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Coloring the silver screen by diversifying queer narratives

In the Philippines, queer representation in cinema still has its everests to climb, but its recent triumphs are not to be left for the end credits.

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Where grief rests, love lingers

What were moments of loud celebration are now times of solemn remembering—but it is in these times of grief that the departed’s legacies come alive.

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Tailing nonprofits in their goal for paw-sitive change

Four-legged companions trace the footsteps left by NPOs who are determined to help them get their tail wagging again.

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Rant and Rave: No crown is too heavy for ‘Arcane: Season 2’

While the tragic end of “Arcane: Season 2” signals the conclusion of the cult classic, its sendoff doubles as a launch point for the vibrant future of video game adaptations.

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Tagos hanggang buto: The stain of period poverty

In the Philippines, communities are plagued by a lack of access to menstrual and hygiene products and limited knowledge on women’s reproductive health.

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Inumagahan: Celebrating the Filipino Simbang Gabi

While the annual nine-day tradition of Simbang Gabi is a collective Filipino practice, the involvement at the personal level differs for one person to the next.

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Rant and Rave: Wading through worlds with “The Boy and the Heron”

Japan’s godfather of animation returns with a peculiar story of a young knightly boy, a mother longing for acceptance, and a taunting Grey Heron.