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Thursday, August 21, 2025

Chong Ardivilla

When monsters return to myth

Zombie films from the late 20th and early 21st centuries, especially the truly excellent...

For love and little things

How the Little Ark Foundation is building big hope, one child at a time Atop...

Reptilian money grab: ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ soars with dollar signs

DeBlois clearly has the talent to innovate and entertain. Yet here we are, watching...

Baybayin and identity: A cultural awakening

The resurgence of interest in Baybayin, an indigenous Filipino syllabary, is more than a...

The meaning of Pride

When Heidi Mendoza lost in the recent elections and candidates like Imee Marcos and...

Dapper defiance: What it means to dress up from below

In the recent Met Gala, the theme was Black dandyism. Dandyism is not just...

Let it sink

Disney’s latest foray into live action is bloated and cynical filmmaking There is no gripe...

The meaning of Tom Cruise

‘Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning’ as a reckoning for the best American boomer action...

Presence as defiance

The quiet terror of state repression in ‘I’m Still Here’ In the late 20th century,...

When special needs become specialized skills

The most hilarious part—funny because of the irony given the current American political landscape—is...