Raffles Reviews

La La Land Left Me Out At Sea: A Review

Reading Time: 7 minutes

By Gan Chin Lin (17A01B)

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La La Land (2016)

You’ve heard its name, fervently adored by theatre kids prone to bursting into loud Hamilton rap numbers.

You’ve seen the movie poster – lead stars Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling frozen in confrontational tap-dance, arms thrown back: simultaneously ‘mannequin challenge’ and ‘elaborate crane flight formation’.

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#sglitftw: Support Your Local Authors

Reading Time: 7 minutes

By Joan Ang (17A01B) and Ernest Lee (17A01A)

It is a common practice in any vaguely literature-related classroom to, during introductions, go around the room and say a few things: firstly, your name, and secondly, your favourite book. There’s usually a bit of uncomfortable shuffling, and people nudging the person on their left to say something to break the silence. A few big names are then thrown out—J.K. Rowling, Haruki Murakami. At least two people say “I don’t have a favourite book,” followed immediately by nervous laughter.

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