Opinion

After its release on December 8, Prince Harry and Meghan’s Netflix documentary polarized public opinion. Some adored the couple, while others despised them. After the first three episodes appeared on the streaming site, True Royalty TV’s editor-in-chief, Nick Bullen, referred to it as the “most self-serving piece of television” he had seen in a long time, comparing it to a …

The visit of US Vice President Kamala Harris to Palawan and yet another instance of China’s aggressive actions in our waters have once again brought to the fore the enduring tensions over the South China Sea and the underlying cultures that form the outlines of this war. The Philippine government has announced its intention to write a note verbale in …

A few days after Severe Tropical Cyclone Paeng almost completely consumed the Philippines, the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP) convened. The unfolding of these events have a dystopian quality. In Egypt, world leaders, primarily men, gathered for a “family photo” during what appeared to be a brief pause between political maneuvering and unsuccessful negotiations, as our nation reels from …

Enola Holmes 2 presented some of the most iconic characters from the Sherlock Holmes novels, including John Watson (played by Himesh Patel) – but why did Enola send him to Sherlock? The characters and storylines from Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes books have been converted to a variety of mediums for decades, and in many instances, the artists have made …

If you’ve been reading through YouTube, TikTok, or Instagram, it shouldn’t come as a surprise to come across the peaceful minimalist aesthetics of Korean cafe decor, pilgrimages to the filming locations of popular K-dramas, and the gracious etiquette of Korean public transportation riders. In South Korea, oegugin (foreign-national) influencers frequently produce social media material for Korean audiences that focuses on …

Luis, a Colombian student of 28 years old, works through the night to moderate videos on TikTok. He attempts to sleep throughout the day, but the films occasionally haunt his dreams. He recalls a video recorded at a party showing two individuals carrying what seemed to be bits of flesh. When they turned around, it seemed that they were carrying …

Last week, after a mass shooting at a daycare in northern Thailand that left 36 people dead, including 24 children, top Thai government officials advocated for stricter gun laws and a reinvigorated fight on narcotics. In the Na Klang area of northeastern Thailand, meantime, bereaved relatives gathered at Buddhist temples to participate in mass cremations for their deceased loved ones. …

Former senator Leila de Lima has been jailed at Camp Crame Custodial Center for more than five years, awaiting the settlement of drug-related accusations lodged against her by the Duterte administration in 2017. The former politician and justice secretary was kept captive in her cell after a failed escape attempt by three detainees with ties to Islamist terrorist groups on …

After Actress-host Toni Gonzaga and her husband filmmaker Paul Soriano had officially signed aboard former Senator Manny Villar’s Advanced Media Broadcasting System (AMBS) Channel 2, it would appear that Actress-host Toni Gonzaga is back to making significant waves in the endorsement arena as well. Just over two hours ago, Shopee Philippines had uploaded a short snippet with the caption “Finally …

K-pop became the most voracious pop music culture on the planet as it expanded its global ambitions in the latter part of the 2000s and the early 2010s. This expansion occurred concurrently with an increase in K-appetite. pop’s It gorged itself particularly on American pop, hip-hop, R&B, and dance music, transforming it all into a maximalist fantasy and producing an …