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CHANNING Tatum stars alongside Rachel McAdams in the new romantic drama, The Vow. The movie follows the story of how a husband tries to win the heart of his wife, who suffers from memory loss after a car crash. “I thought that it was a pretty unique story… It’s an out-and-out love story and i […]
Hi all! The good folks at our favourite independent food outlets are being generous and giving out free stuff today! All you have to do is be among the first 30 to bring a copy of today’s R.AGE (StarTwo) between to 7-8pm to the outlets below and you can win the following: – Whisk – […]
Kuala Lumpur was invaded by a mass of people donning the sarong in every creative manner last weekend, in a movement called Keretapi Sarong. The flashmob, organised by Random Alphabets, started at the KL Sentral train station and saw about 500 people from all walks of life joining in. Everyone sang and danced to live […]
Just as it is with indie bands, there comes a point when independent food businesses have to decide if they want to “sell out” and go “mainstream”, especially if they are good at what they do. It’s quite the conundrum. The independent food movement’s focus is on shunning mass production to create high quality food […]
By NASA MARIA ENTABAN INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day campaigns often revolve around issues like reducing domestic violence or encouraging women to take a stand and make their voices heard, but this year the worldwide feel is a little different. The theme for 2012, Connecting Girls: Inspiring Futures, resonated with the organisers of local campaign called Women: […]
LAST week’s cover story was on young people who take their health and fitness into their own hands through research over the Internet, and a lot of trial-and-error experiments. These youths set out to plan their own meals and come up with exercise regimes that they tailor to their own needs. We brought up the […]
WHILE many of us music fans are never really able to get too close to our favourite artistes while they’re performing on stage, photographer and band manager Eleena Mohd Riduan has developed a special bond with most of her subjects. “The trick to taking good photos of performers trying to catch their eye during the […]
By ROXANNE LOW PAU-LING It is quite common for Malaysian students to continue into their tertiary education after the SPM examination, which basically marks the end of their secondary school life. Some might still be undecided as to what career path they want to pursue, so they either enroll into Form Six, take up A-Levels […]
Even between independent cafes, there is nothing but healthy competition. Zekry Mohd Nor, 30, one of the founders of independent coffee shop Mollydookers in KL, says they even share baristas with some cafes. “The community is still new, so we tend to talk to each other and share tips,” said Zekry. “We talk a lot […]
By NATASHA IMAN Up-and-coming rookie group Block B, well known for their musical talent and boisterous personalities, have recently been put in the spotlight by fans after an unfortunate interview in Thailand on Jan 27. Members of Block B sat down for an interview with Thai media outlet RYT9, and from the video uploaded on […]
When Lee Ee Vee and Tee May Yee started their home ice-cream business, it was just the two of them, a small ice-cream machine and a whole lot of manual labour. Now, three years later and with their brand The Last Polka a favourite in the independent food business community, things are still very much […]
By NASA MARIA ENTABAN alltherage@thestar.com.my WHILE most of their peers were taking a break from university during the month-long semester holidays, 550 Aiesec members used this time to get together and learn the inner workings of the business world. The “Youth to Business” forum was part of Aiesec’s week-long annual national conference, held this year […]
Young people have the innate ability to look at the world in different views. This is why Sunway University College wants young people to allow others a sneak peek into how their minds work and how they perceive the things around them. The university’s department of performance and media is currently organising a Not Quite […]
By NASA MARIA ENTABAN alltherage@thestar.com.my SIVARAJAN Gunarajan used to be obese. When he was 19, he weighed 101kg, ate whatever he wanted and never exercised. Over the past three years, however, he shed all his excess weight, won the title of Mr Malaysia Top Model 2010 and adopted healthy eating habits. Here’s the clincher: Siva, […]
By SHARMILA NAIR alltherage@thestar.com.my CHILDREN’S rights is not a topic that most young people talk about. They find it boring as it can get very technical and involves terms and jargons they are unfamiliar with. However, children’s rights is one topic that everyone, especially young people, has to keep on talking about no matter how […]