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ILLUMINAKING BY FAIZ FAISAL


All-Stars 11: Episode 7 Rucap
Bracket 3 has officially arrived on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 11! In Episode 7, six returning queens hit the Werk Room for the "Athletic Supporter Design Challenge." Tasked with turning high school sports gear into runway glamour, Sam Star and Jasmine Kennedie rose to the top. After a fierce Bonnie Tyler lip sync, one queen took the ultimate lead. Read our full recap to see who dominated the purple bracket!

Faiz Faisal
Jun 152 min read


Sunday Short: Backwards
Anan wakes up alone in a forest outside Chiang Mai with no memory of how he got there. Rescued by his best friend, he tries to move on with his life, but strange occurrences and fragmented memories convince him that something terrible happened in those woods. When he returns to uncover the truth, Anan discovers a horrifying revelation: the day he woke up was actually the day he died.

Faiz Faisal
Jun 144 min read


Saturday Style: Ballet Flats For Boys
Menswear is breaking the mold from the ground up. Driven by style icons like Harry Styles and Bad Bunny, men’s ballet flats have officially jumped from the luxury runways straight to the red carpet. Representing a massive cultural shift toward soft masculinity and gender-fluid fashion, this minimalist shoe trend is completely reshaping traditional style rules. But is this low-profile silhouette a brilliant wardrobe revolution or an absolute flop? We break down the trend.

Faiz Faisal
Jun 133 min read


Movie Review: Disclosure Day
Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day boasts a stellar cast and fascinating ideas, but for a movie about extraterrestrial disclosure, it spends surprisingly little time with the aliens themselves.

Faiz Faisal
Jun 122 min read


Foodgasm: Burger Mekdi
Did I just manifest this? McDonald’s Malaysia is tackling local street food culture with their new limited-time Burger Mekdi! Packed with shredded cabbage, mayo, and chili sauce, it tries to capture that legendary late-night roadside burger gerai vibe. Does it actually live up to the original, or does it fall short? Here is my honest taste test review on the flavours, the surprisingly small size, and why street burgers still reign supreme.

Faiz Faisal
Jun 112 min read


Song Of The Week: YEAH YEAH YEAH - Cruz Beckham
Forget everything you expect from a celebrity surname. Cruz Beckham is subverting the "nepo-baby" narrative by skipping the glossy pop route entirely. Fronting his indie-rock band, The Breakers, his 2026 tracks like For Your Love carry a gritty, vintage weight. Blending 1960s psychedelic twang with 90s Britpop melodies, Cruz’s self-taught musicianship sounds less like a modern debut and more like an instant, guitar-driven classic.

Faiz Faisal
Jun 102 min read
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