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Metro Manila Pride March is going online and they want you to join in

Posted on May 15, 2020
Monina Mejias

June is Pride Month, but with a global pandemic and social distancing guidelines in place, this year’s Pride March has been canceled. Though we won’t be able to pussy stunt…

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All aboard: ‘Snowpiercer’s’ first season is coming to Netflix and it’s coming in fast

Posted on May 15, 2020May 15, 2020
Monina Mejias

If you’re wondering whether or not this series is based on Bong Joon-Ho’s 2014 adaptation of the French graphic novel “Le Transperceneige”—why, yes it is. If that already got you…

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Pretend you’ve been quarantining at a five-star hotel with Airbnb’s virtual backdrops

Posted on May 15, 2020May 15, 2020
Monina Mejias

Going on a vacation might be ill-advised in light of the current pandemic (seriously, stay home and keep your hands clean), but that isn’t stopping HotelTonight from letting you live…

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I completed my quest for comfort by going commando

Posted on May 12, 2020May 12, 2020
Monina Mejias

Going commando might still be taboo in some places and yeah, it might be a bit bold for you to go out sans underwear. But before flooding the comment section…

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It’s okay to feel burned out—yes, even if you’re working from home

Posted on May 1, 2020May 1, 2020
Monina Mejias

Working from home has long been considered a luxury for people in privileged positions earn, whether they come by it through an individual enterprise or by climbing high up enough…

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Bon Appetit’s star chef dishes out her cooking secrets in her first cookbook

Posted on April 30, 2020April 30, 2020
Monina Mejias

If you’re an obsessive FoodTube fan then chances are you’ve already met Claire Saffitz from the Bon Appetit Test Kitchen (and, FYI, #IWDFCFTBATK). Her “Gourmet Makes” series, where she attempts…

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Having a quaranfling is okay, but you know what isn’t? Ghosting.

Posted on April 30, 2020April 29, 2020
Monina Mejias

I wish I was kidding when I say that I’m currently writing this piece at three in the morning but I’m not. Though I would normally avoid staying up this…

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TV

Netflix’s “The Midnight Gospel” takes you on an acid trip—minus the acid

Posted on April 28, 2020April 28, 2020
Monina Mejias

Sunday was a really slow day for me. Normally I’d read a book or sketch something, but I just wasn’t in the mood to do anything at all, not even…

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Get whipped over these dalgona coffee alternatives

Posted on April 23, 2020April 24, 2020
Monina Mejias

You’ve heard of dalgona coffee, yes? If you haven’t, then first of all…that’s actually impressive—I kinda wish I could use that energy to block bad vibes and sad news, too.…

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Metro Manila Pride March is going online and they want you to join in

All aboard: ‘Snowpiercer’s’ first season is coming to Netflix and it’s coming in fast

Pretend you’ve been quarantining at a five-star hotel with Airbnb’s virtual backdrops

I completed my quest for comfort by going commando

It’s okay to feel burned out—yes, even if you’re working from home

Bon Appetit’s star chef dishes out her cooking secrets in her first cookbook

Having a quaranfling is okay, but you know what isn’t? Ghosting.

Netflix’s “The Midnight Gospel” takes you on an acid trip—minus the acid

Get whipped over these dalgona coffee alternatives

Self-portrait: How local artists are coping with the pandemic

Disinformation nation: The ABS-CBN shutdown is a suppression of truth

Is it just me or is the quarantine making you want to come out too?

Emotional labor during the pandemic and how women are (still) taking the brunt of it

A conversation with Manila, the newest thief in ‘Money Heist’

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