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By ROXANNE LOW brats@thestar.com.my “WE are a generation of idiots, smart phones, and dumb people, too busy looking down at an invention that we miss out on beautiful things.” That’s a line from a video titled Look Up, which was uploaded (ironically) to YouTube by British writer and director Gary Turk. In the three weeks […]
IF you’ve ever wished you were a bit more creative – like an artist, musician or stand-up comedian – then the StarLIVE session we hosted last week at our office would have been for you. StarLIVE is a series of monthly talks organised by The Star here at Menara Star, Petaling Jaya; and on Saturday, […]
Joseph Germani’s tips for being a great YouTuber: 1. Do something you enjoy! Whatever genre or a topic you’re doing, if you enjoy it, it will reflect in your video – and that’s exactly what audiences want to see. 2. Be consistent in your output. This is definitely one of the biggest challenges of being […]
By VIVIENNE WONG alltherage@thestar.com.my PERSIARAN Perdana, Putrajaya is the place to be this Friday to Sunday as the annual Festival Belia Putrajaya makes a splash once again! Happening from 10am-10pm, the three-day event, under the auspices of the Youth And Sports Minister, is sure to be a treat for everyone. The 2014 edition features more […]
By JC LAM alltherage@thestar.com.my OUR education system is partly to blame for the lack of interest in Malaysian heritage. It is a sentiment shared by both Elizabeth Cardosa, executive director of Badan Warisan Malaysia (BWM) and Chen Yoke Pin, programme manager of Penang-based Arts-ED. While students get their fill of history in school, Chen thinks […]
By QISHIN TARIQ qishin.tariq@thestar.com.my TWO guys and a projector. On the surface, that’s all that makes up Japanese play Girl X. “There’s no actual female actress,” said script writer Suguru Yamamoto, explaining the irony. He added that the projector plays various roles, including several female characters that could be Girl X. With just a projector […]
By MISTIKA IDRIS Photos by CARLOS RUBEN DOURADO brats@thestar.com.my NOT many teenagers can say they’ve had the opportunity to spend a spectacularly glamorous night rubbing shoulders with some of Malaysia’s best performers at the performing arts scene’s biggest awards show. However, for us BRATs, it’s all part of the job. A couple of weeks ago, […]
By JC LAM alltherage@thestar.com.my DAVID Xavier, a fresh graduate in art and design, said he was “never really interested in heritage”. And his mother is the executive director of Badan Warisan Malaysia – the Malaysian heritage trust. But according to his mother, Elizabeth Cardosa, there was a change when an old supermarket near his home […]
Stories by LIM MAY LEE alltherage@thestar.com.my YOUTUBE is such an instrumental part of our lives that it’s hard to imagine that the video sharing site is only nine years old. While most of us use YouTube to watch everything, from hair-curling techniques (well, I do anyway!) to cat videos and THAT Emma Stone lip-sync battle […]
By VIVIENNE WONG alltherage@thestar.com.my VIOLENCE and misogyny – that’s what most Malaysians think hip hop is about, according to rapper Jin Hackman. It’s been decades since the local hip hop scene first burst to life, and still people think it’s all about gangs, explicit lyrics and, for the lack of a better word, prostitutes. “To […]