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Girl of the year
After years on hiatus, 17-year-old Ylona Garciaa has found her way back to her first love: music
Walking on a Tightrope
The Binisaya Film Festival grew from pop-up screenings in beaches, rooftops, basements and basketball courts. How did founder Keith Deligero go against the tide?
URBAN DISRUPTION
As street art falls into the trap of commercialism, collectives like koloWn of Cebu reclaim urban spaces through works that dare to disrupt
Take no prisoners
At 13 years old, Alex Bruce has already built a name for herself in the local hip-hop scene
Paperback dreams
As print was beginning its decline, we were passionate, young creatives who wanted to resuscitate publishing—even if it meant making our own magazines
Putting the spotlight on the South
Run by DJs, MCs and dancers, Laguna Hip-hop is ready to break borders with their growing community
Bekiand the great Gay language
Our local gay lingo is radical in nature
Baybayin: a renewal through art
Filipino-American Baybayin artist Kristian Kabuay talks about Baybayin as a didactic art form that bridges past and present
Wild card
Marco Gallo never dreamt of becoming an actor, so why is he working hard to be the best one out there?
Postcards after the drug war
It went from promises to end illegal drugs in three to six months, to countless protests from human rights activists, and a vice president appointed and (eventually fired) to head the government’s campaign on illegal drugs.
Within the wires
With attendance dwindling, can virtual spaces save gig culture?
Children of the future, let me tell you something
As sci-fi slowly turns into reality, how crazy can the distant future get?
Anarchy In The Multiverse
When a time portal mishap sends them out of an alternative universe, The Ravelos bring anarchy to 2019
Working Progress
What does it mean to be a young Filipino? The answer lies in well-crafted cinematography and unique perspectives from regional cinema's films
Head In The Clouds
Alden Richards is not only a full-fledged dreamer, but someone who's taking everything head on: here, there, and everywhere.
Ride Or Die
Keeping friendships requires three things: skill, sincerity, and simple efforts
Across The Sea
How does one deal with questions on identity? For Vancouver-based Filipino artist Rydel Cerezo, one must come to terms not only with personal history but also with the consequences of a nation’s collective trauma.
Big Brother Mark
After more than a decade of genre shifts and name changes, MARK REDITO comes back to Manila as the wise kuya we never knew we wanted
Sober Gang
With the rising support of drug legalization and normalized substance use in popular media, sobriety appears to become the new deviance. But it’s nothing we haven’t seen before
Girt, You Earned It
SOFIA ANDRES is treating showbiz like a 9-to-5, but she’s not clocking out
Fantastic, Baby
Venturing into the world of fan art and seeing through the eyes of three fan artists themselves
One For The Books
EVER BEEN told by a pal about how all you need to have a good time is to grab some friends and listen to some good music?
New Age
Three young practitioners on the resurgence of mysticism in the digital era
Most Know Unknown
The happenstance interview with Swedish rapper Yung Lean in London meant a crash course on how to separate the celebrity from the person
Metamorphosis
An evolved BP VALENZUELA emerges more empowered and fiercer than ever, far from the mild-mannered rookie musician you used to know
Pain Behind The Screen
Different people share how they deal when mobs form on social media and go on witch hunts, even when they’ve got good intentions
We Know How To Party
We’re throwing a music festival for our third birthday, but how does one even go about putting one together?
High Rollers
Here’s why your tito’s new favorite young band IV OF SPADES is also everyone else’s
Internet Boyfriend
Sad crooner MELLOW FELLOW discusses the dynamics of being a self-proclaimed internet artist and why existing solely online is a-okay
What Are the Kids Listening to Today?
Mapping out the local music scene through our favorite musical collectives.