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MusicClaiming both immense commercial and critical success in 2017 was Ed Sheeran’s album, Divide. Nielsen Music, which measures music sales and overall market performance, ranks the album as the top selling album in the United States, with 2.764 million sales including traditional album sales and digital downloads. The album went on to go Platinum in […]
February 2, 2018
FoodEvery year, there is a stall in JSEC that faithfully provides the meal that has quickly become a university staple: fried chicken, rice, and gravy. Though the variations differ from generation to generation—usually in the sides that come with the dish—the overall idea of the dish is the same. This year, Soulful Plate has taken […]
September 24, 2017
FoodThe burger has become one of the most universal foods in the history of humanity. It is known in virtually every culture and has been deconstructed in every exhaustible way. Yet, Bun Revolution—apt to its name—strives to provide the Atenean with the impossible: a new kind of burger. Taste To start with: The Washington. Nominated […]
September 23, 2017
FoodBuddha Bites, the Chinese-Filipino fusion JSEC stall, does not advertise itself as such, but nonetheless embodies the identity. The stall specializes in bitesize squid, pork, and chicken marinated with Chinese flavours, and then deep-fried for a crisp exterior that is familiar to the Filipino eater. Taste While the fried batter clinging around the squid offers […]
September 23, 2017
TV & FilmJason Paul Laxamana’s “teen” romance 100 Tula Para Kay Stella (2017) is pegged to be this year’s Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino’s romantic entry, but the film felt distant from the genre. Bela Padilla plays the rigorously ambitious but frustrated rock singer Stella, while JC Santos portrays the insecure and stuttering Fidel. They first meet as […]
August 22, 2017