By Sonia Chang (26A01A)
Horror has always been more than just blood and brains, ghosts and ghouls. It’s something like a funhouse mirror, held up to our deepest fears and the most pressing questions. And that’s because horror does not exist in a vacuum. It breathes the same air as we do—stale with dread, charged with paranoia, laced with angst. It is a genre in constant flux, shifting to reflect the zeitgeist of every age.
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By Amanda Lim (25A01B), Bixin Qiu (25A01A) and Sophie Chong (25A01A)
If this article seems familiar, that’s because it’s a continuation of a previous Rank it! article where we ranked classic, albeit a little conventional, cup noodles. (If you haven’t read it, you can take a look here!) This time, though, we’re doing things with a twist. So, let’s take it from the top one last time.
Unique cup noodles. The kind that, when we see them on the shelves at FairPrice, we’re all intrigued (and perhaps a little weirded out) by. But we’ve usually turned them away in favour of more familiar flavours, like the Shin Cup Ramen. So for this article, we’ve decided to take a leap of faith: to satisfy our curiosity about these oddball cup noodles—and rank them along the way.
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By Huang Hancheng (26S05B) and Koh Shin Robbie (26A01A)
Saturday, 20th April: we recalled as we left home for RJCO’s “繁星: Constellations” concert amidst sunny skies and hot weather. Having been granted backstage access for this performance, we were particularly excited to get a behind-the-scenes view of the orchestra, and had high hopes for the concert.
That was until we exited the gates of Esplanade MRT station. The sky was grey and miserable, and the sticky, humid air would make your skin itchy and insufferable. By the time we arrived at the Esplanade Outdoor Theatre, the rain had become unrelenting, while people were frantically evacuating instruments and equipment indoors.
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By Koh Shin Robbie (26A01A) and Lerraine Neo (26A01A)
Put your hand up if you’ve ever handed in late work. If your hand isn’t up, you’re lying. Getting swamped by work and missing deadlines is a canon event for students; for those looking to stay out of trouble, so is asking for extensions.
Yet not all extension requests are made equal. Some are successful, while some end in a curt message about how “you should have managed your time better” and a late-night crashout detailing every slight mistake your teacher has ever made.
In order to determine the best possible method of requesting an extension, we set out to conduct a social experiment. With the help of a few friends, we’ve tested out our top ten ways to ask for an extension.
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By Ng Dawin (25A01D) and Peh Zhi Ning (25A01B)
Fake jerseys have flooded the market, and identifying fake jerseys from real ones has never been harder. Watch this video to find out how to identify these fake jerseys!
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