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FoodWe walk into Mil Crespo’s McKinley Hills residence, the windows of his studio apartment open and the scent of melting cheese filling the room. Our host graciously invites us in, asks us to make ourselves comfortable, elicits a smile, gives a courteous greeting. His little kitchen stands in front of a small table good for […]
January 24, 2016
As much as Christmas is a commercial holiday that pervades Filipino culture through media and society, it is primarily a deeply spiritual time when more than half of its festivities are religious celebrations of feast days, masses, and festivals. Because the Philippines is a largely Catholic country, practices of other major cultural groups such as […]
December 22, 2015
FoodDozens of restaurants line Maginhawa Street, compressed tightly side by side, neon signs and wafting scents creating a sensory frenzy to anyone who walks by. The residential area has long been touted as one of the earliest food scenes in the metro, catering to the influx of students from universities nearby; developing a culture and […]
November 24, 2015
Theater & ArtsScience fiction calls to mind the futuristic, supernatural, and fantastical realms that are so like the world today but at the same time aren’t. The imaginative and supernatural content of sci-fi works to provide the reader with exactly that: A story immersed in the matters of the speculative and the real. Ateneo Biology professor Ronald […]
November 18, 2015
There are those comics that exude a loudness within them, an impulsive, raucous confidence that seems to override everything about them—a confidence that is as infectious as it is inviting. Ryan Rems was not that. He walked in, head slightly slumped, body relaxed. His movements were slow, his demeanor impassive. Quietly, he turned to us—only […]
November 15, 2015
FoodSinigang, lechon manok, and krispy pata are only some of the dishes we automatically reference when we think of Filipino food. When we read articles online about Filipino cuisine, these common culprits are always there, as if adobo and rice surmised our entire gastronomical landscape. Eschewing this generalization (and chewing on some Filipino food for […]
October 14, 2015
Theater & ArtsThe theater is filled with unease. It’s as if something dark and heavy lay in wait behind the curtains, creeping on energies before swallowing them whole. As audience members sit in the blackness of the scene, a twisted story unfolds right in front of their eyes: The world, and life as we know it, is […]
October 1, 2015
TV & FilmWith the successful reception of Judd Apatow’s latest film, Trainwreck, audiences everywhere are feeling the change in how women are portrayed in romantic-comedy movies. In his other notable films such as Knocked Up and Bridesmaids, Apatow’s female protagonists don’t shun away from the possibility that women can be loud, raunchy, and, most importantly, funny. Amy […]
September 28, 2015
OrSem kicks off your first year in the Ateneo in its own special way. The signs plastered all around campus best describe the entire experience, “No one does it the way we do, ADMU.” That, along with the flurry of colors, sweaty volunteers, and incredibly loud music, will greet you on your first official day […]
August 5, 2015
Theater & ArtsNext up on our series of Five Books to Read Before You Graduate, Vantage asks biology instructor and self-professed geek Ronald Allan L. Cruz for his literary itinerary. The Elements of Style by William Strunk, by Jr. and E.B. White The Elements of Style is the handbook to “proper” American English writing, if you will, […]
March 23, 2015
Not everyone who majors in business thinks only of money. The big shot CEO of a corporation may have a secret love for the abstractness of philosophy. Mark Zuckerberg, for all we know, spends his free time watching Martha Stewart and baking on the weekends. People are capable of doing more than just one thing […]
September 17, 2014
“I asked, ‘Are you waiting for someone?’ She said, ‘Yes.’ I said, ‘Is he a big person? Like, with big muscles?’ She said, ‘No.’ So I said, ‘Do you mind if I sit with you?’” Comedy Manila co-founder, GB Labrador, or the guy with the moustache (as he refers to himself during his set) is […]
September 17, 2014