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The Beach Boys will be hitting Singapore this June with old hits and new tunes. (Photo courtesy of Lushington  …

Fans of '60s band The Beach Boys can relive their nostalgia when the Grammy-award winning group takes to the stage at the Singapore Indoor Stadium this August.

The Beach Boys, often regarded as one of the world's most legendary and influential bands, will mark their comeback in more than two decades with their 50th Anniversary Tour.

Made up of Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks, the iconic group continues to hold the Billboard record as the top-selling American band for albums and singles.

They are also the American group with the most Billboard Top 40 chart hits as their compilation album "Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys" is fast approaching triple-Platinum status.

Fans in Singapore can look forward to a night of familiar hits such as "I Get Around" and "Good Vibrations" as well as new offerings from their latest album "That's why God made the radio".

Watch the official sizzler reel for The Beach Boys' new single "That's why God made

Local actress Felicia Chin gives two thumbs down for S'pore men (Yahoo! file photo)

Local actress Felicia Chin has given Singaporean men a major thumbs-down in a recent column with a local magazine.

The 27-year-old former MediaCorp artiste said, "Singapore men lack quality. Maybe they've been too well-taken care of, it's as if they lack something. It's hard to find mature and steady men of the olden days like my father."

Her comments appeared in the April issue of local Chinese women's magazine Nuyou.

Chin, who quit full-time acting in 2010, is currently studying for a business degree at the National University of Singapore. The student and part-time actress said in a subsequent interview with The New Paper published on Monday that she thinks that local men materialistic and shallow.

Referring to the majority of local men she's met, the 2003 Star Search winner said, "Some of these men in their 20s are successful, but their focus is on wealth and what they have on the outside".

Currently single, the former Tanjong Katong Girls' School and Victoria Junior College

By Sheela Sarvananda

Dror Benshetrit (Photo courtesy of Tumi Singapore)

Tel Aviv-born designer Dror Benshetrit has come a long way from humble beginnings in the Middle East.

Today, the Israeli native, now based in New York, is an award-winning designer whose work is featured in the permanent collections of major museums in the world.

His high-end clients include The Guggenheim Museum, Bentley, Rosenthal, and Alessi. As you rattle off the list, you know the Dutch-educated talent is no hack — although that might be high on his design list of things to do.

The Peacock Chair (Photo courtesy of Studio Dror)

Benshetrit is known for his deconstructing take on collapsible furniture — such as the iconic Peacock Chair, for Cappellini.

He takes in the form and function of everyday objects and applies his keen eye to discovering their hidden geometry and connectivity.

Putting a unique spin on the sometimes mundane, from a chair to a bag, and even a housing structure, he unleashes the unexpected beauty within.

He has also created QuaDror, an innovative, patented system of assembling different

Kelis parties with Paris Hilton

Forget all your worries (it's Mother's Day, after all) and just enjoy.

Escape from the Werewolf Village
Detective wannabes and mystery buffs should take part in this "real escape game", which requires teamwork and sharp skills to solve a couple of puzzling scenarios. Example: Can you get out of a locked room within a limited time frame? 12 May, multiple schedules. *Scape Warehouse. Tickets from $21.

That Indie Thing You Do
It's all things indie with local bands and singers like Mericelle Wong, Rachael Teo and Shimona Kee. 12 May, 7pm. Chijmes.

Liza Wang: 45^th Anniversary Golden Hits
Hong Kong diva Lisa Wang offers a touching Mother's Day tribute of old-school Cantonese songs. Husband Law Kar Ying will be her special guest. 12 May, 8pm. Singapore Indoor Stadium. Tickets from $28.

Kelis Live in Singapore
Remember the sexy dance hit, "Milkshake"? Yup, singer-songwriter Kelis is here — and she'll be performing at Avalon, Marina Bay Sands. 12 May, 7:30pm. Tickets from $51.

World Migratory

What has got thousands of mothers and housewives here raving on the Internet and social media about how their evenings will never be the same again?

Not the latest weepy Korean drama to hit prime-time television, but also hailing from the land of Kimchi, something called the Happy Call Pan.

Happy Call Pan (Photo courtesy of Munch Ministry)

Despite its humble appearance (what? no flashing lights? no beeping buttons?), the pan has been cooking up a storm here in Singapore and is rapidly becoming a kitchen must have.

It is only available on Lejel, a home shopping channel, or bought directly from Korean sellers on popular shopping portal Gmarket.com.sg, but thousands of these pans have been snapped up here as word of the pan has spread on Facebook as well as forums.

Happy Call touts itself as a "miracle" pan that minimizes cooking smells and reduces the amount of oil needed to make fried chicken crispy and food fragrant. The manufacturers also claim that its pressure-cooking technology works to keep vegetables green and crunchy with

Five MSW finalists - From left : Jaime Lim, Michelle Koh, Nicole Olsen, Farah Jaffar and Sarah Noble (Yahoo! Photo …

Local organizers of Miss Singapore World 2012 have come under fire after one of its pageant co-ordinators allegedly revealed that contestants with "Pan-Asian" looks are favoured to win.

According to The New Paper, a "spokesman" from organizer Limelite Productions told their reporter that they planned to send a representative with pan-Asian looks as part of their strategy this year.

"In the past, we sent girls who were really tall, really fair, had really dark hair, and who answered questions well. But the formula hasn't worked." he is reported to have said.

The "spokesman" allegedly claimed that the organizers were planning to enhance the girls' Caucasian-Asian features by tanning their skin, dyeing their hair a lighter colour, and making them wear light-coloured contact lenses.

The controversial criteria drew mixed reactions from the Singaporean public, with most expressing anger and calling it discriminatory.

"I think its a deplorable decision taken by organizers," said accounts

Singer Stefanie Sun and husband Nadim van der Ross at their May 2011 wedding (Photo courtesy of Stefanie Sun)

Singaporean songbird Stefanie Sun and her Dutch-Indonesian husband are expecting their first child.

The news was confirmed by the singer, 33, herself on Monday morning when she posted on her Weibo microblog "Yes, you guys got it right ! Yayhay !".

Sun's manager told The Straits Times in a press statement that the pregnancy was "the best present the couple could receive", adding that "apart from some changes in her diet, Stefanie is feeling fine, and she is exercising and working as per normal."

Her manager also told xinmsn.com that her health was in tip-top condition but she has taken a liking to eating oranges and can eat as many as three at a go.

Sun has also said that she is happy that she will be able to celebrate Mother's Day with her unborn Dragon-year baby and family.

The news comes just before the first anniversary of her May wedding to Nadim Van der Ross last year.

Speculation that Sun was pregnant were rife after she was reportedly spotted by her fans looking more curvy than

Ella Chen and new husband Alvin Lai onstage (Photo courtesy of Let There Be Light)

S.H.E's Ella Chen became the second member of the Taiwanese girl group to tie the knot when she married Malaysian Alvin Lai on Saturday.

The couple, who have been dating for over a year, exchanged rings and said "I do" in front of fifty tables of close friends and relatives.

Held at the Le Meridien Taipei, the wedding featured an elaborate Roman-style stage and guests were treated to a cheeky couple dance that ended with Alvin and Ella dirty-dancing to the thumping bass of Beyonce's "Single Ladies".

Ella and Alvin heat it up onstage (Photo courtesy of Wedding Photographer's Network)

The who's-who of Taiwan's showbiz industry were there that night, including Matilda Tao, Barbie Hsu, Fish Leong, and, of course, Ella's best friends and fellow S.H.E members Hebe Tien and Selina Jen.

Selina married her businessman fiance in October last year on her 30th birthday in a tearful celebration that nearly did not happen when she was badly burnt during a rehearsal in 2010.

Hebe was Ella's maid-of-honor, while indie group Soda Green frontman Wu Tsing-Fong was the best man.

From Left: Selina Jen, Ella Chen, Hebe Tien (Photo courtesy of Wedding Photographer's Network)