For all of its devastation, war has a way of forcing invention.
A century ago, when the first tanks rolled over the mire of the First World War, soldiers recoiled with horror. They called them “metal monsters”—unfamiliar machines grinding through the trenches like something half alive. While some soldiers fled amidst a spray of successive gunfire, others stood frozen, trapped in the shadow of impending doom.
The first tanks used in World War I. Image credit: Imperial War Museums
But the scenes before our eyes have shifted today.
Wondering what Softball has been up to as they gear up for their NSGs? Curious about how you can show your support and cheer your friends on during their games? Well, look no further!
Catch an inside look at their journey, training sessions, team spirit, and the motivation that drives them forward. Stay tuned for the rest of their games, and don’t forget to come down and support them as they fly our flag high! 🥎🔥
24 FEB 3:23PM: An unexpected guest had made a splashy entrance at our Biodiversity Pond: An otter.
A real, whiskered, fish-in-mouth otter.
Nothing stood between it and an evening buffet of all the fattest koi our school had to offer. It was otter-ly villainous, chasing the fish playfully before grabbing an unfortunate koi in its paws and, rather unceremoniously, tearing off its head.
Singapore International Festival of the Arts, lovingly acronymised as SIFA, will be returning to Singapore from 15–30 May. Raffles Press was grateful to receive an invitation to the programme reveal, held at the Arts House at the Old Parliament Building.
“Separating the art from the artist” is a famous moral dilemma that has long been the topic of debate when casting judgement on art. It presents itself so commonly and is so entwined in the way we view art in fact, even in the process of writing this article, a fresh, prime example of this dilemma seemingly materialised out of nowhere – popular music artist, David Anthony Burke.
Cover of d4vd’s album “Petals to Thorns”
David Anthony Burke, better known by his stage name ‘d4vd‘, is a well-acclaimed alternative/indie pop artist, rising to fame around July of 2022 with his song titled “Romantic Homicide”, which currently sits at around 1.7 billion streams on Spotify.
A placard expressing condolences for Celeste Hernandez
Controversy struck, when the deceased body of 15 year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez was found in the trunk of David’s car. It didn’t take long for bits and pieces of evidence of a relation between David and Celeste to begin surfacing on the internet, which prompted a multitude of different accusations upon David, including serious allegations of murder and having an illicit relationship with the 15 year-old. Many fans now view him in a completely different light— the thought that the music they were listening to might be in reference to the now-deceased Celeste lingers in the back of their minds.
But this is not the first time a popular music artist has come under fire from the masses due to their actions.
