Get love drunk at the Boys Like Girls Manila concert
Diving right into memories of old mixed CDs and scene hair with this pop rock show
Get love drunk at the Boys Like Girls Manila concert
Diving right into memories of old mixed CDs and scene hair with this pop rock show
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Men step into women’s shoes on SS 2023 runways. Will they IRL?
Feminine footwear is the new pearls for men this season. But like any gender-bending trend, will men *actually* embrace ballet flats, pointed bar shoes, and Mary Janes-sneaker hybrids?
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Oh no, Ye wore a White Lives Matter shirt at his Paris Fashion Week show
Prompting Jaden Smith to leave the show and post “Black Lives Matter” on Twitter and Vogue fashion editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson to call the shirt “incredibly irresponsible and dangerous”
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The Try Guys make us reflect on coercion and consent in workplace extramarital affairs
The instinct to protect an employee and to uphold humane company values is what we want to see from leaders
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What do children owe their parents after neglect or abuse? Nothing
Marcus Adoro penned an open letter to his daughter, the singer Syd Hartha, who raised allegations of his domestic violence in 2019
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Magasin Archive shows us the dearly missed and big misses from local Y2K magazines
Like an old Tumblr badge used to say, we pledge to read the printed word
In Fashion
Men step into women’s shoes on SS 2023 runways. Will they IRL?
Feminine footwear is the new pearls for men this season. But like any gender-bending trend, will men *actually* embrace ballet flats, pointed bar shoes, and Mary Janes-sneaker hybrids?
In Fashion
Oh no, Ye wore a White Lives Matter shirt at his Paris Fashion Week show
Prompting Jaden Smith to leave the show and post “Black Lives Matter” on Twitter and Vogue fashion editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson to call the shirt “incredibly irresponsible and dangerous”
In Feminism
The Try Guys make us reflect on coercion and consent in workplace extramarital affairs
The instinct to protect an employee and to uphold humane company values is what we want to see from leaders
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Like an old Tumblr badge used to say, we pledge to read the printed word
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Rep your fave ‘Drag Race PH’ queens with fab and fierce merch
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‘Pretty for a morena girl’ is not the compliment you think it is
It's saying: "You’re pretty, even if you’ve got a feature that’s not supposed to make you pretty."
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LIST: Book fairs, drag and kiki balls, and other events to attend in the metro
Support and have fun with your fave queer artists in these events from September to October
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Marina Summers has arrived
We talked to the Drag Playhouse co-founder and “Drag Race PH” season one contestant about fulfilling her childhood dream, making music, and uplifting queer Filipina talent
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Wanna know how to achieve that bookshelf aesthetic of your dreams? We've got you covered
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Halle Bailey will be a great Ariel and I’m sorry if you can’t see it
“The Little Mermaid” is inching closer and closer
In Music
You can audition to be in the newest P-pop boy group this September
Imagine having Momoland and Lapillus as your sunbaenims
In Celebrities
Did Markus Paterson diss ex and baby mama Janella Salvador?
If you come at the queen, you best not miss
In Music
There’s a pop girl emergency courtesy of Taylor Swift, Carly Rae Jepsen, and Meghan Trainor
A blondie battle on the music charts
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Why we always deserve to eat, according to nutritionist-dietitian Jo Sebastian
This Gen Z nutrition expert proves that you can eat what you want *and* be healthy
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More dads and husbands should be like Ian Veneracion
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“Hindi mawawala ang mali kung pumikit ka lang.”
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Eva Le Queen’s reminder that “words have power” is for everyone
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What to do this last week of August
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Blackpink pays homage to Rihanna and Taylor Swift in ‘Pink Venom’
Classic Blackpink with a fun surprises up their sleeve
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PH schools, trans and nonbinary students should be welcomed to class as themselves
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‘Sleep With Me’ is the interabled sapphic love story we needed
It’s cute, it’s gay, it has substance—and I’m going to be stanning Lovi Poe from now on
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What are civil unions, and why is Sen. Robin Padilla pushing for it?
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