Opinion

OPINION: Is there really a safe space to talk about our political stance?OPINION: Is there really a safe space to talk about our political stance?

OPINION: Is there really a safe space to talk about our political stance?

We live in a world where it’s kind of a requirement to be politically active, which is the most principled…

July 28, 2022
OPINION: How Sri Lanka spiraled into a state of emergencyOPINION: How Sri Lanka spiraled into a state of emergency

OPINION: How Sri Lanka spiraled into a state of emergency

SRI LANKA: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appears to have finally succumbed to Sri Lanka's economic problems. Protesters attacked the president's official…

July 12, 2022
OPINION: As the youth tackles inflation head on, should they save, invest or retain?OPINION: As the youth tackles inflation head on, should they save, invest or retain?

OPINION: As the youth tackles inflation head on, should they save, invest or retain?

MANILA: 22-year-old Chin Ching Peng had to make a choice between her dream career as a copywriter and a new…

July 11, 2022
OPINION: How can we create queer-safe spaces?OPINION: How can we create queer-safe spaces?

OPINION: How can we create queer-safe spaces?

MANILA: From this effort to exist openly came up The Gay Liberation Front (GLF). The Stonewall Inn riots in 1969…

July 7, 2022
OPINION: Thor: Love and Thunder film’s bonkers undertoneOPINION: Thor: Love and Thunder film’s bonkers undertone

OPINION: Thor: Love and Thunder film’s bonkers undertone

US: When Thor: Ragnarok came out in 2017, he had to deal with his brothers and sisters, his planet's impending…

July 6, 2022
OPINION: Dark tourism heightens because of Stranger Things’ 1980s mental hospital settingOPINION: Dark tourism heightens because of Stranger Things’ 1980s mental hospital setting

OPINION: Dark tourism heightens because of Stranger Things’ 1980s mental hospital setting

US: Stranger Things, Netflix's sci-fi horror series, is awash in 1980s nostalgia, with Kate Bush's 1985 song Running Up That…

July 3, 2022
OPINION: The Irrationality of the Manileño Portrayal on Mindanawan NarrativesOPINION: The Irrationality of the Manileño Portrayal on Mindanawan Narratives

OPINION: The Irrationality of the Manileño Portrayal on Mindanawan Narratives

PHILIPPINES: What does it look like when you try to homogenize several voices into a single and stereotypical narrative?  It…

June 28, 2022
OPINION: Work mentors and why people should have themOPINION: Work mentors and why people should have them

OPINION: Work mentors and why people should have them

US: In most cases, the word "mentor" conjures up images of knowledge, thoughtfulness, and even a sense of home. Think…

June 27, 2022
OPINION: Taylor Swift, an Ode to Music and PoetryOPINION: Taylor Swift, an Ode to Music and Poetry

OPINION: Taylor Swift, an Ode to Music and Poetry

PHILIPPINES: As imaginative folks, we often get lost in the stories we have read before; we wound up wishing there…

June 24, 2022
OPINION: The Gap and Why It Shouldn’t Exist (Anymore)OPINION: The Gap and Why It Shouldn’t Exist (Anymore)

OPINION: The Gap and Why It Shouldn’t Exist (Anymore)

PHILIPPINES: What accounts for real progress? Think of Louisa Alcott's famous novel Little Women; it is no secret that it…

June 23, 2022