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Rant and Rave: ‘Thor—The Dark World’

If heavy rains and thunderstorms have been affecting your area, then that could only mean one thing. Thor is back. Directed by Alan Taylor, this action-adventure based on Stan Lee’s brainchild will leave fans of Marvel movies going bananas. In this sequel to Marvel’s 2011 film Thor, the Norse god of thunder (Chris Hemsworth) battles…

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Glimpse: For all souls and saints

Kids eagerly check their bags for candies and sweets earned from a round of trick-or-treating. Teenagers come home from late-night celebrations and costume parties. Adults take down the black and orange decorations that adorn their households. These are all things that symbolize the end of Halloween, one of the most anticipated holidays throughout the year;…

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Exposition: Behind the Haunted Hall

De La Salle University in October, a time when students would cram for the dreaded Midterm week whilst looking forward to the long weekend that comes at the end of the month. It is also the month in which every Lasallian’s face grows green, not because the Green Archers are in the finals but because…

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25 Cents’ Worth: Killing pride, dropping prejudice

The unspoken rule in keeping cultured: choose indie — or at least, the lesser known. For example, between the mainstream theater and local film festivals, the latter is the obvious choice. And it is with good reason — art here thrives in small and exclusive spaces like competitions, exhibits, and holes-in-the-walls. I held on to…

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Rant and Rave: ‘Breaking Bad’

Rating:  The golden age of television is upon us, many pundits say; most believe that it’s already on its climax. With programming as diverse as the audience’s viewing platforms, content is king and so is the viewer. Granted, these shows, filled to the brim with compelling stories don’t get many viewers because unbelievably, most people…

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Rant and Rave: Welcome to Night Vale

Rating:  Welcome to Night Vale (WTNV) is your ordinary community radio show narrated by the eloquent host Cecil Gershwin Palmer (voiced by Cecil Baldwin). Just like any other small town radio, the station broadcasts and archives public service announcements, activities, traffic reports and live news updates of the Glow Cloud that rains animal carcass upon the…

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The Mighty Z: An interview with Millete Zamora

“What do I need to do to pass her class?” and “Does she fail a lot of students?” are among the countless questions students seek to answer before entering the class of a terror professor. In turn, Ms. Millete Zamora of the Marketing Management Department has her own questions for her students during the first…

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Green Pulse: The horrors that haunt the green-blooded

Fear is a peculiar thing; it comes in all shapes and sizes. It could be something like a giant menacing humanoid figure with octopus tentacles and dragon-shaped wings straight out of a Lovecraft story, or the 0.0 that pops up in your report card a few days before Christmas day. It could be a product…

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Overnight at DLSU, redux

In March 2010, The Menagerie released an article entitled, “Overnight at DLSU: Searching the haunted halls.” An article, risky as it was, that covered an overnight stay of three staffers in the University. In search of the paranormal and what lurks within the grounds during the grim hours of darkness. Sadly, the expedition failed to…

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Vignette: The modern monsters of Taft Avenue

WARNING: THIS ARTICLE MIGHT CAUSE YOU TRUST ISSUES AMONG PEOPLE AROUND CAMPUS Okay, before reading any further, keep in mind that the information below is to be kept to your innocent mind alone. Please stay calm and avoid any form of eye-contact with so-called “students” and “faculty” in this university they insist of inhabiting, because…