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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.