The LaSallianThe Double Cheeseburger, the Quarter Pounder and the, yes italicized, Big Mac, a line up of delectable and highly fat inducing sandwiches that come from one of the most, if not the most, well-known fast food chain in the world – McDonalds. Through the years, the restaurant has released a few sandwiches that were usually…
Dynasty after dynasty, epal after epal, scandal after scandal: thousands have raised their voices in reaction through all kinds of media. It’s about time the film industry released its own version in the name of Juana C. The Movie, a truly voluptuous on-screen delight. Juana Change was first introduced to the world through YouTube with…
“You’re just trying to read/but I’m always standing in your light/You’re just trying to sleep/but I always wake you up to apologize/I’m sorry I don’t laugh at the right times.” So begins The Greatest Generation, the fourth full-length effort from the Philadelphia based act The Wonder Years. Not with a bang or a catchy hook,…
BLOG: Have you ever wondered how an interview between former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and current President Benigno Aquino III would sound like? For the not too serious person, how about combining the likes of Kris Aquino and Manny Pacquiao, or even Vice Ganda and Nancy Binay? Still not interested? What if the Los Angeles Lakers,…
The ‘System’ is often blamed for the many inefficiencies and problems faced by the nation today. There have been numerous pleas for changing the way the government is set up, mostly for reasons such as welfare and development. We pit the Philippines’ current government setup against that of its major political influence, the United States…
Elections are over. After just a day of nearly forty million Filipinos lining up under the sun and rain, a new mayor was elected, everybody accepted the results and the faces of those who’ve lost, who have since been forgotten. You may be one of those who decided the fate of our country for the…
Cyberspace, with all its bytes and pixels, is a hotbed of possibilities of liberal twists and turns, game changing ideas, animal videos, and of widespread rants on how the skin color of a person can somehow degrade his or her ability to pursue something. In a world where everything is slowly being tinged by futuristic…
“With great power, comes great responsibility” – this cliché yet profound quote came out of the pages of one of Marvel’s most influential comic books, The Amazing Spiderman. The adjective “Amazing” would not have been fixed before his name for fifty years if it weren’t true. These words come into play when talking about the…
The campaign period that led to the elections was a time when political hopefuls shelled out large amounts of money to ensure their victory in the polls. While we were mostly aware of the monetary value of posters, t-shirts, and even television commercials, one other aspect of campaigning goes unchecked, and that is the cost…
The democracy that was given to Filipinos has brought the blessing of bestowing the power to decide the fate of the country as citizens, especially during election time. Unlike neighboring countries that continually engage in different political conflicts without so much as a semblance of democracy, Filipinos are more fortunate to savor a sort of…
