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Rant and Rave: Seventeen’s FML is super f***ing good

Seventeen has never failed to give their fans another chance to love and appreciate them. Coming off of a scintillating album release last year with Face the Sun, the boy group shows no signs of slowing down. After they ran their world concert Be The Sun from July to December, while dancer Jun and rapper…

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Writer’s Recap: ‘DLSU Danz Dish 15: Taympers’, a social commentary through dance

Last March 16 to 18, the La Salle Dance Company-Street (LSDC-Street) debuted its production Danz Dish 15: Taympers at the Teresa Yuchengco Auditorium after a year of preparation—both online and in the studios. Through the art of dance, Taympers aimed to highlight various socio-political issues and injustices faced by Filipinos. The production also serves as…

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Rant and Rave: ‘Suzume’ is magnificent from door to door

Disasters are senseless tragedies. At any moment, while all may seem normal, the rapid force of wrath could thrash and crumble our reality. In its wake, it only leaves death, ruin, and witnesses who carry nothing but the weight of traumatic grief and the burden of comprehending the absurd. There never really is an easy…

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Writer’s Recap: Representing youth struggles with the 18th Lasallian Scholarum Awards

Last March 22, some of the country’s most prolific journalists and media practitioners gathered at the Br. Andrew Gonzalez Hall’s Multipurpose Hall to celebrate the 18th Lasallian Scholarum Awards (LSA). As with previous years, this year’s LSA honored the most compelling articles and video features highlighting today’s youth and the impact of education.  DLSU President…

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Hear her roar: Challenging the limits of female rage in media

The image of the angry woman is vivid: ferocious eyebrows, a scathing tongue, and eyes ablaze with fire as she vets out whoever has wronged her. Perhaps she’s discovered her husband with a mistress, laying waste to the homewrecker in her bed. That is the familiar woman in local and international media alike. However, this…

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An open secret: Uncovering queer stories from all-girls schools

In many all-girls schools, glass ceilings are typically shattered and stained with the various hues representing one’s social identities. Strict handbook guidelines, indoctrinated curricula, and tumultuous student-to-student dynamics are ever-defining of how one comes about with their comfortability in expressing their truest selves. While these institutions stand separately from how their students choose to identify,…

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Rant and Rave: Yuzuru Hanyu embraces vulnerability in historic ice show ‘GIFT’

With a capacity of 55,000 seats, Tokyo Dome has hosted many of the world’s biggest talents, including BTS, Beyoncé, and the Rolling Stones. Ascending its stage is considered the pinnacle of success for an artist—a feat only top-drawer acts have achieved. Last February 26, it became the venue of the most anticipated ice show in…

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Staying grounded: What stands between Filipino travelers and the world

From the flawed immigration system to our passport’s minuscule power, it is no secret that Filipinos face difficulties in applying for any type of visa.

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Writer’s Recap: Narrating the timeworn tales of the University in ‘DLS2K22’

After three long years, the Harlequin Theatre Guild (HTG) returned onstage with their annual DuLa Salle (DLS) production, Campus Santo: Lasallian Urban Legends. Running from March 9 to 11, the four one-act plays depicted the long-standing urban legends suffusing the University through a varnish of horror and sentimentality.  The outdoor set design, coupled with the…

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Grit and glamor: Reimagining masculinity through male pageantry

Male pageantry redefines traditional masculinity by celebrating all physicalities of the male nature. In doing this, the notion of toxic masculinity is unraveled and destroyed.