“Pandora immediately fеlt her angst melt away and her heart glow with warmth / It was hope that was kept in the innermost nook of the box.” These are the verses that appear on Hesiod’s ‘Work and Days’, the ancient Greek poem and myth that told of the cursed Pandora…

At church the music echoes and reverberates, bends itself between the columns and chests rising and falling. I think: how many lives are intersecting at this very minute, but with no-one paying any heed. We all have lives to get to anyway. …

I voted for the first time on May 9th, in a national election that’s since garnered global attention, primarily due to the spotlighting on the presidential candidacy’s two frontrunners: the leading presidential bet — and current presumptive president — Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., …

In an age of popular media saturated with sci-fi and superpowers, you’d think you wouldn’t be able to salvage anything new in the genre. Turns out that couldn’t be farther from the truth. Villeneuve gives new scale to the genre, new gravitas and possibilities with cinema. Thoughtful, expansive cinematography and…

i. how strange: how little i feel now that i have been cut open, declared of no much worth, how lovely it seems to dissipate into the sun, to be one with this summer wind, to be of no tangible worth except perhaps a passing thing with no home to…

If you’ve ever seen or listened to a BTS acceptance speech, you’ll notice that there’s always one thing that’s omnipresent: their gratitude to their fans, the ARMY. And certainly, at times this relationship feels particularly unique to this fandom compared to any other I’ve ever been a part. No other…

It was nearly the summer of 2019 when I first encountered BTS’ music. By that time I was hungry for more music, eager to expose myself to new sounds beyond my usual playlists. It was also during this time that BTS had recently released their sixth EP, Map of the…

you are the moon and i am the night-time sea, always calling for you, always drawn to this gravity in reverse — i am falling towards the open sky. and i’ll hold you like the sun holds the afternoon horizon, stubborn in its good faith that there is always a …

Does a film need to be sociopolitically relevant for it to be good? it’s always a tricky balancing act, but in this case it sure damn works. Anxiety and humor are two parallel threads that run throughout “Don’t Look Up”, complimenting and anti-doting each other like twin flames. The film…