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Classism and double standards? These two always seem to come together whenever an influencer comes up with brand-new content at least every once in a while. Local Filipino Twitter can bring up a whole list of influencers who have made out-of-touch content at least a few times in their careers. Adding to another one in […]
Don’t you just love a good back story, especially one that contributes to the enrichment of our culture and history? An old post by Ronaldo Samson Adoptante about the story of a “neglected tomb” of 19th-century Spanish painter Joaquin Maria Herrer y Rodriguez in La Loma Cemetery, which has resurfaced once again on Facebook thanks […]
Commuting is hard, but we have the comic relief of random jeepney signs to get us through hell that is commuting in the Philippines. Thankfully, we have the Facebook page “Mga Paalala kung saan saan” regularly posting wild jeepney signs for everyone to laugh at, so we can momentarily forget our daily battles to and […]
Kulay is the Filipino word for “color.” It is also a 90s Filipino band formed by Boom Dayupay, a former DJ in the club scene in Vancouver, and his singer-girlfriend Jeannie Oakman. Vocalist Radha Cuadrado (also simply known as Radha), who was only 15 then and fresh from Maestro Ryan Cayabyab’s 14-K group, later joined […]
“Presyo ng gasolina ay nakakainis, lagi na lang itinatago ang supply ng langis. No wonder everybody is going insane, lahat sila’y bine-blame si Mr. Hussein. Sa sa saddami ng problema natin, Sa sa saddami ng utang parin. Sa sa saddami ng kaguluhan. Sumasakit ang ulo ng mamamayan…” (The price of gasoline is annoying, the supply […]
Brownface is the practice of wearing makeup to imitate the complexion of a dark-skinned person. It is typically used as part of a performance, especially when the one portraying has light skin. This practice is generally regarded as offensive. Here in our nation, in a country inhabited mostly by tan and brown-skinned people, there is […]
Our very own P-Pop groups are starting to dominate the music charts, becoming more and more known locally and even internationally. Groups with an already solid fan base such as SB19, BGYO, Alamat, and BINI have already proven that P-Pop also has what it takes to produce music and performances at par with globally-leading ones […]
The first-ever Drag Race Philippines premieres this August 17, 2022 on discovery+, HBO GO and WOW Presents Plus featuring the fiercest, most fabulous Filipino drag artists from all over the world. Exciting new episodes drop every Wednesday and for the first time ever, spin-off and after-show, Drag Race Philippines: Untucked, premieres August 19, 2022 with […]
The term gaslighting has become a word that is so frequently used by this generation of young people, it has somewhat been (inadvertently) reduced to a meme–case in point, the popular social media phrase “Gaslight. Gatekeep. Girl boss.” that everyone has been pompously stating on the internet these days. SOOYOUNG SAID GASLIGHT GATEKEEP GIRL BOSS […]
