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By ANN-MARIE KHOR brats@thestar.com.my TWO worlds collide as physics meets art in the Iron Forest – and it’s making (sound!) waves in Penang’s art scene. The soundscape installation, created by American musician Chris Golinski and local architect Kang Ween Fung in collaboration with the Penang-based Light Up Media and the Arts (LUMA), is a feast […]
By CHRISTINE CHEAH alltherage@thestar.com.my THE thriller is a popular genre among movie-goers. But while full-length feature films offer plenty of time for directors to pull their twists and turns on the audience, local filmmaker Dick Chua has proved himself adept at doing the same – but with short films. “I like making thrillers, even though […]
By MISTIKA IDRIS and ROXANNE LOW brats@thestar.com.my ARE you bored of your same old routine? Want to try something new, but don’t know how? Well, in line with its motto, “Get Out There”, Raleigh KL is organising exciting monthly meet-ups to encourage young people to step out of their comfort zone and engage in activities […]
By LYE MING HAN and CARLOS RUBEN DOURADO Photos by NADIAH SYAHIRAH brats@thestar.com.my AS of 2012, 10.4 million children have been victims of human trafficking – and a group of students from HELP University are hoping to help put an end to it. The recent Light A Life: End Child Trafficking charity run was organised […]
By DENIELLE LEONG Photos by JASON LIOH brats@thestar.com.my IT’S not every day you get to experience flying (and crashing – twice) in a flight simulator. But that’s just one of the perks we get as BRATs – we get to meet amazing people and visit cool places; including an exclusive tour around the AirAsia Academy […]
By JAYDEE LOK alltherage@thestar.com.my BETWEEN trying to burn each other with a lighter backstage, Ryan Tedder and Zach Filkins, vocalist and lead guitarist of OneRepublic, spoke to R.AGE about what makes good popular music, and all the big-name artistes super-producer Tedder has worked with. OneRepublic were in Malaysia as part of their Native Tour, and […]
By CHRISTINE CHEAH alltherage@thestar.com.my HE’S gone from owning his own helicopter in his heyday, to an all-time low of almost having his wedding ring auctioned off. Now, former Westlife singer Shane Filan is slowly getting back in his groove with the release of his first solo album next month, You And Me. The Irishman had […]
By CARLOS RUBEN DOURADO brats@thestar.com.my I’M sure most of you have heard or read about Ng Yuk Tim, the 15-year-old girl who was apparently murdered by a male friend (charged in court last week) whom she had met through Facebook a few years back. I was completely shocked when I read about it. It is […]