kei Tam, Director of Amnesty International Hong Kong” (Amnesty International). The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet agreed, saying that “officials have been seen firing tear gas canisters into crowded, enclosed areas and directly at individual protesters on multiple occasions, ‘creating a considerable risk of death or serious injury’” (UN News). Even as protesters reacted with violence of their own and both sides escalated their tactics—going from bricks to Molotov cocktails, from rubber bullets to live rounds—civilian opinion remains the same: the police are more to blame for the violence than the protesters (Lee). This is largely because of a wide-spread lack of trust in the government and police; the Chinese University of Hong Kong found that 49% of people gave the government a score of zero out of ten for trustworthiness, while 52% gave the same score to the police (Lee). In addition, the violence performed by the protesters is found entirely at the so-called “front line,” not simply for the sake of violence, but to protect the peaceful protesters behind them. “We are not rioters,” a peaceful protester identified only as Cheryl explained. “We are as peaceful as we can [be]” (Holtz).

It is this concentrated band of so-called “rioters” at the front lines that allows the group as a whole to be spared the classification. While protests are overall peaceful affairs, riots are born of violence, usually resulting in extensive property damage and injury. Often, rioters will destroy anything they can reach as a way of spreading fear and expressing their discontent, and are more interested in causing chaos than solving problems. Following this point-by-point classification, one can see that the vast majority of Hong Kongers are not rioters. The protests remained peaceful initially, even with an estimated two million people gathering, and it was only after the police attacks of June 12th that any vandalism or violence began (BBC News, Amnesty International). Even then the numbers of protesters involved in such acts was small, numbered at its highest point in the hundreds as opposed to the millions of people actively protesting (Lai and Wu). These real rioters were not applauded by the protesters; in fact, a message quickly spread through LIHKG, a social media platform, that the vandalism and violence must stop, and that it was giving a bad name to the protesters (Marlow and McNicholas). The people of Hong Kong are acting not out of a craving for violence but for their rights, and for those in countries that tout democracy to do anything other than support them is dangerous hypocrisy.

If rioters rely on violence, then it would be more apt to give the police the title. Police brutality has been escalating over the months of protests, culminating so far in three days of chaos and violence as police attempted to break into Hong Kong Polytechnic University, where a large group of mainly high school and college students had taken shelter (Yu et al). A reported “1,458 rounds of tear gas and 1,391 rubber bullets” were fired in a single day, and many of the protesters tried to escape, both by rappelling from a bridge to volunteers on motorcycles and sneaking through the sewers. However, the police maintained an iron grip on the college, resulting in over 1,000 arrests and almost 300 protesters—many of whom were minors—being sent to the hospital (Yu et al). The injury rates are hardly a surprise, as the equipment the protesters—most if not all members of the “front line”—have are designed for defense, not offence. With black clothing and masks to avoid being recognized, they are armed with umbrellas, goggles, gas masks, and water bottles to protect themselves from teargas, as well as helmets in case the police get close enough to use their batons (Holtz).

The people of Hong Kong want to return to normal life; they are not protesting for the sake of causing chaos. “We want peace, but we also want the problems to be resolved,” a 60-year-old protester named Mike said. “We also would like to have order restored, but what’s the next move? The government will be the same[;] nothing will have changed. That’s the problem” (Chen et al). The resilience of the protesters makes it even clearer that they are not rioters. People who are only interested in causing chaos would not go out on the streets every weekend, exposing themselves to the risk of being teargassed, shot, or arrested. “Some surveys suggest that more than 80 percent of the people of Hong Kong may have been exposed to tear gas,” and in neighborhoods close to the main protest sites, citizens are pleading for the police to stop their assault. As one resident tearfully explained: they can’t put masks on their pets (Tufekci). Fear is palpable in those protesters taken by police, as they shout out their names in the hopes of their family or lawyers being able to help them. Some go so far as to “yell that they are in no way suicidal. If they aren’t heard from again, they want to make sure it’s clear who’s to blame” (Tufekci).

It is not surprising that protesters would suspect such grave actions from the police, as many believe that they killed protesters on “August 31 in Prince Edward Station, when the police shut down the subway station with protesters trapped inside” (Tufekci). A few videos were shared of protesters who had surrendered being beaten and pepper sprayed, but the CCTV footage disappeared. “Medics weren’t allowed in…and the police whisked away the injured to other stations while many people waited outside, in vain, to receive the wounded” (Tufekci). Due to the lack of information given about some missing people, as well as the severe injuries that resulted in a few being hospitalized, protesters suspect the worst, and have gone so far as to avoid hospitals, opting to go to “hidden clinics” rather than risk the police using their hospital records. Every night protesters bring flowers and candles to Prince Edward Station and demand that the footage be released. More often than not, police retaliate with rubber bullets (Tufekci). Yet the protesters march through the atmosphere of fear with the same determination that sends them into clouds of teargas. They are fighting for their rights, a return to the lives they desperately long for, for rest from the constant barrage of water, noxious fumes, and bullets. For many, this is a last stand. “We cannot give up, because if we do, there will be no future for us anyway. We might as well go down fighting,” one protester said (Tufekci). Many reference the fate of the Uighurs, residents of the Xinjiang region. With a similar history to that of Hong Kong, it is no wonder the people are concerned; the Uighur people were systematically oppressed by the Chinese government, and hundreds of thousands of them have been placed in “re-education camps,” which specialize in indoctrination and forced assimilation (Phillips). Considering the understandable desperation of the protesters, it is impressive that they continue to advocate for peace.

The Chinese government, on the other hand, does not seem interested in peace. In addition to the increasingly violent action by the police, the Chinese state media released a video showing a military convoy heading towards Shenzhen, a city only 18.6 miles away from Hong Kong (The Guardian). While the Chinese government claimed that the military was there only for “large-scale exercises”, Alexandre Krauss, policy advisor for the EU, did not agree, saying, “something extraordinarily bad is about to happen” (Withnall). Krauss has good reason to be concerned, as Chinese officials have moved past labeling the protesters rioters, going so far as to call them terrorists. This is not the first time China has used the word terrorism in relation to protests, even using it to describe “non-violent opposition movements in minority regions such as Tibet and Xinjiang,” mostly as a way of “justifying greater uses of force and the suspension of legal rights for detainees” (Withnall). The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said “that there was ‘credible evidence’ of law enforcement officials using some anti-riot measures which are ‘prohibited by international norms and standards’” (UN News). She called for the protesters, police, and government to open peaceful discussions, and for the government to look into the apparent police brutality—one of the protesters’ five demands. The Chinese government’s reaction was to starkly refuse to reevaluate their police practices and to accuse the UN of sending the wrong message to “violent criminal offenders” (UN News, Withnall).

           With the violent opposition they face, why do the protesters continue to fight? China has a long history of futile protests, from Tiananmen Square to the Umbrella Protest, which happened in Hong Kong itself, but that history is not stopping the protesters. The past failures might have deterred them if they had hope for some lenience after surrender, but with the backdrop of the Uighur oppression framing their every move, it has the opposite effect. Not even Tiananmen Square can make them give up. Probably the most well-known protest in China, the Tiananmen Square massacre had an official death toll of 241 and about 7,000 injured, but outside estimates put the numbers much higher (Encyclopaedia Britannica). The massacre—as well as the following arrests and executions—resulted in harsh criticism from most of the world, as well as economic and diplomatic sanctions from the U.S. The people of Hong Kong are the only Chinese citizens able to celebrate the anniversary of Tiananmen Square, and they do so every year, a clear declaration of where the city stood between the Chinese government and democracy even before the protests began. (Cheung and Hughes). In 2014, tens of thousands of protesters camped out in the streets, campaigning for fully-democratic elections. The movement became known as the Umbrella Protest, because umbrellas were found to be the best tool for protection from tear gas (Henley). Ultimately, Beijing refused to concede, despite global attention (Cheung). Not all hope is lost, however. On July 1st, 2003, the pro-democracy camp won a major victory, with an estimated half a million people marching in opposition to a bill that would “enact laws on treason, secession, sedition, subversion and protection of state secrets” (Chen). With similar issues rising today—changing of laws regarding political crimes that could result in more severe punishment—three times as many protesters, and the eyes of the world watching closely, there is a chance that the current protests may result in a success equal to those of 2003. A shift in leadership and China’s increasing economic power, however, means that the government is unlikely to compromise unless faced with massive amounts of pressure.

Considering the escalating police brutality and the government’s refusal to consider the protesters’ demands, it appears that the citizens of Hong Kong cannot provide that pressure on their own. Should the United States, famous for their democracy, step in to actively assist the people of Hong Kong in their fight against China? Hong Kongers certainly think so, waving American flags, Uncle Sam posters, and even dressing as Captain America to encourage intervention. For the U.S. Government, direct action would be “a potential policy dilemma but also a potential point of leverage with Beijing” (Wong). It is not merely a political dilemma that grips foreign nations; big businesses are also watching carefully to see if the protests are successful. If not, it is possible that the new law will shatter “Hong Kong’s place as a middle ground between China and the business world” (Stevenson). Already companies are walking away from bidding for previously-prized plots of land and reconsidering their Hong Kong policies. “For decades, major companies parked their Chinese or Asian headquarters in Hong Kong, making the city a major nexus of finance and commerce,” but China’s attempt to increase control is putting that balance at risk (Stevenson). It is possible that the danger of losing Hong Kong’s spot in the global commerce world was the reason the Chinese government capitulated in 2003. Unfortunately for the protesters, China has grown to a powerful economic stronghold in its own right, which could explain Xi Jinping’s refusal to negotiate.

Most countries and businesses are too afraid of losing Chinese approval to side with the protesters, but they are equally wary of siding definitively with China, because of Hong Kong’s importance in the business world. This has not stopped the United States, however, from passing a bill near-unanimously through the House of Representatives—417 votes to one—and unanimously through the Senate that would “require the government to impose sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for human rights abuses in the territory” and to review annually whether Hong Kong has been allowed to keep its autonomy. This has placed the relations between the U.S. and China on unstable ground, as “China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs had promised ‘strong countermeasures’ if such a bill were enacted” (Yaffe-Bellany and Rappeport). The former head of the International Monetary Fund’s China division added that taking such a stand would simply bolster China’s propaganda campaign saying that the protests—and many other problems—are the result of the United States meddling in other countries’ affairs. Despite this warning, and President Trump’s reported hesitance to make a decision one way or the other, the bill will likely be enacted even if President Trump vetoes it, due to the unanimous Senate vote (Yaffe-Bellany and Rappeport). It is good to see that the United States’ government is as dedicated to protecting democracy the world over as they claim to be. Actions, not words, are important in situations like this—as Carrie Lam’s lies about the extradition bill being dropped show—and a country as powerful as the U.S. taking a stand could encourage other countries to do the same.

While the bill could provide the help that Hong Kongers need, they are not waiting for others to fight their battles for them, adapting their techniques and using social media to stay one step ahead of the police. During the Umbrella Protests, which were necessarily organized beforehand, “the people were stuck in a fixed place, which made it easier for the government to cope” (Lai and Wu). It also resulted in the arrests and imprisonment of several of the leaders. However, in today’s protests there are no set leaders. “Decisions on when, where and how to protest have often been made collectively and anonymously on the spot,” allowing protesters to move quickly and easily from location to location (Lai and Wu). In addition to organization of events, the online presence allows those protesters further away from the front line to receive updates in real time, often concerning whether or not tear gas was being used, and whether to open up their ranks to allow those at the front line to run back and join them (Holtz). The use of social media also allows those who may not be able to protest directly but still want to help to get involved by delivering supplies to protesters after tracking their positions on social media. So far, there have been no reports of police using social media to their advantage. The use of social media likely stems from the average age of protesters. Nearly one third of protesters who have been arrested were under eighteen, with another four percent under sixteen (Kang-chung et al). This is not to say that all protesters are young; the older residents of Hong Kong are equally worried about their rights. Hundreds of small businesses joined in the protests by striking and allowing their employees to attend protests; some even have discounts for protesters (Stevenson, Holtz).

Social media has another strong impact: it allows the world to see first-hand the atrocities being committed in the city. Whereas before one might simply hear about a protest in the news, the advancement of technology allows for the reality of hailing bullets and seeping tear gas to be shown. It also gives protesters an extra weapon: by sharing these videos, they can urge other countries like the United States to take a stand. It is easy for someone to claim that they didn’t know what was happening until it was too late in cases where the only information was coming through a newspaper, perhaps weeks after the events themselves took place, but it is much harder to ignore the reality of violence and oppression when videos are being posted and shared every day. Perhaps the increasing amount of information is what prompted the U.S. government to pass the bill. All the people of Hong Kong—and proponents of freedom around the world—can do is hope that other countries will answer the call to arms as well, and that lovers of democracy will stand against the creeping shadow of China and say no more.

Words have power, and the attempts of the Chinese government to label protesters as rioters and even terrorists are prime examples of the propaganda for which totalitarian regimes are famous. A closer look at the tactics and motives of most protesters, as well as the public opinion, shows that the Hong Kong protesters are not rioters, and simply want the rights and protection they were promised. With mainland China gradually expanding their control over the region and little-to-no control over elections, the actions of Hong Kongers are inevitable and necessary. Martin Luther King Jr. says in his “Letter from Birmingham Jail” that time is neutral towards social justice; but in Hong Kong, with the expiration date on their precious freedoms drawing closer every day, time is a weapon not on their side. The importance of change happening now is obvious in the way the protesters act, and the violence that has occurred is understandable and even, when in defense against police brutality, justified.

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Government shutdown could delay NASA’s Lucy asteroid mission

https://sciencespies.com/space/government-shutdown-could-delay-nasas-lucy-asteroid-mission/

Government shutdown could delay NASA’s Lucy asteroid mission

WASHINGTON — A NASA asteroid mission that has remained on schedule for a mid-October launch despite disruptions caused by the pandemic is now facing a new challenge: the threat of a federal government shutdown.

The Lucy spacecraft is currently scheduled to launch in the predawn hours of Oct. 16 on a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The $981 million mission, part of NASA’s Discovery program, must launch during a window that is open only through Nov. 7 to fly a complex trajectory to visit several Trojan asteroids leading and trailing Jupiter in that planet’s orbit around the sun.

Preparations for the launch remain on schedule, project officials said during a Sept. 28 briefing. The spacecraft will soon be encapsulated within its payload fairing and transported to the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex 41, where it will be installed atop its Atlas 5 rocket.

“Things are moving really quickly,” Donya Douglas-Bradshaw, Lucy project manager at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, said at the briefing.

However, actions — or, more accurately, a lack of action — 1,200 kilometers from the launch site could bring those activities to a sudden halt. The new fiscal year will begin Oct. 1 and Congress has yet to pass a temporary spending bill, known as a continuing resolution or CR, to fund the government until it passes full-year appropriations bills. Some Republican members oppose an increase in the debt limit, required to avoid a government default, that would also be included in the CR.

If Congress does not pass a CR by Oct. 1, the federal government would shut down for the first time since a five-week shutdown in December 2018 and January 2019. Nonessential government activities would stop and federal employees furloughed.

NASA’s contingency plan for a shutdown, last updated June 9, states that operations of the International Space Station and other spacecraft would continue in the event of a shutdown. “However, if a satellite mission has not yet been launched, unfunded work will generally be suspended on that project,” the document states.

Any halt to launch preparations could jeopardize its ability to launch during its three-week window, particularly if it faces other technical or weather delays. “We’re keeping a really close eye on what’s going on, and hoping that we can get a continuing resolution to continue operating,” Lori Glaze, director of NASA’s planetary science division, said when asked about the potential impact of a shutdown.

Glaze initially didn’t say if Lucy has received an exception to the shutdown rules, allowing it to continue launch preparations. Among the categories of excepted activities in NASA’s shutdown plan are “space launch hardware processing activities, which are necessary to prevent harm to life or property.”

Asked later about the status of an exception, Glaze said the project is seeking one. “The request process is underway. It’s not completed yet,” she said. “We’re working on that and keeping a really, really close eye on what’s going on with Congress and the budget.”

Lucy must launch in that narrow window because of its complex trajectory. After its launch, it will perform flybys of the Earth in October 2022 and December 2024 before flying past an asteroid in the main belt in April 2025. It will then go past several objects in one cluster of Trojan asteroids between August 2027 and November 2028. After another Earth flyby in December 2030, it will fly by two objects in the other Trojan cluster in March 2033.

The unique trajectory can’t be easily repeated if Lucy misses its launch window. “Finding a trajectory that actually will allow us to visit all these types of objects has been a real chore,” said Hal Levison, principal investigator for the mission at the Southwest Research Institute. “This is an amazing trajectory that will not be possible again in the near future.���

Scientists like Levison hope that Lucy’s flybys of those Trojan asteroids will help them better understand the early history of the solar system. Some of those objects may be what he calls “fossils of planetary formation”; the mission is named Lucy after the fossilized skeleton of a human ancestor discovered nearly a half-century ago.

Until the threat of a government shutdown, the biggest challenge for the mission’s schedule had been the pandemic. “It was built over a 14-month period during a global pandemic, which believe me, was really difficult,” said Rich Lipe, spacecraft program manager at Lockheed Martin, the prime contractor for the spacecraft.

He said the company took measures such as splitting workers into “A-B teams” that didn’t physically interact with each other. “In case someone got sick, we wouldn’t take down the entire team,” he explained. “It took incredible team cooperation and flexibility, and I can’t thank the Lucy team enough.”

Those measures kept Lucy on schedule while also staying within budget. “They’ve done an incredible job of managing the project,” Glaze said of mission management. “They’re able to deliver on schedule and well within cost, even with the COVID pandemic going on.”

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NASA is starting preparations to launch a new mission to the stars... or to the asteroids, to be exact.

The mission - named Lucy - will for the first time explore Trojan asteroids that share an orbit with the planet Jupiter and are leftovers of our early solar system. These small asteroids form two 'swarms' of asteroids, with some at the front and others behind Jupiter while it orbits the Sun. These orbits are grouped around Lagrange Places, which are stable points of gravitational equilibrium.

"The Trojan Asteroids are leftovers from the early days of our solar system, effectively the fossils of planet formation," said scientist Hal Levison.

Currently, the spacecraft is in a cleanroom in NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida, after arriving on Friday, 30 July. The spacecraft will be prepared, tested and fueled before it is launched.

Seven years in the making, this spacecraft will launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. It has a 23-day launch period that begins from 16 October.

The spacecraft has been designed and built by Lockheed Martin Space at its facility in Littleton, Colorado.

“It takes a lot of coordination and careful planning to get this spacecraft to its launch site, and I’m very proud of the team who worked so tirelessly through a global pandemic to get us to this moment,” said Rich Lipe, Lucy program manager at Lockheed Martin.

About the mission

Lucy is the 13th mission in NASA’s Discovery Program. This program first began in 1992, and it gives NASA scientists and engineers the chance to form teams and develop interesting planetary research missions. They all aim to expand our understanding of the solar system.

Psyche is another asteroid mission, part of the Discovery program, that NASA is working on. A spacecraft will travel to 16 Psyche, which is a giant, metal-rich asteroid.

The mission gets its name from the 3.2-million-year-old ape fossil found in 1974, in Ethiopia. It was the first Australopithecus afarensis skeleton ever found, though only about 40 percent of the skeleton is complete. Lucy was a hominid and her bones show evidence of her being a bipedal locomotion, or having the ability to walk upright.

The Lucy spacecraft will be no more than 14 metres long. It has massive solar panels that will power the spaceship as it flies out to Jupiter's orbit. Each panel is over seven metres in diameter. The much smaller spacecraft body will house all of the equipment, as well as the two-metre, high-strength antenna required for communication with Earth.

The spacecraft has a mission life of 12 years and during that time, it will travel to eight different asteroids — a Main Belt asteroid and seven Trojans.

The science objectives of the mission are as follow:

Surface Geology - Lucy will map the albedo, shape, crater spatial and size-frequency distributions, determine the nature of crustal structure and layering, and determine the relative ages of surface units.

Surface Color and Composition - Lucy will map the colour, composition and regolith properties of the surface of the Trojan asteroid and determine the distribution of minerals, ices, and organic species.

Interiors and Bulk Properties - Lucy will determine the masses and densities, and study sub-surface composition via excavation by craters, fractures, ejecta blankets and exposed bedding.

Satellites and Rings - Lucy will look for rings and satellites of the Trojan asteroids.

About the Trojan asteroids

These asteroids form two separate groups and exist both ahead of and behind Jupiter. They are divided into three groups - C-, P- and D-types.

According to NASA, the P- and D-type Trojans asteroids are similar to those found in the Kuiper Belt. The C-types are found mostly in the outer parts of the Main Belt of asteroids, between Mars and Jupiter.

These asteroids have an abundance of dark carbon compounds and are probably rich in water and other volatile substances.

This mission will give us our first view of the Trojan asteroids that are thought to be 'time capsules' from the birth of our solar system, some four billion years ago. They are supposed to be 'remnants of the primordial material that formed the outer planets.'

About Lucy's instruments

Lucy has four instruments that will allow it to carry out remote-sensing science. They are:

L’Ralph is Lucy's colour visible imager and an infrared imaging spectrometer.

LEISA will allow us to look for the absorption lines that serve as the fingerprints for different silicates, ices and organics that likely will be on the surface of the Trojan asteroids. MVIC will take color images of the Trojan asteroid targets, and help determine how active they are.

L’LORRI, the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager is the high spatial resolution visible imager. This camera will provide the most detailed images of the surface of the Trojans.

L’TES is the Thermal Emission Spectrometer. This infrared spectrometer will allow the Lucy team to learn much more about the properties of the Trojans such as their thermal inertia, how well the bodies retain heat, which teaches us about the composition and structure of the material on the surface of the asteroids.

Lucy's High Gain Antenna to determine the masses of the targets using the Doppler shift of the radio signal. It will use its terminal tracking camera (T2CAM) to take wide-field images of the asteroids to better constrain the asteroids shapes.

source https://www.firstpost.com/tech/science/nasa-begins-preparation-to-launch-its-lucy-mission-in-october-heres-all-you-need-to-know-9865981.html

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The neural network will name your next band

An important part of starting a new band is choosing an appropriate name. It is crucial that the name be unique, or you could risk at best confusion, and at worst an expensive lawsuit.

The neural network is here to help.

Prof. Mark Riedl of Georgia Tech, who recently provided the world a dataset of all the stories with plot summaries on Wikipedia, (enabling this post on neural net story names) now used his Wikipedia-extraction skills to produce a list of all the bands with listed discographies - about 84,000 in all.

I gave the list to the Char-rnn neural network framework, and it was soon producing unique band names for a variety of genres. Below are examples of its output at various temperature (i.e. creativity) settings.

Temperature 1.1

This is about as high as the creativity setting can go before most of the band names are unpronounceable jumbles. These are some fine band names, highly suitable for whatever the heck their genres are supposed to be.

Spice Green Robinson Gloome Schronnana Boofpas The Freights Nighty Daggers The Loveburners of Internal Watch Foxettes Ratimot Secret singer band The Dougloco The Theps Choconard Leach Rhoudemsquat Terrerssky? Flemz Mighty Chipping Baker Bop Gray (band)

Temperature 1.0

With the creativity turned down a bit, the band names are still weird, but a bit more plausible. Their genres can sometimes be identified.

For example, I think these are probably traditional Irish bands?

The Durks of Audun Green Sherry of Shinking Feavan The Shurping Laudst

And these might work as metal bands:

Rabidass (band) Killerlet (musician) Brokin's Killer Flish Lipe Supervillin Girl Dead

These are perhaps a bit less scrutable.

Dr Overhard The Arce (band) The Tree Misters Reilling Ef (rapper) Flim Brothers Ching Mage Nan Edwards (folk singer) Nittle Bizzy The Dinlakoposseps Skins of Space Michael Porker The Lost singers The Nutlet Band The Rogue Orchestra The Fuman.A.I.((band) Vervoly Brown (urtist) Boohalloid (group) The Ballening Birds Lice Stepley

Temperature 0.9

With the creativity turned down a notch further, the band names become even more plausible. You could probably convince me that these exist.

No Andrew Newson Fuzion (band) The Wurfywinders Clay Fights Berry Stitcher Something Rothers The Awl The Thingsons Switch's Rich Lug Pond Billy The Hums (band) Northern Prince (Indian band) Staff Killer

Temperature 0.6

Turn the creativity down another notch, and we start to edge toward the neural network’s idea of the most quintessential band names. Note that they’re still pretty weird.

Dub Arts Sheet Rose Heart Coil Elliot Horse Big Love The Mothers (band) The Time Stars Hulls of Girls Sucken (band) Electric Sing Show The Pans Symphony No. 3 (Dinish band) Hell Staple (band) Peter Parker Bad Head The Out Cookers Flower Shankar The Hat Coles

Temperature 0.3

Now at a creativity setting of only 0.3, almost all the band names are variations on “The [Noun]”.

The Shines The Deaths The Dance (band) The Livers (band) The Stone Choir The Shake Man (band)

Another strange thing happens, which is that the proportion of sharks goes way, way up. Apparently the neural network thinks that if you’re going to name a band, you can’t go wrong with sharks.

Johnny Shark The Shark Charles Shark Rander The Shark (band) Nicole Shark Shark Gordon Shark Taylor (musician) The Shark Singers Tony Shark

Temperature 0.01

And now we come to the lowest temperature setting, where the neural network’s output consists of the most-quintessential band name, repeated over and over. Throughout most of the training process, this name was “The Stars” and occasionally “The Brothers”, but there was one generation where the neural network repeatedly insisted that there was nothing… nothing more fundamental to music than the banjo-playing skills of:

Steve Martin (musician) Steve Martin (musician) Steve Martin (musician) Steve Martin (musician) Steve Martin (musician) Steve Martin (musician) Steve Martin (musician) Steve Martin (musician)

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also Best Cinematography:

Euphoria, “Shook Ones, Pt. II” (Marcell Rév) I Know This Much Is True, “One” (Jody Lee Lipes) Insecure, “Lowkey Happy” (Kira Kelly) The Outsider, “Roanoke” (Igor Martinovic) The Plot Against America, “Part 1″ (Martin Ahlgren) Tales from the Loop, ���Loop” (Jeff Cronenweth) Too Old to Die Young, “Volume 6: The High Priestess” (Darius Khondji)

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WordPress 5.4 “Adderley”

Here it is! Named “Adderley” in honor of Nat Adderley, the latest and greatest version of WordPress is available for download or update in your dashboard.

Say hello to more and better.

More ways to make your pages come alive. With easier ways to get it all done and looking better than ever—and boosts in speed you can feel.

Welcome to WordPress 5.4

Every major release adds more to the block editor.

More ways to make posts and pages come alive with your best images. More ways to bring your visitors in, and keep them engaged, with the richness of embedded media from the web’s top services.

More ways to make your vision real, and put blocks in the perfect place—even if a particular kind of block is new to you. More efficient processes.

And more speed everywhere, so as you build sections or galleries, or just type in a line of prose, you can feel how much faster your work flows.

Two new blocks. And better blocks overall.

Two brand-new blocks: Social Icons and Buttons make adding interactive features fast and easy.

New ways with color: Gradients in the Buttons and Cover block, toolbar access to color options in Rich Text blocks, and for the first time, color options in the Group and Columns blocks.

Guess a whole lot less! Version 5.4 streamlines the whole process for placing and replacing multimedia in every block. Now it works the same way in almost every block!

And if you’ve ever thought your image in the Media+Text block should link to something else—perhaps a picture of a brochure should download that brochure as a document? Well, now it can.

Cleaner UI, clearer navigation—and easier tabbing!

Clearer block navigation with block breadcrumbs. And easier selection once you get there.

For when you need to navigate with the keyboard, better tabbing and focus. Plus, you can tab over to the sidebar of nearly any block.

Speed! 14% faster loading of the editor, 51% faster time-to-type!

Tips are gone. In their place, a Welcome Guide window you can bring up when you need it—and only when you need it—again and again.

Know at a glance whether you’re in a block’s Edit or Navigation mode. Or, if you have restricted vision, your screen reader will tell you which mode you’re in.

Of course, if you want to work with the very latest tools and features, install the Gutenberg plugin. You’ll get to be the first to use new and exciting features in the block editor before anyone else has seen them!

Your fundamental right: privacy

5.4 helps with a variety of privacy issues around the world. So when users and stakeholders ask about regulatory compliance, or how your team handles user data, the answers should be a lot easier to get right.

Take a look:

Now personal data exports include users session information and users location data from the community events widget. Plus, a table of contents!

See progress as you process export and erasure requests through the privacy tools.

Plus, little enhancements throughout give the privacy tools a little cleaner look. Your eyes will thank you!

Just for developers

Add custom fields to menu items—natively

Two new actions let you add custom fields to menu items—without a plugin and without writing custom walkers.

On the Menus admin screen, wp_nav_menu_item_custom_fields fires just before the move buttons of a nav menu item in the menu editor.

In the Customizer, wp_nav_menu_item_custom_fields_customize_template fires at the end of the menu-items form-fields template.

Check your code and see where these new actions can replace your custom code, and if you’re concerned about duplication, add a check for the WordPress version.

Blocks! Simpler styling, new APIs and embeds

Radically simpler block styling. Negative margins and default padding are gone! Now you can style blocks the way you need them. And, a refactor got rid of four redundant wrapper divs.

If you build plugins, now you can register collections of your blocks by namespace across categories—a great way to get more brand visibility.

Let users do more with two new APIs: block variations and gradients.

In embeds, now the block editor supports TikTok—and CollegeHumor is gone.

There’s lots more for developers to love in WordPress 5.4. To discover more and learn how to make these changes shine on your sites, themes, plugins and more, check the WordPress 5.4 Field Guide.

The Squad

This release was led by Matt Mullenweg, Francesca Marano, and David Baumwald. They were enthusiastically supported by a release squad:

Editor Tech: Jorge Filipe Costa (@jorgefelipecosta)

Editor Design: Mark Uraine (@mapk)

Core Tech: Sergey Biryukov (@sergeybiryukov)

Design: Tammie Lister (@karmatosed)

Docs Coordinator: JB Audras (@audrasjb)

Docs & Comms Wrangler: Mary Baum (@marybaum)

The squad was joined throughout the release cycle by 552 generous volunteer contributors who collectively worked on 361 tickets on Trac and 1226 pull requests on GitHub.

Put on a Nat Adderley playlist, click that update button (or download it directly), and check the profiles of the fine folks that helped:

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Many thanks to all of the community volunteers who contribute in the support forums. They answer questions from people across the world, whether they are using WordPress for the first time or since the first release. These releases are more successful for their efforts!

Finally, thanks to all the community translators who worked on WordPress 5.4. Their efforts bring WordPress fully translated to 46 languages at release time, with more on the way.

If you want to learn more about volunteering with WordPress, check out Make WordPress or the core development blog.

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Solta, Croatia (and a little bit of Rome and Slovenia)

3 - 17 June 17

Departing from Athens feeling a little lethargic and world-weary, we were looking forward to some rest and relaxation by a pool in Croatia - being on a yacht had been SUCH hard work. In a suitably Southern European fashion (aka frustrating) the least logical but fastest and most cost-effective route from Athens to Split was via Rome, so after a relaxed night in the centre of Rome including a beautiful morning run around Villa Borghese, we set off for Croatia in the best of spirits. We were thoroughly excited by the thought of a stunning rural villa with James’ family (and Martha), an overnight visit to Dubrovnik, snorkelling and scuba diving off the Dalmatian coast, and knocking out our June half marathon in a (slightly) less gruelling environment.

Having completed the first leg of our Athens-Rome-Grohote (Croatia) trip comfortably, we were reasonably confident in making it smoothly to Grohote from Rome. Grohote, where the fabulous ‘Hacienda Noa’ villa is located, is a small village on the island of Solta, which is served by ferries departing fairly regularly from Split. We were due to land in Split at 1500, giving us 75 minutes to make the 1615 ferry. However, our Vueling Airlines plane enjoyed the tarmac in Rome so much that we sat on the runway (without explanation) for our allotted 75 minutes travel time. Resigning ourselves to catching the 2030 ferry after some fruitless running around the port looking for a ticket office for a fictional 1800 ferry helpfully displayed on the departures board, we settled into a local bar for a quiet lager. This was chased by a sneaky scotch (from a minbar size Glengarry bottle) on the ferry as we watched the sun set, putting us in a rather jovial mood as we docked in Solta. Unfortunately, neither a bus nor taxi was available (and James’ parents had usefully spurned the offer of a pick-up from the Villa’s owners). So, in time to a few classic marching songs ('Maori Battalion’ and 'It’s a long way to Tipperrary’), we strode and shuffled the half hour trip to the villa, in time for a late dinner and a chilled glass of wine.

Hacienda Noa is a split level villa, looking back out towards Split on the Dalmatian coast. With a separate main house, outdoor pool, and pool house with a bedroom, we very comfortably wiled away the next two days with James’ parents and his sister. Unfortunately though, after two days of tanning and doing very little else, we were dragged away for an overnight trip down to Dubrovnik, to be preceded by an eventful drive. With fuve people (and small suitcases) the ONLY option was a large rental BMW SUV which, whilst imposing to look at, was perhaps not best suited to narrow European roads. This was swiftly confirmed when a parked vehicle’s wing mirror left a rubber line down the length of one side of the car within the first five minutes of the journey. Did you know that toothpaste and elbow grease will remove rubber from the side of a car and ensure you get your rental deposit back? You do now.

Having gouged the car and dealt with the familial banter afterwards, we cleared Split and settled in for what was promised to be a scenic drive. With James navigating, what could go wrong? Well, James got quickly bored of the coastal route we had been signposted down and after a very brief analysis of a partially downloaded Google Map, realised that if we made a small detour inland, we could get on a toll road, and 'fang’ it most of the way to Dubrovnik. Total time saving was confidently projected at approximately one hour with an added bonus of speeding in a large SUV, versus a detour route of uncertain quality. The words “It looks OK” do not fill Hannah with confidence, and she is now very wary of any proposed 'shortcuts’, so she was shocked when the proposal was accepted without question.

The next 30kms of switchbacks over a mountain ridge, along a secondary road, clearly not intended for anything larger than a 1960’s Mini, was a test of the Martin family spirit. James’ all too frequent comments about the picturesque scenery in no way alleviated the general animosity of the car as the proposed time savings diminished, the altitude rapidly increased, and each oncoming vehicle somehow squeezed past without both vehicles hurtling down a ravine. However, after some character building stuff, a few heated discussions about the challenges of picking routes off Google Maps, and some sullen silences, we hit a wonderful toll road. And opened the SUV up. And got to Dubrovnik in excellent time - via a bizarre stop at a cafe in Bosnia (FYI one must pass through another country to get from one part of Croatia to another) that only sold coffee and ice-cream, and the running of a red light at 70km/hr…

Dubrovnik was every bit as majestic as we hoped it would be. After our pleasant drive down, everyone was a little hungry and frazzled, so after consuming some terrible burgers we split into separate groups for a little relaxation time which was spent wandering the Old City before showering and enjoying a fantastic meal out in a gorgeous back alley of the Old City, with a few chasers to follow. The next day was always going to be action packed, as the wonderful hotel we were staying at, Rixos Libertas, had a wide array of wellness activities that we were determined to enjoy. So, rising early we hit the gym, had a quick swim in the outdoor pool, then utilised the most amazing spa facility we have ever seen for a steam, a sauna, and some plunging between the super hot pool and the shock pool. Rejuvenated, we headed back into the Old Town to walk the walls which we had been assured were not to be missed. Rising up to 30 metres above the city, and at times teetering on the edge of the cliffs on which Dubrovnik perches, they provide unrelentingly superb views. We peered down into rabbit warrens of medieval alleys, admired the churches and statues, tried to pick the venues of various Game of Thrones scenes, spotted quirky rooftop bars, and played 'pick your favourite apartment’. It was a shame we had to leave that afternoon, as we could happily have spent another day or two hunting through some of these spots.

After a slightly less eventful trip back up, utilising the toll road but not the 'shortcut’, we arrived back at the Villa ready for some more unwinding, and introducing James’ mother to scuba diving. This was interspersed with a short day trip to Split to check out Diocletian’s Palace, watch a little bit of rugby, and hit the local gym; the welcoming of Martha (a very good friend of James’ sister) for a long weekend; and the bastardisation of beer pong with the unwelcome addition of grappa and raki (Team Jannah plus Martha were victorious). Heading down early one morning to the port of Rogac on Solta, we were picked up by the wonderful proprietors of Venus Diving. They were a little late after encountering a surprisingly choppy trip over from Solta, and this same chop caused a little consternation as we thudded through it in our 6 metre RHIB to the dive site. Once we had reached the leeward side of the island though, the sea flattened out nicely and we anchored in a beautiful cove accessible only by the sea. Whilst Hannah and James went off exploring the cliff face by plunging into the depths of the Adriatic Sea (and were mightily pleased they had hoods and booties on at 25 metres down), Martha and James’ mother went through some basic skills and a shallow dive, whilst James’ father and sister snorkelled in the clearest water’s we have seen so far (on a par with Koh Lipe!). After a nice surface interval basking in the baking sun, we went down again with James’s mother to 13 metres for a good explore of the cove. Whilst we enjoyed the brightly coloured cliff walls, octopus, schools of fish and the pleasure of a new dive site, it was an absolute thrill watching someone else fall in love with diving!

It was going to pretty hard to top that high, though we certainly couldn’t complain about the next few days - back to tanning, reading and maybe a little too much boozing. After 6pm of course. Our June half-marathon was calling, and assessing that the mountainous and very popular northern regions of Italy might be a poor decision, we headed out on the only drizzly afternoon to knock it off. Despite some tired legs and a couple of significant climbs up to the top of the island and then back up from the port of Stomorska, we were thrilled to be running in some rain. We came back to the Villa soaking wet, with screaming legs after a positive split, but absolutely chuffed with our run. Fortunately, the weather cleared in time for a spot more sunbathing, a delicious alfresco dinner at a local village restaurant, and a few goodbye drinks at Hacienda Noa.

We were off to Italy, to meet Hannah’s father and his partner, Susan, with a quick detour via Lllubjana, Slovenia. As James’ parents were heading there for a few nights we hitched a ride, with a stop at the beautiful waterfalls of Croatia’s Krka National Park en-route. With some stunning scenery including numerous waterfalls (we lost count) and one of the most picturesque swimming holes we have ever seen, they are well worth a visit. As is Llubjana, which we only nipped into (but will return to) for a quick shower and meal before saying our goodbyes (though we shall return) and hopping on an overnight bus for Milan…