The definition of the word ‘satire’ has evolved from being a legitimate genre of literature to a now undervalued niche category in our Thought Catalog-driven world. At one point, the word meant “calling somebody an asshole.” That is, if Urban Dictionary is to be trusted. Bob Ong is a good
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Chain Mail
The premise of Chain Mail, the new film from Viva Films Adolf Alix Jr., is problematic: a cursed chain e-mail is being looped around, terrorizing a group of teenagers who think they know better by ignoring it. From the outset—given how social media is becoming imprinted on our daily lives and
Para Sa Hopeless Romantic
Hope falters Why do we write? We write to express ideas. We write to amplify the voice of the unheard. We write to mend our broken selves. Heavily based on her ill-fated love with Nikko (James Reid) during their high school years, the main protagonist, Becca (Nadine Lustre), pens a
