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Rant and Rave: We couldn’t be happier with ‘Wicked: For Good’

A year ago, Wicked emerged from the shadows of its source material as a monumental cinematic performance. Though originally garnering flak for adapting the musical into two separate films, the decision ultimately paid off as Elphaba flew into the sunset with Defying Gravity, calling the curtains on a thunderously successful first act. The year-long intermission…

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Rant and Rave: Going from zero to hero with ‘Dispatch’

From disgruntled heroes to evolving ex-villains, ‘Dispatch’ proves that everyone—even fans and developers of tired video game genres—deserves a second chance.

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Rant and Rave: When ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ shines too bright

Swift casts the glaring spotlight on the grit and glamor of ‘The Life of a Showgirl.’

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Rant and Rave: In ‘Para Kay B,’ love can stay or stray

This adaptation of Ricky Lee’s ‘Para Kay B’ is a tragic tale of love—in all its misery and mystery.

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25 Cents’ Worth: The 4Ps’ paper-thin fix to poverty

Despite billions in funds, the 4Ps leaves social workers strained and families on a cycle of dependence, not a path out of poverty.

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Project Gunita resists in radical remembrance of Martial Law

Beyond being a digital archive, Project Gunita shines as a beacon of collective action rooted in the radical refusal to let history fade.

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Writer’s Recap: Gaza’s fractured voices reach DLSU in ‘Stories of Displacement: Palestine & Beyond’

Various voices and experts forged solidarity at a dialogue hosted by the Palestinian Collective, bridging the Filipino and Palestinian experiences of war and conflict.

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Rant and Rave: In “Into the Woods,” local artistry shapes our ever after

Audiences were swept “Into the Woods” with a fantastically local rendition of the Stephen Sondheim classic.

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Writer’s Recap: A nation in motion at LSDC-Folk’s ‘Ulayaw’

Last October 25, the La Salle Dance Company-Folk (LSDC-Folk) rekindled the past with the long-awaited second run of their 12th-anniversary dance concert, Ulayaw, at the Teresa Yuchengco Auditorium. Deriving its meaning from the Filipino word for intimate conversations, the event’s title became a guiding light for the troupe as they channeled not just choreographic mastery,…

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Tagay pa! Inumans give a toast to Filipino togetherness

Through clinking glasses and infectious laughter, the inuman bares the hearts of its partakers, revealing the spirit of friendship and camaraderie.