Those were the days! There's this song by Troye Sivan that goes, "I just want to go back, back to 1999." With all the stress we’ve all been feeling these days, many of us have been wishing to go back in time, back to when things were simpler or perhaps to our younger days. For many, those younger...
What does agriculture have to do with traditional Filipino tattooing? A lot more than most people think. But first, a digression: Tattoos are very personal markings. In modern Western societies, an individual chooses what tattoo they get and where it is placed, imposing their own meanings onto the...
Start your engines, hennies! Manila Luzon and RuPaul Charles Saying that Filipinos are big fans of "drag race" is a huge understatement. For years, fans have been waiting for the drag queen reality show to come to the country, and it looks like their prayers have finally been answered with "Drag...
Processing of food starts from farms. Fresh produce is collected, processed, and prepared in various ways, from farms to tables. However, today, the term “processed food” is also linked to a negative connotation. This immediately creates a mental picture of instant noodles and other...
The mood booster we need this Monday "A new meme is born," netizens describe Lyca Gairanod's interview with journalist Karen Davila. Quite honestly, it is the mood booster we need this Monday. During the interview, Karen asked the first grand winner of "The Voice Kids" about her birthday....
Serving news with a few laughs on the side It is not news anymore to say that the pandemic has shaken the country's labor force. Many have been pushed to turn parts of their home into office spaces. Some, unfortunately, were laid off. Although these days are, without a doubt, proving to be hard and...
Kim’s art is talking back CONCRETE BED, Cement, wooden mannequin, wood shaving, wooden box frame, 2921 Everything has a beginning. Every beginning has an ending. And after every ending is another beginning. Kim Hamilton Sulit’s pieces, which were included in the group exhibition entitled...
Virginia Moreno, noted Filipino writer and poet and sister of the late Filipino fashion designer Pitoy Moreno, passed away on the morning of Aug. 14, 2021. News about her death was announced on social media through multiple tribute posts by friends and loved ones. Virginia Moreno (Photo from...
In his latest exhibit, the artist explores conversations, dialogues, and connections—something people often take for granted "Hello, darkness, my old friend, I've come to talk with you again." That's how Simon and Garfunkel's 1965 song "The Sound of Silence" starts. Poignant and moving, the...
Friday the 13th just got better! Following the success of her "Build A B*tch" music video, TikTok superstar Bella Poarch released a new one titled "Inferno," on Friday, Aug. 13, 2021. (Still from YouTube) Think of Hotel Cecil mixed with the X-men just made glamorous and sensual, the music video...
Literally taking its campaign to newer heights *Trigger warning: acrophobia* Airline company Emirates takes its campaign to newer heights with its latest ad featuring skydiving professional Nicole Smith-Ludvik standing at the top of Burj Khalifa, a.k.a the tallest building in the world. Photo from...
The superheroine is still flying high thanks to Filipino creatives' visions The brainchild of the imaginations of writer Mars Ravelo and artist Nestor Redondo, Darna has been flying and inspiring Filipinos since she first graced the komiks scene in 1950. She has since spawned such a great cult...
