Punisher Banned From Libraries (Local News)

As of 28 May, local libraries removed all Punisher comics from their shelves. This is due to a concerned mother who complained that her 12 year old son was reading about sex and nudity in a "Punisher" comic book.

Well, ladies and gentlemen, all it takes it's one complaint to have a book removed. Maybe the dear staff and mother did not know the book was rated "MAX", meaning for matured readers only!

Ben Tan

5 drownings in 2 months (Local)

Well, it is a saddening case in Singapore. It's true; other than car accidents, drowning is the leading cause of children's deaths.

What must be done. Some say employ more lifeguards or make swimming lessons compulsory, while others say we should start fencing swimming pools.

However, these measures do not solve the root of the problem. We need to get kids to start listening from young, and start obeying authroity. If they kept to the rules, I'm absolutely sure the cases will drop.

Dr. Storm

Forgiveness: A lost Virtue (Philosophy)

Recently, one of my friends made a career-killing blunder. He now wonders if the company and his colleagues can ever forgive him. This brings us to a question-- are we lacking in forgiveness?

Talk all you want about the yellow ribbon project. It's a fact that once you get a criminal record, you will find it hard to get a job. You see it in sports-- players in top flight clubs will find it hard to return once they screw up. Look at Fabian Barthez, 1998 World Cup winner. H ended his career with a whimper.

However forgiveness is a necessary virtue. Research has shown that people who hold on to grudges are more likely to suffer from health problems than those with none. Worse are those who cannot forgive themselves.

Ultimately, one has to acknowledge that no one is perfect. Therefore we should forgive. The mistake has to be punished, but the person forgiven. Afterall, forgiveness is the crux of most unhappiness.

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Christopher Lee goes to jail (Local News)

Local celebrity Christopher Lee was sentenced to 4 weeks in jail after being a "cowardly" driver in a hit-and-run accident.

Maybe the Yellow Ribbon Project will have some star power next year! They could rope in Paris Hilton, you know.

Ben Tan

Spiderman 3 Review (Entertainment)

Well, the long anticipated wait for Spiderman 3 is over. Was it worth it? Let's find out.

The movie kicks off with a short slideshow of the previous two Spiderman movies. It then reveals how popular Spiderman is to New Yorkers. In fact, everything seems to be going well for Peter Parker, the face behind Spiderman. His career is stable, he's doing well in school, his girlfriend Mary Jane is a boardway star, and his best friend Harry is sane again. However, upon the discovery of his uncle's real killer, things go downhill of our hero. He then turns to an alien symbiote to slove his problems.

Unlike the first two movies, the storyline of Spiderman 3 was a bit messy and lacked a suitable pacing. Parker's relationship with Mary Jane is inconsistent, and the Sandman had very little character developement. The action scenes on the other hand were exciting and refreshing. Parker's duel with the Green Goblin at the start of the film was breath-taking.

Overall: 72/100

Nurlisa

New Earth? (Science)

Scientists have discovered a planet that has the potential to host life. Five times the mass of earth, it orbits the red star Gliese 581. Dr Dimitar Sasselov of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics claims we can "go there" although it is "20 lightyears away".


So what are we going to call it? Earth -2? Counter-Earth? New Universe? Stop finding about stuff that's never really going to help us!

Ben Tan

Virgina Tech massacre (International)

On April 12, 31 people in Virgina Polytechnic Institute and State University were ruthlessly gunned down by a South Korean student. The gunman himself later commited suicide. This makes the killings the deadliest school massacre in American history.

Perhaps this is a good time for Americans to re-look its gun policy. This massacre was an accident waiting to happen. All it takes is a pyscho with a gun and all hell breaks loose.

Natasha Romanov