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THE topics of romance and dating have always been charged, but today’s pervasive digital technology has succeeded in turning up the wattage. It seems like we can find love just about anywhere — all you need is your mobile phone and an open mind.

THE screen crackles for a while. “Hello!” I call out. And there she is. With a pair of high-tech and spiffy looking headphones covering her ears, Cassandra Shaman waves and grins. There’s also a selfie light ring behind her. She’s all set of course, I tease. But it isn’t surprising.

THE gavel will soon fall on some of the most iconic pieces of art today as Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers (HBAA) holds its third and final auction of the Southeast Asian’s best artworks at Galeri Prima.

PERHAPS you are doodling on the newspaper now. Or on something else. The front of a junk-mail envelope, maybe? Or is it an airplane menu? It’s not just a blank sheet of paper that inspires those of us who can’t help doodling, but the contour or arrangement of the letters, pictures and shapes on a sheet of printed paper.