All our stories, in chronological order
LAST week’s #RAGEchat added a totally new perspective to our cover story about #Manglish. Our story was mainly about how important English is, something we did in conjunction with the launch of Oh My English!, an edu-tainment TV comedy series by Astro to encourage Malaysians to speak proper English – an effort supported by The […]
DANIEL SUBRAMANIAM alltherage@thestar.com.my Two years ago, Wynnie, Beryl, Valerie and Estelle were serving customers dressed in French maid outfits at the Moe Moe Kyun Maid Cafe at the Anime Festival Asia (AFA) in Singpore. They returned to AFA a year later, but this time, they were there as anime idol group Sea✩A (pronounced Sea-A), performing […]
by SHARMILA NAIR alltherage@thestar.com.my SZETO YAN Weng is a stickler for proper English. It is highly advisable that one does not butcher the language by incorporating Manglish (Malaysian English) or, worse, making grammatical errors when speaking to him. It is not because Szeto would get angry and hit you over the head with a […]
By VIVY YUSOF alltherage@thestar.com.my Ok, so we don’t own boats or anything. But who says we can’t pretend to look like we do? The nautical stripes is one of those trends that will never go away. It’s become a favourite due to the classic nature of the pattern. Kate Moss, Jennifer Lopez, Taylor Swift, Kim […]
By KEVIN TAN alltherage@thestar.com.my IF it wasn’t for his late brother, Kavin Jayaram (better known as Kavin Jay) would have never taken the first step towards becoming the successful comedian he is today. For years, his brother had encouraged him to try out stand-up comedy but it wasn’t until his death several years ago that […]
LAST week was all about Phillip Phillips, the latest “white guy with a guitar” to win American Idol. Following in the footsteps of Kris Allen, David Cook, Lee DeWyze and Scotty McCreery, Phillips plucked the heartstrings of America all the way to winning the season 11 finale, leaving millions of Jessica Sanchez fans broken-hearted. So […]
Petaling Jaya-born Stephanie Van Driesen, 28, works her way up to become a musical star since she was 16, putting Rachel Berry to shame.
By NIKI CHEONG alltherage@thestar.com.my I AM probably the last person to be asking this question, but do we really have time for another social network? I am referring to Microsoft’s new “social network” called So.cl (pronounced “social”), which was rolled out earlier this week as an “experiment”. The initial reports on So.cl state that Microsoft […]
By TRISTAN TOH alltherage@thestar.com.my It is a great time to be a geek. The blockbuster success of superhero movies coupled with heightened public awareness of Western and Japanese pop culture have resulted in animation, comics and games (ACG) conventions no longer being a niche market. Joining the fray of such events is the Malaysian Games […]
WE featured seven successful young individuals in our cover story last week, including CEOs and business owners, The enterpreneurs and high flyers shared with us how they found success, but what we wanted to know from our Tweeples was how young people today define success. So for last week’s #RAGEchat, it was all about #Success, […]
YouTuber David Choi proved why he is everyone’s favourite Internet singing sensation. By KA KAY LUM and JOANNE RAENA RAJ alltherage@thestar.com.my YOUTUBE sensation David Choi performing live is a completely different experience from watching his videos online, as his Malaysian fans discovered on Sunday. The crowd at the auditorium at Wisma Bentley, Petaling Jaya, Selangor […]
The BRATs got to interview musician David Choi.
The BRATs got a crash course in comedy last weekend from popular local comedians Kuah Jenhan and Phoon Chi Ho. By V. VISHNU and SATHESH RAJ alltherage@thestar.com.my A day without laughter is a day not worth living, said the great Charlie Chaplin. and that’s one of the main inspirations behind the Mini Ha Ha […]
By KEVIN TAN kevinrage@thestar.com.my Ever thought about starting your own business? How about being the founder of your own corporation? Worried that if you took that leap of faith, you’ll crash and burn? Well R.AGE caught up with a few successful young people who tried doing just that, and guess what? They were all […]
By DANIEL SUBRAMANIAM alltherage@thestar.com.my IF YOU think that cheerleading is all about pompons and makeup, you have no idea what you’re talking about. Cheerleading is a sport that requires determination, grit and nerves of steel to execute the thrilling stunts involved. And on top of all that, the cheerleaders have to look good while doing […]