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GLIMPSE: The life of π

There will be no mention of any boy on a spiritual boat ride with a tiger in this text. This article delves into a different Pi, one that is equally – maybe even more – wondrous and thought-provoking than the movie.   π (or Pi), for those who have not encountered it yet, is the…

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Rant and Rave: ‘Stoker’

Rating: 3.0 Even in the brink of total aberration, Stoker plays with your mind and puts you on the edge of your seats in a state of confusion and wonder. Stoker is a psychological suspense thriller starring Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman, and Matthew Goode. Upon the death of India Stoker’s (Mia Wasikowska) father, Charles Stoker…

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Crash Course: Revving up the old king

Photos from Sarao Motors Inc.   Each day, we never fail to notice the congestion on the streets, or  the barkers on the road trying to call your attention with their loud monotonous cries. Top everything with traffic enforcers and their exaggerated signaling and you could say that yes, there might be only one experience…

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Rant and Rave—30 Rock Finale: Hogcock! / Last Lunch

Rating: 4.0 For the last seven years, Tina Fey has crafted humorous stories with her semi-autobiographical TV comedy, 30 Rock. While it has received three Outstanding Comedy Series trophies from the Emmys, a problem the show has been going through ever since it started are its dismal ratings. When NBC announced that it was going…

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The one you’re left with: Some sad love statistics

There are over 7 billion people on the planet, but if you categorized them, you would still need to separate the men from the women, biologically. According to the CIA, there are 107 boys to every 100 girls. There are also the aspects of sexual orientation, age, educational attainment, location, religion, and language primarily used.…

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A penny from danger: Dangerous jobs, dangerous lives

Quite a number of us may have been thinking that the day would come when the risk to remain tight as a bud was more painful than the risk to blossom bright. Until then, we shall remain locked up in the secure and glassy world we have built for ourselves – seeing and feeling things…

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FOOD: KFC BBQ Shredder Sandwich

Here it is: another attempt by KFC to introduce a revolutionary sandwich with the new BBQ Shredder. It’s basically shredded chicken mixed with barbeque sauce topped with lettuce before being put between two buns. The taste however, is far from revolutionary. The look is not very appealing at all, with the sauce oozing out some…

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GLIMPSE: An article about YOLO, because YOLO

“You only live once. That’s the motto [expletive] YOLO.” That’s right, Drake and Lil’ Wayne. The term YOLO has skyrocketed in fame as late as last year among the younger generations who have heard The Motto. We know how they roll: imitating the messages of the songs in their self-declared principles and beliefs. Some can…

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Rant and Rave: ‘Paperman’

If you have seen Wreck it Ralph in theaters, then perhaps you may have already watched Disney’s latest Academy Award nominated short film, Paperman. Disney brings us another heartwarming short film, now viewable from Youtube, receiving over four million views in a matter of three days. Set in 1940’s New York, this seven minute romance…

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Ten must-do things for every DLSU student

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…