Capturing the passion and crafting with sentiment, contemporary artists weave the stories of the past into artworks of today.
Category: Menagerie
There’s nobody else who knows her magic like Taylor Swift. It’s a repeating cycle: Swift will bring us into a fantasy that we have no choice but to fall into, leave us, and then come back to us again. None of us seem to be bothered, though–not when she’s transported us out of bounds in…
Time and time again, the “tragedy of the commons”—a phenomenon of the abuse of open resources for profit—has recklessly mired the environmental landscape. A rallying cry against environmental degradation, the Philippine-Italian Association’s conference titled EULAT for Culture: Filipino Design Links with Asia, the Americas, and Europe presented three talks illuminating the spirit of sustainable development.…
The art of dancing is quintessential to Filipino culture and history. When oral tradition has been forgotten and pen and ink have eroded, it is through the flicks of arms and the rhythm in footsteps that preserve glimpses of how life once was in our homeland. Staying true to its mission of keeping Filipino traditional…
Racers, start your engines and may the best Filipino win! Since its premiere in 2009, RuPaul’s Drag Race (RPDR) has provided drag its well-deserved reverence as an art form. The extension of the franchise in other territories, like Thailand and the United Kingdom, had further intensified the clamor and demand for a Philippine version. Queer…
With moviegoers gradually trickling back into theaters, the film industry has to put its best foot forward as it reintroduces itself once again to mainstream audiences. After Filipinos were forced into social distancing for two years, the Italian Film Festival Manila (IFFM) highlighted the cinema’s ability to transport viewers to new locales through a diverse…
The opportunity to teach young minds is one quite familiar to kindergarten teachers. Though fulfilling, the work entails various day-to-day dilemmas they must contend with.
Nestled at the heart of Malate, Manila and a mere ten-minute walk from the DLSU-Manila campus is a Thai and Asian Fusion cuisine restaurant, aptly named Doon. Rustic and cozy, the restaurant’s ambience immerses any customer into its calming setting right from their first step into the threshold. Once the customer is sat at a…
On the 50th anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law, internationally-renowned director and Assistant Prof. Lecturer from the DLSU Department of Literature, Ida Anita Del Mundo—who also directed K’Na, The Dreamweaver and An Orchestra in Search of a Home—premiered her latest film Never Forget. The event was hosted by the University’s Department of Literature as…
Nothing is more dangerous to familial connections than contrasting political stances. Here, we shed light on what it’s like to live under a roof where you are the minority opinion.