Issue 20 - October 2008

Hometown HEROES
We celebrate Time Out's 40th anniversary with Eric Khoo, Kumar, Geetha Creffield, X'Ho and 36 more inside

Speaker's corner
Flavour of the month, Overheard, Lies to tell tourists, Tips from taxi drivers, Insider: Clan association, Update on the corner, Heroes from other Time Outs

Feature
Meet our Heroes - As part of Time Out's 40th birthday celebration, TOS joins a global salute to individuals who've made a difference in their city. By TOS staff, photography by Jing Quek

Food & Drink
The hunt for red this October - The TOS search for a good, cheap bottle of wine in on!
Reviews - PS Cafe @ Palais, Verve Bar and Bistro
TOS 50 - Our essential guide to Singapore's best restaurants and bars, old and new - updated every month

Consume
Listings

Well & Good
Sitting targets - Jamie Nonis rounds up the worst seating positions and why they're bad for you

Travel
Take time out to see it - Time Out editors from around the world offer their recommendations on what not to miss when visiting their city
Book Early - Argentine Open Polo Championship

Around Town
Cheap frills - Need a last-minute costume idea? Michael Franco lays out a plan for those who prefer not-so-fancy dress
Grateful dead - Michael Franc unearths details on 'ghost marriages'
15 minutes from the MRT - Tampines

Art
Preview - Archifest, Singapore International Photography Festival
Listings

Books
Born Identity - Writer Ng King Kang examines the history of homosexuality in Singapore.
Review - Stir-Fried and Not Shaken, Invisible Trade II

Film
Cutting it fine - Dave Calhoun catches up with Quantum of Solace director Marc Forster as he races agasints time, Bond-like, to finish editing the latest 007 action thriller
Reviews - Tropic Thunder, RocknRolla, My Magic, Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis (Welcome to the Sticks)

Kids
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Sports
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Time In
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The Hot Seat
John Woo