Traffic. Traffic everywhere. Traffic in the Metro is inarguably one of the major causes of hair-pulling and non-stop cussing every Filipino morning. It is an inescapable and powerful phenomenon, this thing we call traffic. We always try to avoid it, but once we’re within its tight and polluted grasp, there is nothing else to do […]
This month, instead of bringing you hackneyed fables of heartbreak and finding oneself again, The Menagerie decides to present you a list of ten awesome things that are unique to the college experience that all Lasallians must definitely try before basking in the euphoria of finally earning a diploma. We classified half of these as […]
Every person, whether we like it or not, will always be faced with the question “Who am I?”. Our childhood and teen years help us answer this question, since it is the time when most of us normal people are introduced to the environment we will probably live in until we have diplomas or first […]
It is that time in the Philippines again, fellow voters! Elections are just around the corner, and the faces of politicians are too! “We are one with you in celebrating All Souls Day“, “Libreng Tuli”, and “Free water” brought to us by our friendly, future government leaders. These future “leaders” are whom Senator Miriam Santiago […]
Rating: 3.5 The five boys of One Direction are at it again! Since the “unexpected” leakage of the music video of the “YOLO” song Live While We’re Young came out last September, fans of all ages have been waiting for the sophomore album of the English-Irish boy band. Together with artists such as Edward Sheeran, […]
The Menagerie presents a compilation of stories, collected from the Internet, students and employees alike; stories that have struck the hearts of even the bravest of folk; rumors of ghosts and ghouls that have haunted our grand halls. Read further if you dare. Bro. Connon Hall (SPS) It was a happy Thursday, and with […]
Ever since the cultural critic Don Jaucian’s rather assaulting article, ‘OPM is Dead’, was published in the Philippine Star last August, the blogosphere exploded with irritated and disagreeing posts, creating a widespread debate between critics. Maybe because Jaucian said that the modern-day OPM has been “upstaged by Korean girlbands, cover albums, and bossa nova,” or […]
Ever wondered why nowadays you suddenly see men and women of impeccable physique and alien complexion in billboards along every highway? When you look in magazines, newspapers, the Internet, or go to the mall, there they are again, looking all handsome and well dressed. But unlike any typical Filipino celebrity, these people are not those […]
For legendary ad man George Lois, advertising is poison gas. Some gases are meant to be inhaled – these advertisements evoke product benefits, nostalgia, an emotional bond with customers. Other forms are rather toxic, with implications toward both individual self-esteem and society as a whole – trumping the promise of the brand, or sparking thought-provoking […]