Bigger, better + louder! Joanne Kam gets her naughty on in Kam Goes Burlesque!

Joanne Kam Poh Poh, the reigning Cabaret Queen, returns to the stage for one night only with a new, witty, dramatic and more risqué showcase - Kam Goes Burlesque - guaranteed to put the tease in striptease and challenge you with bawdy, naughty parodies that will loosen your inhibitions if you're in need of a proverbial release! Read more

Your Grandfather's Road: stories about cab drivers!

There are many reasons to be excited about Your Grandfather's Road -- as many as there are Malaysian peeps! If you haven't heard already, YGR is a film project that seeks to "produce a road-movie BY the Malaysian public, FOR the Malaysian public, in a way and scale that has never been done before."

Crowd-sourced celluloid! This week on YGR: a call for taxi driver stories!

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Tan Sri Musa Hassan to be replaced as IGP!; Humans may one day grow back amputated limbs?; Britain's genderless person is recognised!

We're on to the second day of the week and it's the usual daily grind! Chomp, chomp!

• The Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Musa Hassan, will be replaced in September when his contract expires. The Home Minister, Datuk Seri Hishammudin Hussein, has not given any details regarding the replacement, as yet. [The Malaysian Insider]
• Bangkok may see red again, as the 'Red Shirts' (supporters of former PM Thaksin Shinawatra) have collected their blood and threatened to spill it at the entrance of government offices if their demands are not fulfilled. [The Straits Times]
• How will England fare in this year's World Cup, now that David Beckham has ruptured his Achilles tendon? [The Independent]
• Speaking of Brits, here's the first person to be recognised as the world's first genderless person. [Telegraph]
• Prosthetic limbs may one day be no longer relevant, as researchers have found a gene which can allow humans to regrow their body parts. [Telegraph]
• What do Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Bon Jovi, KISS and The Cure have in common (besides being top rock bands of all time!)? They were not voted in for this year's induction of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But... how?! See who else missed out. [CNN]
• Here's an interesting and rather amusing video of an interview with David Bailey, the genius who snapped iconic black and white pictures of Michael Caine, The Beatles and more. [Guardian]. If you happen to be in London, do drop by for the auctioning of his portraits.

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Style+substance: Honda unveils the new CR-V

Honda Malaysia recently unveiled the new CR-V with a refreshing makeover designed especially for the outgoing urban drivers of today. Read more

The place to be at for St. Patrick's Day: The Tavern by KLue!

GUINNESS® lovers, are you salivating already? St. Patrick's Day is only two days away, and the party will be held this Friday, 19 March at 1 Utama! We're sure you've marked the event on your calendar already, but here's another reason why you should put a double reminder on your organiser for this event! Read more

Datuk Lee Chong Wei bags All England title!; Teachers now OK with sex education in schools; children think Queen invented the telephone!

It's a lovely Monday morning and here's today's serving of Daily Digest!

• Our very own Datuk Lee Chung Wei made us proud again when he bagged his first ever All England title on Sunday. He beat Japan's Kenichi Tago to score the gold medal in a 21-19, 21-19 win. [New Straits Times]
• After a three-day conference, the National Union of the Teaching Profession decided that they would proceed with the idea of teaching sex education in schools, but the teachers must get proper training beforehand. [The Star]
• A two-year-old boy climbed into a candy vending machine and got trapped in there for 45 minutes after his mother turned her back on him in an Italian restaurant. [Telegraph]
• According to a survey done among primary and secondary school students in the UK, one in 10 children (of 1,000 students polled) thinks that the Queen invented the telephone, while 5% of the kids believe that Luke Skywalker was the first to walk on the moon. [BBC News]
• Workmen who were paving the road for the sailing venue of the Olympics 2012 found a mass grave of 51 Vikings, some of which were decapitated while still alive. [Suite 101]
• The ultimate kitchen goddess, Nigella Lawson, may find stiff competition in Sophie Dahl, as the plus-sized model has a six-part cookery show, "The Delicious Miss Dahl". There's even a Peanut Butter Fudge recipe in store. [Daily Mail]
• Amuse yourself with these funny signs. [The Sun Daily]

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Earthkeepers™ Yéle Haiti T-shirts: Fashion for Survival

In light of the recent earthquake that desecrated the Caribbean nation of Haiti, footwear and apparel company, The Timberland Company, together with Wyclef Jean's Yéle Haiti Foundation, are now channelling the full proceeds from sales of its newly-launched collection, Earthkeepers^TM Yéle Haiti T-shirts, to Haiti relief funds. Read more

Zee Avi LIVE in KL - SOLD OUT?

Malaysia's biggest acoustic jazz sensation Zee Avi will be heading home to our shores this 20 March - finally! - and in what has to be the fastest ticket sweep of the year, we just got word that tickets for her show are now completely sold out! Read more

Love dolphins? Watch "The Cove" for free at Palate Palette!

This week, free up your Tuesday (16 March) and make your way to Palate Palette for the exclusive screening of Academy Award-winning and highly acclaimed documentary, The Cove, which won Best Feature Documentary at the recent 2010 Academy Awards. Whether you are a nature-lover or not, this is one film that will truly move you. Read more

KLue Foldies: make your own Taxi Driver!

Here's something uber-cool to occupy one of your empty cool-stuff-to-do-this-weekend slots. After KLue debuted the adventures of DBKL-Man and Hipster-Boy, reader Ryan Dodge-Wan was taken enough to design his own Foldie - of one of KL's iconic style tribes: the taxicab driver! Read more

Nasi Kerabu, Nasi Dagang and more! Authentic Malay cuisine at affordable prices

Good, traditional Malay food is hard to come by these days, so if you're a fan of Belanga, you'll be glad to know that Belanga at The Gardens Mid Valley offers lip-smacking Malay cuisine at an affordable price. Read more

UPDATED: Video Games Live in Malaysia on 17 April! Tickets on sale now!

It's confirmed: After performing to sold-out audiences and full houses around the world, the award-winning Video Games Live (VGL) show is scheduled to land on our shores in April! 

UPDATED: tickets for the event are currently on sale now, via Ticketpro! Get them before they sell out! Details after the cut! Read more

Drama at Jack Neo's press conference; Lady Gaga costumes coming to KL; humans sixth taste sense - for fat

It's the weekend!!!!!!!!!!! Okay, keep your cool for just another couple of hours and check out what's keeping us talking over the water-cooler:

• Just five days after news first broke of Jack Neo's love affair with an actress-model, the director and his wife held a drama-filled press conference yesterday. It ended in tears, his wife fainting and a scuffle with the media. Watch the video here! [Straits Times]
• Remember Manohara Odelia Pinot? The Malaysian High Court has ordered the Indonesian model and her mother to pay The Tengku Temenggong of Kelantan Tengku Muham­mad Fakhry Sultan Ismail Petra RM6 million after alleging he had raped and abused his teenage bride. [Times Online] 
• Telekom Malaysia has signed a five-year multi-pound sterling deal to sponsor the Red Devils. [The Malaysian Insider] 
• F1 is next month and so is STYLO 2010. The eight-day fashion extravaganza will feature up to 70 designers, including Serbian Marko Mitanovski and some of her costumes she has made for Lady Gaga! [The Star]
• Girls are smarter than boys! 58.63% of those who aced the SPM results were girls. Girl power! [NST Online]
• Scientists think they've found a new taste sense: fat. If it's true, fat would be the sixth known taste that can be picked up by the human tongue, after sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami (a taste for identifying protein rich foods). [Live Science]
• Madonna and her 13-year-old budding fashionista daughter Lourdes are launching a new fashion line for teen girls. The "Material Girl" collection will include clothing, footwear, handbags and jewelry. Plans already in place to introduce perfume and other beauty products beginning in 2011. [NY DailyNews]

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Catch the KL Slam Jam Rap Battle and B-Boy Challenge 2010

It's a rhyme-off! Show your support as 16 Malaysian rapping hopefuls and eight B-boys battle it out at KL Slam Jam 2010! Read more

Erama is the answer to your music needs + MyBytes: get your Apple gadget engraved here!

If you're a fan of the golden oldies, specifically those of the P. Ramlee era, then here is a brand new music store for you. Erama is the music store to visit if you're looking for local music and your moral conscience tells you not to download illegal MP3 files off the Internet. Plus, there's a store where you can engrave your beloved Apple gadget! Read more

How To Main: Kejar-kejar

Welcome to the second instalment to our incredigood How To Main series: made up of step-by-step and stick-figure-assisted guides to games we used to play as kids! Created by artist and Main Dengan Rakyat proponent chi too. This time around: how to main kejar-kejar!

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Carlos Slim's the world's richest man; Anna Nicole Smith, the opera; Mattel rolls out Mad Men Barbie dolls

Just one more day to the weekend, but let's not forget about the world around us. Here's today's serving of news-ish stories from around the wide web:

• SPM results are out today! 7,987 students obtained all As in the subjects they took. Congrats! [The Star]
• A man barged into a kindergarten and bludgeoned three 6-year-olds with a hammer. Police are now searching villages and residential areas in and around Muar to hunt down the kindergarten attacker. [Yahoo! News] 
• Move over Bill Gates, Carlos Slim Helu is now the world's richest man. Forbes says the telecom tycoon is worth US $53.5 billion dollars! [The Globe and Mail]
• Get married and have babies! The National Population and Family Development Board says the fertility rate of the country is declining. [NST Online]
• Britain's Royal Opera House will stage the premiere of an opera about Anna Nicole Smith, who died in 2007. Set for a debut on 17 February 2011, Anna Nicole will focus on her life and end with her death in 2007. [ABC News]
• Another one bites the dust: Actor Corey Haim died in an LA hospital yesterday, likely the result of an overdose. Haim rose to fame in the 1980s for movies like Lucas, The Lost Boys and License to Drive. [LA Times]
• A South Korean man married a pillow. Yes, a pillow. His "wife" bears an illustration of Fate Testarossa, an anime character. [Newser]
• Expect to see Mad Men Barbie dolls soon! Mattel plans to roll out versions of Barbie and Ken that are styled after Don Draper, the show's leading man; his wife, Betty; his colleague, Roger Sterling; and Joan Holloway, the agency's office manager. [NY Times]

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Word Up: 8 March

This fortnight in Word Up: linguistic shenanigans of a political bent! We meditate on 8 March 2008 - which, 2 years on, we are taking to mean:

8 March
noun
1. an event in which a decisive change in a situation occurs, especially one with beneficial results. Usage example: "Our win over Vietnam was Malaysian football's 8 March."
2. an event, assumed to be a turning point, but that later fails to live up to its promise. Usage example: "Our win over Vietnam was Malaysian football's 8 March." Read more

Updated: Complete these 90s ad slogans + win a Lacoste bag!

TV advertisements from days of yore can be silly, funny, and downright amusing! From junk food to dish washing liquid and milk powder, some of these advertisements had very catchy jinggles and slogans. Now, if you remember these beloved ads as much as we did, try and see if you can fill in the gaps. You might just win yourself a Lacoste bag worth RM700! Update: We have a winner! Read more

GUINNESS® Mmm! Pair your perfect pint with these yummy snacks!

Next Wednesday on the 17^th of March, GUINNESS® lovers will have something to cheer for! St. Patrick's Day will be back, to bring on the good drink, good company and whole-hearted laughter. Here are some recommendations as to what to pair with your perfect pint! Read more