The LaSallianThis year’s four months of summer will be different for us Lasallians. For some, it will be the longest vacation they’ll ever have as students, while for others, it’ll be another busy few months, either with the special term or with OJT. Last year, The LaSallian presented a list of tracks to accompany you during…
On July 19, 2007, American network AMC launched its first original drama, a big gamble for a basic cable channel mostly known for airing old and obscure films. Reportedly costing over $3 million, the pilot episode of Mad Men was a huge risk. What was the pitch? A period drama set during the 1960s and…
Everyone knows books are often discussed and talked about in the confines of a classroom. Whether these books are timeless classics or contemporary titles that have made a splash in the literary scene, many enjoy a healthy discussion on literature. However, it becomes difficult to find outside the halls of school. Enter Fully Booked, with…
The artisanal cafe is slowly gaining ground all around Manila, bringing with it an altogether new culture on how we Filipinos enjoy our coffee. Perusing history’s pages, cafes have been a place for artists and dreamers to spend their days fixated in their own crafts and business. The first few coffee shops ever built were…
A few years ago, I was at the counter of a Coffee Bean when I saw a man looking over the book I had left on the table. He looked over it for a few good seconds, seemingly wanting to go over a few pages, before eventually walking away. The man was Dr. Raj Mansukhani…
It’s been happening these past few weeks now: you go online, scroll down your Instagram feed, and see pictures of your friends posted from all kinds of places – from the US, to Europe, to Japan, to South Korea, and even to local destinations like Boracay. Now don’t you just lay there and sulk! You…
Nowadays, summer can bring to mind long vacations at the beach, road trips with friends, or maybe even an internship or a summer job. However, there was once a time, not too long ago, where summer simply meant enjoying the break from school, staying at home, and lazing about with the family instead. All too…
“God could not be everywhere at once, so he gave every child a mother,” or so the Hasidic proverb goes. But mothers come in variations. Is your mom the all-around house manager who never lets you leave the house without your clothes ironed? Or is she the workaholic mom who works on her power point…
Back when we were in pre-school, our teachers would often give us rules to follow: color within the lines, put things back where they belong, and so on and so forth. Now that we are of legal age, the stakes are a little higher; instead of worrying about coloring in the correct lines, we have…
“Avengers –,” Chris Evans’ Captain America begins his signature cry with conviction before being cut off prematurely to black. There is an aura of enchantment whenever people watch superhero films. For a couple of hours or so, one obligingly suspends disbelief in favor of a flashier, more colorful lifestyle that exists only within the confines…
