“F*** ideology, I want (to) just dance,” says the rebellious North Korean prisoner Roh Ki-soo (Do Kyung-soo, best known as D.O., one of the main vocalists of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo), to Sergeant… Read More
ALREADY a children’s music Grammy winner and Emmy nominee at 34 years old, Tim Kubart spent two years working on his latest award nomination called Building Blocks. The New Yorker has chosen to write and… Read More
CREATIVITY leapt from the imagination to the stage in The Dead Bird, with its mix of butoh and contemporary dance. The performers — Foo Chiwei, Lee Choy Wan, Lee Ren Xin and Boyz Chew — brought supple… Read More
“I KNOW something you don’t”, said one colleague to me, as se passed the desk, one fine morning at work. OUCH! Like what ah? Anyway, that morning saw me on court-house duty and I sped… Read More
There’s been a discussion about a durian tree in the back of a house, growing on common property. The house owner says a woman dropped by the “backyard garden” to “steal” durian fruits and got… Read More
Everyone loves a good list of predictions. Here’s mine for 2019: 1 Butoh will go big in the Chinese year of the pig, 2019! Why? Who knows about butoh in Malaysia, really, seriously? And, it… Read More
TAKE the Lead or Scent of a Woman, whichever movie thrills with its leading men of Antonio Banderas and Al Pacino respectively, the tango is a sizzler. Take the Lead is a fictionalised account of… Read More
Movie review SURE, some people are just naturally skinn, no matter how much cookies and chocolates they eat! Most people are like Willowdean Dickson aka “Dumplin’” (played by Danielle Macdonald of Patti Cake$ fame) as… Read More
Ancient poetry and birds come to roost in a butoh creation with Yeow Lai Chee. The Dead Bird When: Dec 14-15, 2018, 8.30pm Where: Pentas 2, KLpac Tickets: RM58 (normal)/RM30 (students, disabled, seniros) Call 03… Read More
YES, 2018 had some good music for the pop genre. I’m more into the good part than popular, though. Here’s one: Apeshit! By Beyoncé and Jay-Z . “Tell the Grammy’s fuck that 0 for 8… Read More
