Imagine a historical document written nearly 250 years ago being labeled as “AI-generated.” That’s exactly what happened when a copywriter ran the United States’ Declaration of Independence through an Artificial Intelligence (AI) detector, and it was labeled 98.51% AI-generated. The document written in 1776, by humans way before AI existed, was flagged as a product […]
Juan Luna’s long-lost masterpiece ‘Hymen, oh Hyménée!’ will be displayed for one last time in a one-object exhibition at Ayala Museum from October 7 to 16. Also known as the “holy grail of Philippine art,” ‘Hymen, oh Hyménée!’ or ‘Roman Wedding’ was painted by Luna from 1886 to 1887 during his honeymoon with Paz Pardo […]
Historian Ambeth R. Ocampo has called out a Facebook page, alleging that it is plagiarizing the historian’s original posts. In a post he made via Facebook, he wrote, “‘The Archaeologist’ is not just a visual plagiarist. He is also grammatically challenged. Is it so difficult to just click Share and draw engagement to both our […]
The world may be built and made for men, but Filipinas are out here, making their marks in our country’s herstory. For the past years, women have been changing the game and taking up spaces traditionally dominated by men. They have defied stereotypical notions of women and redefined what ‘act like a girl’ means. In […]
Books help us empathize with other people, among other things. It’s difficult to understand how someone feels when we ourselves do not understand these situations and emotions. When it comes to Martial Law it was not only difficult to explain to the children at the time what and why this was happening, but it may […]
Sa Jollibee, bida ang saya! And that line definitely holds true as Jollibee, the Philippines’ most beloved fast-food chain has finally made its way to Puerta del Sol—the center of Madrid, Spain. Filipinos in Spain can once again feel at home and taste the familiar flavors of Chickenjoy and many other choices in Jollibee’s biggest […]
Meghan Markle is to produce an animated adventure series about a 12-year-old girl inspired by historical female figures.
NASA has identified that the biggest known asteroid of 2021 is set to fly by Earth on March 21. Asteroid 231937 or 2001 FO32 is estimated to be about 1.7 kilometers in diameter, almost the same length as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Traveling at about 34.4 km per second, it is known to […]
When you find yourself in any major wet market anywhere in Manila, Mandaluyong, Quezon City, and even Marikina, you have most probably seen a jeepney plying the busy streets with a “Stop & Shop” signboard route in front. The sign indicates “Boni – Stop & Shop”, “Parang – Stop & Shop”, “Cubao – Stop & […]