“I’ve been listening. Let’s keep the conversation going.” These were the words delivered by Janet Jackson when she announced a new era May of this year. Between the passing of her brother, Michael Jackson, and her recent marriage to Wissam Al Mana, Janet has been under the intense scrutiny, especially because of her recent disappearance…
As you entered the convention hall, you witnessed a sight like a hall of champions. Black carpets covered the floor. Vibrant hues of lights glimmered through the matted darkness. A big screen stood at one end of the hall, showing scenes of a fallen star destroyer buried in a vast desert, in tune with the…
Ed Sheeran. Zedd. Walk the Moon. These are just a few of the musical artists who have paid the Philippines a visit in recent months as the country continues to attract both high-profile and lesser known performers to its shores. Our staffers—along with a few guests—give their opinions on which musical acts should drop by…
Flipping through the pages of Carlo Vergara’s highly-adapted Zsazsa Zsaturnah, or Gerry Aranguilan’s international award-winning Elmer, she looks like a regular comic book fan raving on these local graphic novels—you wouldn’t have guessed that she was also a comic book artist herself. A newcomer in the comic book scene, Rysa Antonio (IV, CAM) is already…
What is a hipster? How do we even begin to define the hipster? Is it the skinny jeans or the tinted Instagram filter that gives it away? Or is it the coffee shop abode and the weekend hiking plans? In a campus swarming with canvas Herschel backpacks, bleach white Stan Smiths, and comments like, so…
Behind the thousands of students who have marched down the aisle and accepted their diplomas as successful graduates of the University are students who may not have been so fortunate. Having reached the end of their rope, they were forced to leave the University, as society branded them with a harsher, more traumatizing label—kicked out.…
Some origin stories aren’t as poetic as the narrative of the Holy Bible’s Genesis, or as abrupt and mystifying as the beginning of Kafka’s Metamorphosis. Some origin stories, when stripped of metaphors and other literary techniques, become stories of human passion. As much as we’re often overwhelmed in our academic affairs on campus, some Lasallians…
Six years ago, Glee was born and I was hooked. The catchy marketing campaign, as well as its out-of-the-box premise, had me, as well as millions of others, hook, line, and sinker. However, somewhere along the way, Glee became ‘taboo’. From critically acclaimed, zeitgeist-capturing musical comedy, it became a guilty pleasure only few ever admitted…
True to Lasallian culture, it’s a widely known rite of passage to go through the bottom of the food chain once thrown into the shark-infested pool that is college. And you, dear freshmen, are swimming as baby guppies. Perhaps the most evident manifestation of this is the catch-all response of “Frosh may kasalanan!” to everything…
The Manila International Book Fair (MIBF), now on its 36th edition, has become somewhat of a pilgrimage for Filipino lit lovers and bookworms. Known for its bargain prices, with discount rates as high as 90% off, and sightings of local and international authors, the MIBF has become an annual staple for those looking to satiate…
