All our stories, in chronological order
OUR #RAGEchat was abuzz with activity last week when heaps of tweeps took to twitter to voice their opinions on crowd funding, the subject our R.AGE cover story. Joining the discussion were three of our interviewees – environmental activist Adrian Yeo (@ninoamigo), dancer Samantha Tan (@Samantha_Tan), and content executive Syatirah Safran (@syats), who have all […]
By DANIEL SUBRAMANIAM alltherage@thestar.com.my PUTTING on a costume is one thing, but actually becoming a character is taking cosplay to a whole new level. Taking things even further, local cosplayers have begun competing at regional and international cosplay competitions such as the Asia Cosplay Meet and the World Cosplay Summit. The bar is set high, […]
Have you heard of the term “Phone Stacking”? Well, it literally means stacking phones on top of one another (not until it falls, of course), which is a practice to encourage people to interact with one another without the distractions of cell phones, or smartphones to be more specific. In our previous cover story, we […]
By NASA MARIA ENTABAN alltherage@thestar.com.my LAST August, London-based professional dancer Samantha Tan discovered she had been accepted to a prestigious acting school in New York City. However, her joy instantly turned to anxiety when she realised she couldn’t afford to make the trip, let alone complete the three-year course. With only a month before her […]
By KEVIN TAN alltherage@thestar.com.my WHEN three female siblings come together to form a group, you know their adventure is going to be worth reading. We all know of the terrific trios from television series like Charmed, Charlie’s Angels, and The Powerpuff Girls who always manage to save the day, but however, aren’t real. The Impatient […]
By KEVIN TAN alltherage@thestar.com.my SEEING how Justin Bieber, Yuna, Zee Avi, and even Rebecca Black have made their way to stardom through YouTube, it’s not a surprise that aspiring artistes are now following the same path to achieve their dreams. Two months ago, Laundry Bar, a live music club at The Curve in Mutiara Damansara, […]
The Super Junior boys are back with their sixth studio album. By NATASHA IMAN alltherage@thestar.com.my FOLLOWING the release of their fifth studio album Mr. Simple in August 2011, South Korean boy band Super Junior headed off for their sold-out Super Show 4 worldwide tour, which successfully concluded on May 27 this year in Seoul, Korea. […]
The rebooted K-pop heart-throb Jay Park will be back in KL to rock the MTV World Stage Live in Malaysia next week. By SHARMILA NAIR and HARI KESUMA alltherage@thestar.com.my YOU just cannot begrudge Jay Park’s guts for daring to call himself a “new breed” in the idol factory – as the more finicky music lovers […]
Fascinated by her habit of bringing healthy home-made lunches to the office, Alexandra Prabaharan’s colleagues began requesting that she make some for them as well. Eventually, they started paying her for lunch.
By ANGELIN YEOH and DANIEL SUBRAMANIAM alltherage@thestar.com.my WITH their stripped down acoustic sound, pitch-perfect harmonies and inimitable on-screen banter, it’s hardly a surprise that Australian twins Janice and Sonia Lee have taken YouTube by storm. The 26-year-old twins, who go by the moniker Jayesslee, uploaded their first YouTube video back in 2008, just to share […]
By TERENCE TOH alltherage@thestar.com.my WRITING a novel is no easy task, as most authors can tell you. The process is certainly not for the weak of the heart or mind, requiring large amounts of time, energy, persistence, inspiration, dedication, and often, caffeine. Student Ng Zhan Ming, however, has managed the commendable achievement of completing his […]
Cell-ing out By KEVIN TAN alltherage@thestar.com.my WHENEVER Lim Wei Ze, 18, and his friends from secondary school hang out, they have a simple rule – Disconnect to connect. Tired of their friends constantly tapping away on their smartphones instead of having actual conversations, they instituted the rule a few months ago so that they all […]
By DAVID LIAN alltherage@thestar.com.my UNLESS you’ve been living under a rock, you would probably have heard of Diablo 3, and your Facebook wall spammed with your friends’ escapades from Tristram to heaven and back. Well, if you have been living under a rock, you’re in a spot of luck because this article will get you […]
RECENT reports of a secondary school student getting reprimanded over wearing a miniskirt to an official event off school grounds sparked controversy. We asked the Tweeples if they thought there was too much emphasis on dress codes nowadays; whether young people obsess over what they wear; and also to discuss some of the crazy dress […]
By DAVID LIAN alltherage@thestar.com.my UNLESS you’ve been living under a rock, you would probably have heard of Diablo 3, and chances are, your Facebook wall was recently spammed with your friends’ escapades from Tristram to heaven and back. Well, if you have been living under a rock, you’re in a spot of luck because this […]