Get Personal: Anis Nabilah
Instead of Barbie dolls and pink plastic tea cups, Anis Nabilah grew up “playing” with spatulas and frying pans.
It’s Gamelan time!
By DENIELLE LEONG alltherage@thestar.com.my JUSTIN Bieber’s Beauty And A Beat went viral hours after its music video was released. Ask any teenage girl and she’d have lots to say (or scream) about the single. On the contrary, if you were to ask the same girl about gamelan, she’d probably take a few seconds to think […]
Writers' Block: Teen troubles
By CHUA WEI LIM Creative Writing Taylor’s University College I AM not against parents telling their teenage kids to change their ways when it is necessary, but I feel that it’s something that’s been done too often and at times without any valid reasons. Sometimes, teenagers don’t need to be told what to do, but […]
Get personal: Jazeman Jaafar
Thirteen years ago, then six-year-old Jazeman Jaafar’s ambition of becoming a racer started with a simple trip to a go-kart track in Shah Alam, Selangor.
What a holy-day!
By JERN KEN Photos by JASON LIOH alltherage@thestar.com.my HOW many of us actually know the extent of religious and cultural diversity in Malaysia? Well, not all of us unfortunately. I was recently involved in Projek Rumah Ibadat Kita-Brickfields, a local campaign which aims to strengthen religious tolerance among Malaysians through arts. The three-month project was […]
To the city limits
By KEVIN TAN alltherage@thestar.com.my IMAGINE travelling 90km twice a day, or spending four to five hours on the road every day, just to get to work or school. It might sound absolutely crazy, but for a variety of reasons – mainly increasing property prices and terrible traffic – some young Malaysians are doing just that, […]
Epik return
By NATASHA IMAN alltherage@thestar.com.my AFTER a four-year hiatus, South Korean group Epik High have made their return to the K-pop scene with their new album 99. The album has been highly anticipated since news of its release broke last month. It is the first time the group has released an album under their new […]
Jonas joy in KL
By KEVIN TAN alltherage@thestar.com.my THIS is how you make a come back: perform in front of a screaming crowd of thousands of people. After three years spent apart, the Jonas Brothers reunited for a world tour that ended with a concert at Stadium Negara last Wednesday for about 3,000 fans. It was the first time […]
Reel thrills
By PHYLLIS HO and ANGELIN YEOH alltherage@thestar.com.my Ever watched a horror movie and think to yourself – which sick freak came up with this? Who comes up with these dark, terrifying stories for a living, and why do they do it? Well if you have, today’s your lucky day (though some would say we just […]
Get personal: Fiqrie
For 29-year-old Red FM radio presenter Fiqrie, there is no feeling quite like being able to play someone’s favourite song live on air.