Come one, come all, music enthusiasts! It’s that time of year again to revel in the grass-filled aural paradise + live Manila Art + musical ferris wheel also known as Wanderland. After a successful first run, Wanderland brings us back to Circuit Makati for our annual (and hopefully more than once a year) gathering of music,…
In the age where Harry, Katniss, Percy, Bella, and Hazel have become more than ordinary household names and have instead placed markers in every teenager’s memory, just how far has the young adult genre come? The young adult of yesteryears Back in our grandparents’ days, “young adult fiction” wasn’t the phenomenal trend that…
Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment Choosing between what you want and what you have to do is difficult. Whether it is as mundane as choosing videogames over studying to going out with friends over studying (yes, studying is always there, Lasallian), it’s pretty hard, right? Well, how about choosing between the love…
The five week fantasy that many of us yearn for after three terms of deadlines, exams and presentations. It’s the brief escape from all the sleepless nights that come with the perils of being a “responsible” college student. With all the stress out the window, summer is the perfect time to let loose and find that happy place we’ve been looking for all year long.
Amidst the heavy traffic and anticipation of crowded pilgrimage sites are people that have come to involve themselves in the busiest period of Lent – Semana Santa. Holy week is a time commonly known for devotion and prayer but underneath these are various traditions that have been around for as long as anyone can remember…
It’s that time of the year again, where meatless Fridays reign supreme and the Christian faith reaches its peak. Yes, it’s the Lenten Season once again, and with it comes an array of Hollywood films centered on hope, family, and best of all, religion. Films such as Noah and God’s Not Dead were released in…
Comedy Manila is not just your ordinary stand-up outfit: it’s a group that hopes to transform the face of Philippine comedy. No longer will local aspiring comedians force themselves to resort to antics that would make the three stooges look like graceful swans in comparison. A new form of comedy is taking root in the…
Ransom Riggs’ breakout novel, Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children, made waves worldwide as he meshed together vintage photographs with a compelling story that made a somewhat scary premise into an adventure with a heart as progressive as the abilities of the “peculiars”. With Florida native Jacob Portman as the protagonist, the introduction of the…
People love Leo DiCaprio. His elusive persona, the grandiose characters he portrays on the big screen, the charm so unique wannabe actors follow suit – the Internet has translated their adoration for DiCaprio in memes that address the Oscar snubs the actor has experienced throughout his illustrious career. With the Academy Award snub for Django…
We Filipinos are sensitive people. However we try to disagree, a very influential part of our culture is our inherited compliance to implicit, unnamed rules. Think about it – isn’t utang na loob an unwritten law? Nonetheless, to even think of not conforming to it produces drastic consequences in the form of sama ng loob…
