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WHILE most fanfics are pretty harmless, there are some that are just wrong. Be warned: some of this stuff is NSFW and NOT meant for kids… A Hobbit Named Scooby Doo That’s right, folks. It’s a crossover between Lord Of The Rings and Scooby Doo. Look out for a Fred-Daphne-Legolas love triangle and other adventures. […]
FOR the uninitiated, fan fiction might seem like a strange, foreign world of wizards, Jedi warriors, Dothraki queens and glittery vampires all lumped together. So here are a few basic terms you should know before exploring this universe: > Canon – The original literary pieceused as reference for fan-fiction. Pre-canon and post-canon fan-fictions are stories […]
By CHRISTINE CHEAH alltherage@thestar.com.my WOMEN’S rights groups have been tirelessly advocating for laws that could better protect women’s rights, and last weekend they received a timely boost from some young people. A group of KDU University College students took it upon themselves to make a difference by launching a campaign to raise awareness about gender […]
By ONG WEI LEE THE Cyrens and Rayvens cheerleading teams from SM Sri Kuala Lumpur have been striving hard for the past year. Cyrens were crowned champions for the third time in a row at the Cheer 2012 finals, and the pressure was on for the team to live up to expectations. We had a […]
Ethan Curzon and Yeoh Wai Hong, both 23, are part of a new generation of deejays that have been making waves in the local and international party scenes.
By DENIELLE LEONG alltherage@thestar.com.my FORMER child star Freddie Highmore is back on the acting scene, but don’t expect to see him on the silver screen any time soon. Instead, you can find the British actor, now 21, on television as he stars in the brand new series Bates Motel. The show is a contemporary prequel […]
By NG HUI XIN brats@thestar.com.my THE SPARTFEST! arts festival, which took place on June 12 to 14 at the Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus, was a successful showcase of a variety of different art forms, including visual arts, poetry, theatre and music. Organised by the Taylor’s Society of Performing Arts (SPART), the festival’s aim was to […]
By SARENRAJ RAJENDRAN Photos by ANDRIAN TAM brats@thestar.com.my The scorching heat and gushes of wind blowing up red dust everywhere couldn’t keep downhill biking fans away from the finish line at the Red Bull Jungle Meltdown. The first of its kind in South East Asia, the race saw 100 riders from the region go head-to-head […]
By SHARMILA NAIR alltherage@thestar.com.my Another week and a new batch of celebrity news from around the world. Celebrities really know how to stay in the limelight, don’t they? Motherly advice The last person the world expects to give Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton advice is Snooki … yes, that infamous tiny creature with […]
BWHEN I tell people that R.AGE organises a secondary school cheerleading competition every year, they usually give the same, highly-predictable response – “so are the cheerleaders all bimbos?” followed by a juvenile laugh. Yeah, look who’s talking. Never mind that Cheer has been around for 14 years, and that by now we even have a […]