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So, you think you’re not a hoarder? Then why do you still keep every napkin, utensils and cute bowls to-go from the restaurants you ate at last year, or the hotel soaps and shampoo sachets from your trip three years ago? Why do you think you need those bags and shoes you just bought online […]
“The Virgin Mary spoke to me. She has come down from heaven and has a message for everyone.” These were the words of a young boy named Judiel Nieva —now a transwoman–while looking up at a guava tree in March 1989. Nieva claimed to witness an apparition of the Virgin Mary right at her home […]
When we hear the term “pito-pito”, what instantly comes to mind is the alternative medicine which is actually a combination of seven herbs and seeds (bayabas or guava, mangga or mango, alagaw, pandan, banaba, anise seeds, and coriander seeds) typically blended, boiled, and drank like you would, a tea. People drink pito-pito for lack of […]
If you’ve been spending most of your (locked-down) days scouring Facebook, then you may have already come across this event: The event invite, with over 900,00 “attendees” as of writing, pokes fun at the idea that technically, we are about to celebrate the birthday of COVID-19. The event/party/commemoration is also on Discord! (Yay?) If the […]
Who doesn’t know and love April Boy Regino, the OPM icon who won the hearts of the masses with his jukebox hits since the 90s? His hit songs, Di Ko Kayang Tanggapin especially, have been one of the top “last song syndrome” (or LSS–the Pinoy version of earworm) choices during videoke sessions, while his signature […]
During the 70s era, while the rest of us were glued to our vinyl record, blasting Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Rod Stewart, and David Bowie before bedtime, some people would stay up whole night in their backyards or open parks, with telescope and flashlight in hand, waiting for a sign, a flicker of light—any sign—that […]
We have lost one of the most iconic game show hosts of all time. Alex Trebek died recently, at his Los Angeles home, surrounded by loved ones, after a nearly two-year battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Trebek is survived by his wife, Jean, whom he married in 1990, and his three children. He was […]
Television shows help mold our minds and behavior. While there are informative and educational shows, some programs usually aired on primetime or “family hour” still depict sketches of violence and other crimes. In the Philippines, crime docu-dramas have been a trend since the mid-90s. Shows that delve into heinous crimes or acts of violence have […]
A great scare series is a drug-like combination of powerful emotion for all horror junkies. For these enthusiasts, there is nothing more satisfying than the sudden jolt of adrenalin, and the sweet relief of surviving any threat. This is what The Walking Dead (TWD) fans feel each time a new episode goes on air. A […]