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Manila, 29 November—It feels almost obscene to headline something with ‘happy’ these days, but I hope you can indulge me. This year has been called a l…

Nov 29

Manila, 22 November—Juan Miguel Severo’s web series “Gaya Sa Pelikula” (dir. JP Habac) just aired its finale—a fitting ending to its fantastic eight-ep…

Nov 22

Manila, 21 November—What was your first encounter with Lang Leav? I think mine was on Tumblr.

Nov 21

Manila, 15 November—Also this week, we marked 23 years since our mother’s passing.

Nov 14

Manila, 14 November—Oh wow, where do we start with this week?

Nov 14

Manila, 7 November—I have written about this before. It’s been such a week, and I haven’t been able to catch up properly with the renewed round of LGBT…

Nov 7

Manila, 1 November—In her book “Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on love and life from Dear Sugar”, Cheryl Strayed writes letters to strangers.

Oct 31

Manila, 25 October—Where did October go, no? I wonder myself.

Oct 25

Manila, 18 October—The Haunting of Bly Manor, the “spiritual sequel” of last year’s “The Haunting of Hill House” premiered last week on Netflix.

Oct 18

Manila, 11 October—One of the more interesting things I saw this week was the trailer for the latest female-led spy movie called The 355.

Oct 11

Manila, 4 October—One of the shows I was terribly invested in, about half a decade or so ago, ended its seven-season run the other day.

Oct 4

Manila, 27 September—Can you be a good person if you don’t read the news?

Sep 27

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