Star studded cast from yesteryear singing god bless america

Yosemite National Park—Over the past year, I had the opportunity to visit a number of national parks in the US, beginning with Yellowstone, the “grandfather of national parks,” in July 2021 and ending (for now) here in Yosemite. The literal highlight was reaching the 4,394-meter summit of Mt. Rainier as part of a mountaineering course by the International Mountain Guides, but … [Read more...] about Lessons from America’s national parks

Natalie Portman and Chris Hemswoth as Thor It’s just the way life—in the Multiverse or elsewhere—operates. Things don’t always go as planned, even when you think you’ve got your messy life all figured out. In the case of Thor Odinson (Chris Hemsworth, in this fourth solo outing as the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s God of Thunder after 2011’s “Thor,” 2013’s “Thor: The Dark … [Read more...] about ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’: Hemsworth, Portman and Bale on reinventing heroes and villains

I REFER to the letter “ HRDC microcredential fee a fair price to pay ” (The Star, June 28; online at https://bit.ly/3NnFZza ). I beg to disagree with the learned writer, who appears to have only a cursory understanding of the issue and perhaps has not considered the grave implications to employers. HRDC (Human Resource Development Corporation) by law imposes a one … [Read more...] about Imposing new fees is an outrage

I REFER to the report on the concerns of parents of Primary 6 pupils taking the Dual Language Programme (DLP) with regards to their children’s enrolment in DLP in secondary schools next year, “DLP concerns” (Sunday Star, June 19). The initial success of the DLP after its implementation in 2016 should be the benchmark for Primary 6 students to continue doing the programme at … [Read more...] about Success of DLP depends on political will

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Critics of Singapore's mandatory death penalty for convicted drug traffickers miss the point that it saves lives and protects Singaporeans, Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam has said. In an interview on the BBC's HARDtalk programme that aired on Wednesday (June 29), he noted that the BBC focused on the hanging of one … [Read more...] about Singapore’s death penalty for drug trafficking saves lives: Shanmugam tells BBC