Difference between revisions of "Lee Kin Mun"
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'''Lee Kin Mun''', better known as '''mrbrown''', is a Singaporean blogger, best known for his sociopolitical commentary amidst notoriously tight censorship. | '''Lee Kin Mun''', better known as '''mrbrown''', is a Singaporean blogger, best known for his sociopolitical commentary amidst notoriously tight censorship. | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
===the mrbrown show=== | |||
Created in March 2005, the mrbrown show is a podcast produced by Lee. It was formerly co-produced by Mr Miyagi, another local blogger, who has since left the show. The show showcases guests from various quarters of Singapore, and parodies a wide variety of subjects, usually political satire. Recurring fellow hosts include brothers Marc and Ivan Nair. | |||
===TODAY column=== | |||
On 30 June 2006, Lee wrote an article, titled "S'poreans are fed, up with progress!", for his weekly opinion column in the newspaper [[TODAY (newspaper)|TODAY]] about the rising costs of living in Singapore. Three days later, on 3 July, an official from the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA) published a reply in the same newspaper calling Lee a "partisan player" whose views 'distort the truth'. On July 6, the newspaper suspended his column. In protest, Mr. Miyagi subsequently resigned from his own column also in TODAY. | |||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
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In an interview with [[8 Days (magazine)|8 Days]], Lee said his nickname was derived from his secondary school days, where his catchphrase was "so how, brown cow?". | In an interview with [[8 Days (magazine)|8 Days]], Lee said his nickname was derived from his secondary school days, where his catchphrase was "so how, brown cow?". | ||
Lee is married and has 3 children - Faith (who suffers from autism), Isaac, and Joy. | Lee is married and has 3 children - Faith (who suffers from autism), Isaac, and Joy. He is a Christian. | ||
==External links== | |||
*[http://mrbrown.com Website] | |||
Revision as of 19:25, 8 September 2013
Lee Kin Mun, better known as mrbrown, is a Singaporean blogger, best known for his sociopolitical commentary amidst notoriously tight censorship.
Career
the mrbrown show
Created in March 2005, the mrbrown show is a podcast produced by Lee. It was formerly co-produced by Mr Miyagi, another local blogger, who has since left the show. The show showcases guests from various quarters of Singapore, and parodies a wide variety of subjects, usually political satire. Recurring fellow hosts include brothers Marc and Ivan Nair.
TODAY column
On 30 June 2006, Lee wrote an article, titled "S'poreans are fed, up with progress!", for his weekly opinion column in the newspaper TODAY about the rising costs of living in Singapore. Three days later, on 3 July, an official from the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA) published a reply in the same newspaper calling Lee a "partisan player" whose views 'distort the truth'. On July 6, the newspaper suspended his column. In protest, Mr. Miyagi subsequently resigned from his own column also in TODAY.
Personal life
Lee was educated in Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) and Hwa Chong Junior College.
In an interview with 8 Days, Lee said his nickname was derived from his secondary school days, where his catchphrase was "so how, brown cow?".
Lee is married and has 3 children - Faith (who suffers from autism), Isaac, and Joy. He is a Christian.