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To say that language matters is an understatement. Language shapes our social and cultural outlook. What language we use and how we use it speaks so much about the lens by which we see gender. As stated by the UN, “using gender-inclusive language is a powerful way to promote gender equality and eradicate gender biases. There […]
The country’s first volleyball Champions League, organized by PNVF (Philippine National Volleyball Federation), kickstarted on Saturday, November 20, 2021, at Aquamarine Recreational Center gym in the City for All Seasons, Lipa, Batangas. The six-day, single round-robin competition features six clubs in a daily triple-header until November 25. This year’s PVL Open Conference Champions Chery Tiggo […]
Good news to Potterheads! Warner Bros. recently announced that the iconic Harry Potter franchise stars would reunite to celebrate its 20th-anniversary special. The first Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone premiered on November 21, 2001. The wizarding trio of Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson will headline the retrospective special “Harry […]
In case you have not checked the trending topics the past few days, Taylor Swift finally released her second re-recorded album, Red (Taylor’s Version), which gave birth to her creative breakthrough. The album, which contains the once rumored 10-minute version of, as critics hailed, her greatest song, ‘All Too Well‘, trended three consecutive days before its […]
Some places can really surprise us. In the kindness of strangers, I found warmth and comfort. I could only imagine the countless number of wandering souls— lost, joyous, or hopeful, that walked along the hallways of this special place—how they chose it as their sanctuary and home away from home. Despite the hotel’s aesthetically pleasing […]
If it isn’t rude to ask, probably one of the most dreaded questions you could ask a millennial is their net worth. Despite being the highest-earning generation, millennials seem to hold way fewer riches. Perhaps, the idea of gaining wealth and putting it to something they can call their own, isn’t as pleasing as other […]
In case you missed your chance to binge-watch and spend the long weekend to “veg out”, you know? Be still as vegetables. Lay like broccoli; you still have this weekend to at least taste some downtime after a presumably exhausting week. Over the weekend, Zack Snyder’s Netflix prequel movie ‘Army of Thieves’ climbed the streaming […]
Over the weekend, I found myself riding a bus headed up north. Right in front of me was a kid I presumed was in preschool—seated next to her mom. As curious as kids go, I shifted my focus to their conversation when she asked her mom how fog is formed. I wasn’t quite sure if […]
In 2020, it felt like everything took a pause. When lockdowns were imposed in the entire country, a lot of businesses were gravely affected. Many workers feared losing their jobs, with some actually losing their sources of income. Indeed, the pandemic shifted our lives in ways we never knew would happen. Fast forward to today, […]
One of the many challenges we face daily is our productivity. If you ever experienced dragging yourself from bed to work, you are definitely not alone. There would be days when no matter how hard we tried to work or squeeze our brains to produce a satisfactory output, we just couldn’t. If you ever wonder […]