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THE Bridgewater Badgers might be a tiny peewee football team, but their actions have made a big impact around the world. The inspiring story of how team quarterback Tommy Cooney, 11, organised the team to stand up for their bullied six-year-old “water coach” Danny Keefe, who suffers from a speech impediment, warmed the hearts of […]
By IAN YEE alltherage@thestar.com.my IT was the ultimate b-boy battle, 10 years in the making. The world’s best b-boys had gathered from around the world – big names like Lilou, RoxRite, Hong 10 and Taisuke – at Seoul, Korea, the new mecca of b-boying, and it was going to be an epic showcase of hip-hop […]
By CHRISTINE CHEAH alltherage@thestar.com.my USUALLY when someone gets robbed they would make a police report, feel sad over their losses, add security measures and eventually move on from the horrible experience. Eliza Lee and May Tan however, didn’t let their story end there. Late last month, the duo’s Phat Culture boutique in Petaling Jaya, Selangor […]
By CHRISTINE CHEAH alltherage@thestar.com.my THEY are all leaders with a cause and alumni of several US international exchange programmes, but more importantly, the young people who congegrated at the recent 2013 LEAD Asean Youth Summit in Manila, Philippines are all ready to make a difference in the world. LEAD – which stands for link, engage, […]
The second installment to the Hunger Games trilogy is finally out! Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson are back to entertain you in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. After winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games, Peeta and Katniss are about to embark on their Victor’s Tour of all the districts. The drama isn’t over, of course, […]
By CHRISTINE CHEAH alltherage@thestar.com.my THERE were 550 cheerleading teams, 6,000 cheerleaders, hundreds of organising staff, thousands of spectators and countless insane, gravity-defying stunts. In the middle of all that craziness, was a group of 25 Malaysians, all dreaming of doing their country proud. The cheerleaders of the Awesome All-Stars had travelled all the way to […]
By JAYDEE LOK alltherage@thestar.com.my WHEN novelist Jack Kerouac wrote, “Nothing behind me, everything ahead of me, as is ever so on the road” in On The Road, he probably didn’t realise what an impact that line would have on musicians for years to come. It certainly resonated with Matthew Healy, 24, vocalist of British band […]
By JAYDEE LOK alltherage@thestar.com.my WITH seven stages, 50 music acts, a silent disco, a cabaret, a film tent, countless pieces of artwork and a whole lot of pizza, it’s hard not have a great time at the recent Clockenflap Festival in Hong Kong. The only question is: how do you experience everything that the festival […]
By SARA KHONG brats@thestar.com.my WHAT happens when you put a tech-savvy Gen-Y girl who cannot cook in the kitchen? She hacks recipes and kitchen tools! In the social media generation, “hack” doesn’t mean to chop something up repeatedly. According to Internet nomenclature, it either means like hacking a computer, or more recently, finding shortcuts to […]
By SHERRINDER KAUR brats@thestar.com.my TO many people, football is a beautiful game, while to some, it’s just 22 people chasing a ball around. But on the eve of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Annual Awards night, football proved to be so much more than a game. The AFC, in partnership with the Asian Football Development […]