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By NG KHAI LEE
If you created music for a Malaysian audience, how would you market it? Would you sell your mp3 tracks online, stick to CDs, or do both?
The debate rages on for independent and mainstream music artistes, music producers and record companies. But one man has made his choice.
Zainal Abidin will launch his next album exclusively on the Internet, through a music portal that has yet to prove its worth … Click here for the full article!
By KERRY DAVIS
The turn of the 21st century has been marked by the greatest challenge the human species has ever faced. Over the next few decades, our generation will be entrusted with the colossal responsibility of erasing mankind’s impending path to self-destruction.
The damage we have wreaked upon this planet is substantial, and no matter what many of us are told to believe, I implore you … Click here for the full article!
By ANITA TAHIR
Kalau tengok dari luar tingkap Menara Celcom tempat aku kerja ni, banyak bangunan tinggi yang boleh aku nampak. Petronas Twin Tower-lah, Suria KLCC-lah, Menara Public Bank-lah, Megan Phileo Avenue-lah, Menara TA-lah dan macam-macam bangunan lagi.
Kenapa orang bina bangunan tinggi? Tempat yang aku tinggal dengan abang aku sekarang ni pun tinggi - tingkat 18. Kalau terjun, mati! … Click here for the full article!
By JASMINE KOH
Marty the zebra from the movie Madagascar posed a question that exemplified a crucial Malaysian issue.
In one of his most glorious moments, he asked, “Am I black with white stripes or white with black stripes?â€? You see, the Malaysian political scene is the zebra … Click here for the full article!
By LEE ZHI WEI
They say there is no achievement when there is no vision, and no vision when there is no dream.
A man’s dream can spark developments for himself, the society he lives in, and the nation. But some dreams are dangerously hopeful, and when we are consumed by a particular dream, we cuddle in the comfort of an optimistic oblivion.
The Malaysian government is caught in an optimistic oblivion, especially regarding the issue of racial integration … Click here for the full article!
By JASON LIM
Is this dog white or black?
a. White
b. Black
c. White & black
d. Black & White
e. Does it really matter?
There’s a similar scene from the movie Madagascar, where the zebra always wonders if he’s a white zebra with black stripes or a black zebra with white stripes. We laugh at it because it’s such a trivial question, yet, in today’s world, is it really?
It’s hard to believe that even after all this while, all the songs of peace, all the literature on equality and poetry on brotherhood, race is still on the cards … Click here for the full article!
By POH SI TENG
Without warning, entire cities were swept and submerged in water. The catastrophic furore left thousands dead and many more displaced. Those who were alive had to seek safe shelter on higher ground or in neighbouring states. They became refugees overnight.
Yes, “refugees.�
However, I’m not talking about the people devastated by Hurricane Katrina. I’m referring to those affected by December’s Asian tsunami, which at last count killed 200,000 and left hundreds of thousands displaced in 13 countries.
Would it still be politically correct to use the r-word then? … Click here for the full article!
By MARC JITAB
The homosexual agenda is an interesting one.
It is said that you can’t choose who you fall in love with— even if this means falling in love with a person of the same gender, or even falling in love with your siblings. Some scientists back this claim, saying there are “gay (inducing) genesâ€? that cause people to become homosexual, thus allowing the “gay-is-just-as-natural-as-straightâ€? argument … Click here for the full article!
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