My Dormitory-Sized Universe
History remembers the moment a man first walked on the moon. It does not remember, however, the quieter descents. The ones that happen in cramped rooms, in borrowed spaces and…
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When reality gets the last laugh
The theater went dark. A lone figure dressed in black stepped onto the stage and declared, “Let there be light.” There was. Then came the music. Then came the laughter.…
Mabuti Pa ang Tikbalang
Ang akdang ito ay kathang-isip lamang. Tumigil ang traysikel na sinasakyan nina Lesley at Vianney sa labas ng tarangkahan ng isang malaking bahay. Kahit maraming beses na silang nakabisita rito,…
Prisms of pride in ArtPH
To know yourself is to recognize yourself in the world around you. The faces of our childhood TV idols may become the characters we emulate in class, which later guide…
Who wins, who loses in the PH history memory game?
In a span of five seconds, a student can flip a few pages of a textbook, write their full name on a test paper or press “submit” on a research…
Sapphic affair: a love untold
Heated Rivalry. Red, White, and Royal Blue. Heartstopper. Almost every year or so, there seems to be a new queer show that is taking the internet by storm. Their narratives…
Sandata ng Isang Ulila
“Ang taong nagigipit, sa patalim kumakapit.” Hindi na bago ang kasabihang ito para sa mga Pilipino. Maraming pelikula, akda at maging balita ang nagpapakita ng marahas at kasindak-sindak na katangian…
Isang Dekadang Kalbaryo
Libu-libong alaala ng nakaraan at mga haligi ng kinabukasan ang naabo sa isang gabi lamang noong Abril 1, nang masunog ang Faculty Center sa University of the Philippines Diliman. Magmula…
Where Dignity Bleeds Away
It claimed her underwear first, traced down her thighs then thickened into clots resembling the guts of the murderer they named her. It pooled beneath, rising, waterboarding its demands and…
Saan ang tahanan ng mga bagong bayani?
May mga kuwentong nagsisimula sa isang tunog na hindi natin marinig. Sa Kaliitan ng Kasalukuyan, ito ay ang marahang takatak ng mga daliri sa keyboard. Dito nag-umpisa ang unti-unting paglitaw…
Komedya na ‘yun sayo? Yes I!
Yohoo! Holabels may kuwento akiskis. Kilala ba ninyey si Sesablech? Ah, eh, ah, eh, hydrogen? Akala’ed mo naman siya na susunod na iskrambol tropa, like is this tagalog? Go meldy,…
Women in the Snapshots of STEM
Marie Quitoriano recalled a photo her mom once took of her as a young girl, sound asleep while holding her Science textbook close. She recalled this as one early…