Rating: 2.5 In a learned style that Riordan has honed since Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, he comes back with a fresh new title that promises his usual mix of adventure, humor, romance, with a dash of Greek and Roman Mythology. The Mark of Athena is Rick Riordan’s third book in the Heroes of […]
J.K. Rowling’s The Casual Vacancy had much to live up to and much to prove. It is her first novel that is not about a certain boy wizard, her first in five years, and her first targeted to adults. The author, however, has proven once more that her way of storytelling is a unique and mastered […]
Salam Emilio Delin Sr. y Lacan Luisong Tagean claims that he owns the Philippines. Yeah that’s right, all 7,107 islands. Not just Fortune Island, but Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Daniel Magtira on the other hand, claims something else. The self proclaimed “rock star” claimed that Kris Aquino, sister of President Noynoy Aquino, was his wife, […]
Unless you are a social butterfly sipping punch from that candy-crystal glass while fluttering about from person to person in all smiles, then this article is for you. This month’s Off the Beaten Track presents an uncanny outlook into the Lasallian sociological sphere: an experiment gauging the social awkwardness of the average green-clad student. Basing […]
When one leaves the hallowed halls of De La Salle, what comes next? Of all the possible answers, the most common one would be to look for work. Work, compared to college, is a different story. There is no term-by-term interval that usually lets students have a certain feeling of a “fresh start”; from the […]
Ever since the cultural critic Don Jaucian’s rather assaulting article, ‘OPM is Dead’, was published in the Philippine Star last August, the blogosphere exploded with irritated and disagreeing posts, creating a widespread debate between critics. Maybe because Jaucian said that the modern-day OPM has been “upstaged by Korean girlbands, cover albums, and bossa nova,” or […]
In the Philippines, everyone knows Erik Spoelstra because he is a Filipino. Or should know. Not because he is the coach of the current NBA Champion Miami Heat. Not because he coaches the Big 3 composed of LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh. Really, it is because of the brown skin and mestizo features […]
Remember that moment of pure and utter disregard for your daily budget just to go to a nearby fast food chain to satisfy that insatiable craving for greasy and heart attack inducing delicacies? Then as you enter the restaurant, you quickly turn your head to the so-called “value meal” that greets you at an affordable […]
We Filipinos are known for our unstoppable optimism, easygoing casualness and sense of humor. We are characterized by our ability to smile in times of depression, laugh even in the face of problems, and get back up despite any disaster thrown our way. The recent crisis brought on by the monsoons served as an excellent […]
It’s almost like a game of patintero to these kids: dodging cars and jeepneys steamrollering their way through Taft. In contrast to their more well-heeled counterparts at an elite university nearby (many of whom are seemingly programmed to squeal at the sound of every car horn) these kids revel in them. Taft Avenue, for all […]