Rating: 2.5/4.0 After a successful stint with Varekai last year, Cirque du Soleil returns to Manila and its eagerly awaiting fans with the usual bright costumes, spine-tingling stunts and cheeky clowns in Saltimbanco. Just as its predecessor had done before, Saltimbanco offers its Filipino audiences with the chance to once again because immersed in the…
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Rant and Rave: ‘The Dark Knight Rises’
Grade: 4.0 Ambitious, visually stunning, and structurally perfect – The Dark Knight Rises is another Nolan classic that has viewers do something Hollywood movies usually never do: think. The Dark Knight Rises is the final movie in the Batman trilogy, with Bruce Wayne’s concluding battle as Gotham’s caped crusader. With seasoned actors such as Anne…
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A Fight for Life
Political and business leaders, non-government and civil society organisations, journalists and activists, scientists, academics and indigenous tribes met last month at Rio+20 a.k.a., the United Nations Conference on Environment Development. It came twenty years after that first meeting at Rio De Janeiro, Brazil which made ‘Sustainable Development’ a rallying cry extolled by everyone…
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What do you think of La Salle?
“Welcome to La Salle!” How it is still very raw in the minds of Frosh students after their LPEP. Still, it brings back memories into the minds even of upperclassmen. Being able to study in one of the best universities in the country is a privilege; it is like getting an award, just getting into…
Everyday is an adventure; the spontaneity of events that unfold before us shape the way we view reality. For some, it is best to enjoy those life moments as they happen, remembering all the details with one’s memory, while others stress the importance of capturing those precious moments with devices, framing and composing shots to…
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We are all mixed up
When Jessica Sanchez nabbed second place in American Idol Season 11, she stood as a living testament to social diversity. In such a world, racial discrimination ought to be a thing of the past. But for some, the land of the American Dream still is (or was) a predominantly white country, a land where only…
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The Status Quo jungle
“In the normal humdrum of mundane society and amidst the ongoing conflict between law and chaos stirs a tempestuous climate that threatens to consume us all. Within the walls of educational institutions and the confines of adolescent society, a battle ensues between two opposing sides – a battle of peer pressure, discrimination and dignity. The…
For legendary ad man George Lois, advertising is poison gas. Some gases are meant to be inhaled – these advertisements evoke product benefits, nostalgia, an emotional bond with customers. Other forms are rather toxic, with implications toward both individual self-esteem and society as a whole – trumping the promise of the brand, or sparking thought-provoking…
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Ode to debate
“With nothing left unsaid, my partner and I – and our opponents – wait anxiously at the hallway outside, as the adjudicators discuss the results of our heated debate. Did my teammate and I defend our side strong enough? Would we break even? Did we nab enough points to win?” This is what went through…
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The future we want
Only darkness and despair can be found in the paths we take today. Our relentless struggle within ourselves has pushed not only us to the brink of destruction, but also the world itself to the ends of its endurance. We have sought to create a world befitting the greatness of humanity and in doing so…