Here’s a piece in the Guardian by prof Stephen Hawking: Does money matter? Does wealth make us rich any more? These might seem like odd questions for a physicist to try to answer, but Britain’s referendum… Read More
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white privilege indeed!
What is white privilege? White privilege is the set of advantages white people in a society typically experience that are not experienced by people of other races. The definition itself may seem simple, but unpacking… Read More
20th Japan Media Arts Festival
The Japan Media Art Festival is a comprehensive festival of Media Arts (Japanese: “Media Geijutsu”) that honors outstanding works from a diverse range of media from animation and comics to media art and games. The… Read More
Nunsense musical in Petaling Jaya
Here are excerpts of a story of mine which appeared in the NST: LOCAL production company Gardner & Wife Theatre will restage Dan Goggin’s award-winning musical for a limited engagement at PJ Live Arts and… Read More
Low-fat: Really healthy?
Low-Fat Flavored Yogurt Yogurt has a long-standing reputation as a healthy food. Studies show that plain yogurt may help with weight loss and improve body composition, in part by increasing levels of the fullness hormones GLP-1… Read More
Zero-Waste Markets Hit the U.S.
The Fillery, brainchild of Sarah Metz, is “a place where one fills empty containers with goods, such as grains, nuts, seeds, coffee, tea, spices, oils and the like,” according to the shop’s KickStarter page. Customers… Read More
Heritage chandelier from Masjid Jamek
This chandelier has a tag stating it’s from Masjid Jamek, which dates back to 1909. According to the mosque authorities, the chandelier is not that old, hence not heritage. It’s priced at RM15,000 and being… Read More
Make room for hope
ADAPTED from Emma Donoghue’s bestseller, Room offers the viewpoint of the child of a woman held captive. It’s unusual, and takes a leap of imagination to do this, but it helps that the screenplay was… Read More
Warcraft and games
ORCS, humans, wizards, dwarves, elves, blossoming love, and lots of fighting. Director Duncan Jone’s Warcraft seems a lot like Peter Jackson’s cinema adaptation of Tolkien’s Lords of the Rings. If you watch the movie in… Read More
Between the Rock and Hart
IT’s nice to see a buddy comedy every now and then, and fans of wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will not be disappointed with his performance as Bob Stone in Central Intelligence. His screen partner… Read More