By Ms Nicole Magno
Raffles Reads is a collaboration between Raffles Press and Times Reads which aims to promote a reading culture among Singaporean students.
Rating: 4.5/5 stars
Before she was known as Wonder Woman—donned in her iconic red and blue armor and vanquishing villains with her Lasso of Truth—she was simply known as Diana, a young woman struggling to define her own worth.
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By Lim Tze Shaun (21S06P), Boys’ Captain and Alicia Lim (21S07A), Girls’ Captain
Squash. The popularity of which pales in comparison to other well-known racket sports like badminton and tennis. However, that certainly doesn’t make it any less intense, engaging and exciting than the racket sports most of you are familiar with.
So what exactly is squash? Simply put, squash is a racket sport where 2 players take turns hitting a ball against a wall. Imagine a game of tennis, but replace the net with a wall, and both players standing on the same side of the court. Now erect 4 walls around the players, add in a ceiling, paint the floor brown and voila, you now have a squash court!
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By Raffles Jazz
Unless you’ve been living under a rock all your life, you’ve probably heard of jazz.
In fact, if you’ve lounged in a hotel lobby, been to Starbucks, or listened to Stevie Wonder’s greatest hits, you definitely have. (Nope, it’s not just in elevators)! Does jazz open your eyes to dazzling solos, captivating harmonies, and a sweeping range of exciting blues scale? Yes. Is that all we’re about? No way.
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By Raffles Dragonboating
PADDLES UP! When you think about dragon boaters, what comes to mind? Is it their broad shoulders? Or their massive biceps? Be assured, there’s more to dragon boating than the physical strength and endurance it requires. More than being fit, a dragonboater is one who is disciplined, committed, and puts his teammates first.
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By Max Chwa (21A01B)
Rating: ★★★☆☆
It’s hard not to feel proud when an aspect of one’s culture somehow permeates the Western consciousness. Sure, it’s more than a little colonial, but perhaps everyone raised on Western media doomed to feel this way. So when Over the Moon was released on Netflix, I couldn’t help myself— I simply had to watch it.
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