Events

American electropop duo LMFAO kicked up a storm at the Sunway Lagoon Surf Beach in Selangor on Monday. By KEVIN TAN alltherage@thestar.com.my IF world domination was what LMFAO was trying to execute with its music, then the duo from Los Angeles has definitely done it. LMFAO has “infected” millions across the globe by turning them [...]

Sharing experiences

Posted: 23rd November 2011 by R.AGE in Events

By TRISTAN TOH alltherage@thestar.com.my What does a former beauty queen, a lecturer, an activist, a singer-songwriter and an entrepreneur have in common? They are all passionate about the work that they do, and they shared their experiences at the TEDxYouth@KL conference, held recently in Kuala Lumpur. TEDx (technology, entertainment and design) are independently-organised conferences by [...]

Events galore

Posted: 9th November 2011 by R.AGE in Events, Stories

FOR many anime and comic book fans, interacting with other fans is just as important as collecting novels, comics and posters, and watching and re-watching their favourite series (or reading and re-reading). Some of the most popular conventions in the world include the Comiket in Japan, the Angoulême International Comics Festival in France, the Lucca [...]

Welcome to the Con

Posted: 2nd November 2011 by R.AGE in Events, Stories

Stories by TRINNA LEONG alltherage@thestar.com.my Every year, geeks from the East Coast of the United States make a pilgrimage to the New York Comic Con fan convention. It is somewhat a rite of passage that all fan boys and fan girls try to make at least once in their lifetime. This year, the annual New [...]

Preserved on photo

Posted: 19th October 2011 by Ian Yee in Events, Snap Shots, Stories

By IAN YEE alltherage@thestar.com.my The young photographers who took part in our R.AGE Photowalk at Jalan Sultan in Kuala Lumpur last Saturday went back with so much more than just a bunch of nice photos. They went home with a greater appreciation for the history behind many of the storied buildings around KL city that [...]

Creative juices

Posted: 19th October 2011 by R.AGE in Events, Stories

By NASA MARIA ENTABAN alltherage@thestar.com.my FROM alien visitors to animated girls to estate thieves, the 2011 Palm Oil shorties (PO11) had a good variety of short films which were both informative and entertaining. The project, an effort by Fried Chillies Media to spread awareness of issues surrounding the subject of palm oil, aimed at not [...]

A night of diversity

Posted: 21st September 2011 by R.AGE in Events, Stories

By NASA MARIA ENTABAN   THOUSANDS of young Malaysians came out in the rain to celebrate the Malaysia Day weekend at the Suara Kami Konsert/Karnival 2011 event last Saturday. Over eight thousand youths spent the evening dancing, singing and headbanging to music by local and international acts at the concert which was held in Stadium [...]

Inspired by heroes

Posted: 21st September 2011 by R.AGE in Events, Stories

By Celine Thai and Tiffany Khoo THE students of Sri KDU Secondary School, Kota Damansara, Selangor, had wanted to celebrate this year’s 54th Merdeka Day in a unique way. So, led by the school’s Prefectorial Board, we set an ambitious task for ourselves – to create a mural out of the faces of 54 Malaysian [...]

Dance off

Posted: 14th September 2011 by Sharmila Nair in Events, Stories
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They came, they danced and they got the crowd going crazy. In the end, only one team took home the coveted gold medal in the Modern Dancing category at MY Challenge last weekend. Five teams battled it out during the grand finale but it was the all-girls team from SMK Kepong Baru, Kuala Lumpur, that [...]

The voices

Posted: 14th September 2011 by Sharmila Nair in Events
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GIVE a kid a microphone and they will show you how to sing. Give them a stage, and they will put on one heck of a show. The finalists for the MY Challenge singing categories (Solo and Group/Duet) did just that last weekend.   All in harmony It was truly a reason for the SM [...]