Food is not spared of the people’s tendency to pass visual judgment. Without the aid of aroma or actual taste to guide hunger, simple pictures can drive the urge to eat. The visual significance of food is so defined within current culture that the simple act of ordering from a menu still relies on appearance.…
Category: Menagerie
An institution with 99 years of history is bound to harbor its fair share of supernatural and unearthly tales, enough to send chills down the spines of even the most hardened horror enthusiasts.
Christmas—a word that recalls to mind many memories of dinners, parties, gifts. A word that reeks of cheesy Christmas songs, of even cheesier Christmas TV specials, of fruitcakes and hamon de bola, of greeting cards and parols. Christmas—a word soon to be phased out. Happy Holidays Every December season, the gaudy decorations come up—Santa in…
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From the Archives: Proudly Paete
What is left of the Filipino arts? In the current age of postmodern ideologies and minimalist art, the situation of our authentic crafts becomes depressingly grave. Reminiscent of our pre-Hispanic culture, what’s left of the Pinoy arts may also soon face extinction. But somewhere in the farther end of the province of Laguna, there are…
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From the Archives: Political Glitz
What do Tsong, Bistek, and Captain Barbell have in common besides being showbiz icons of this country? The answer is quite simple: they all decided to star in what is often the dirtiest stage of this republic-politics. This is a country where politics and showbiz often form an almost unbeatable mixture. But behind the prestige…
Marriage is not just a piece of paper. Neither is it a tax shelter. What it is, though, is the state’s recognition of two individuals’ promise of life-long union. And just like many heterosexual couples, homosexual ones also hope to have this recognition. But it seems that same-sex couples cannot depend only on the legal…
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A Culture of Indifference
Success can be measured in many ways. Some use material wealth as a yardstick, while others use fame and public adulation. And of course, the idealist in all of us sets aside these worldly and temporal trappings and finds true reward in the personal and emotional fulfillment of a satisfying career. While there may be…
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Cyber Romance: Fact or Myth
Anonymity in cyberspace romance questions the sincerity of virtual goers in their attempt to find love on the internet.
Christmas. A season for celebration and endless parties. A time for reunion with families, relatives, and friends. A season for joy, for cheers, for peacemaking, and for loving. A wonderful time for every one of us who has something and someone to look forward to. A holy day in memory of the Child who is…
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When push came to shove
It was pandemonium back then. Come to think of it, the 1986 Edsa Revolution seemed to be nothing more than a big family picniccompared to the events that transpired in the First Quarter Storm of 1970. Having been born without the liberty of having first person accounts of these incidents, many of today’s youth never…