What I learned from quitting social media for a month
Having no access and quitting social media for a month sounds like a nightmare. But the entire experience is actually pretty eye-opening
February 27, 2018
Having no access and quitting social media for a month sounds like a nightmare. But the entire experience is actually pretty eye-opening
Classic novels have a reputation among youngsters of being tedious. But these five crazy interesting books haven’t earned the ‘classic’ title for nothing
Love “The Shape of Water”? There’s a lot more to paranormal romances than only vampires, werewolves, mutant girls, and zombies
Raise your hand if you’re one of those people who always somehow manage to fuck up in one way or another in social settings, and have humbly accepted the truth that not everybody is a born charmer. At the very foundation of your being, you are socially awkward, maybe just a hair’s width away from the threshold of being full blown inept, treading the waters of adulthood handicapped—which, frankly, sucks. Because navigating through the adult world is tricky enough at it is without having to think about the politics of human nature.
For the socially awkward, few things can offer as much satisfaction as a steady Internet connection or a gift card to Amazon. Not to say that they’re complete recluses, but a chance to distance themselves from the company of other people is always a welcome thing, as well as the chance to vicariously live and learn through other people’s experiences instead of actual participation. According to a study by Joshua W. Clegg, Assistant Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, on the phenomenon of socially awkward situations, awkwardness comes in many forms but is primarily characterized by “a sense of moral or social transgression”—a complicated display of subjectivity at its finest. Being hungry and broke are things that can be dealt with on a basic level in a formulaic sort of way (i.e. job + effort = money for resources). The trouble of having to deal with elements such as emotions, opinions, cultural, political and religious differences, and just the general idea that people are social beings by nature is another entity all together. It’s a mind versus body predicament we all have to go through every day, and it’s something that can’t be avoided. People will always need other people.
TC Candler’s annual 100 Most Beautiful and Most Handsome Faces list is something we look forward to every year due to its occasional cheekily written captions for some of the folks who make the cut. This 2017, the people behind TC Candler (for sure, they’re millennials) cranked it up a notch with the copywriting, coming up with even more jokes for their 100 Most Handsome countdown.
There are also a few for their Most Beautiful list, but let’s face it–guys are easier to make fun of than girls.
Here are some of our favorites:
Ever wonder what your favorite K-pop idols smell like? See the scents artists like Chanyeol, Jungkook, G-Dragon, and Yoona love Okay, so before you accuse us of being creepy, we’re
The sequel to Jarrold Tarog’s “Heneral Luna”—”Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral”—has finally released its first teaser To celebrate the two-year anniversary of the release of director Jerrold Tarog’s breakout film “Heneral
Before making a name for herself and gaining traction across the country, BP Valenzuela was an idealistic rookie who wasn’t sure of the things she would eventually encounter as part of the independent music industry. In the years she’s been active, BP has joined and eventually left music collective Logiclub; spoken out about various issues revolving around politics, the LGBT movement, and intersectional feminism; and called out other artists online, the most prominent instance being her feud with SUD and the group’s infamous Pulp magazine cover portraying a male gaze for a lesbian couple. “I got very emotional about it, mostly because, ’yun nga, the Philippines is a very Catholic country that also sees women like that. I got frustrated and it led me to let go. A lot of people’s toes got stepped [on] because of what I was saying [online]. But then other people started to talk about it and I’m not sorry about that. I’m not sorry because people need to talk about it.”
Our last edition for Scout Music Fest’s #ScoutFridayPicks is no other than She’s Only Sixteen, who made an after-party playlist Roberto Seña, King Puentespina, Andrew Panopio, and Anzo Silvoza of
Strange, uncanny, weird fiction is interesting fiction. Sci-fi, thrillers, horror stories–these tap into the deep recesses of our minds. They invoke fascinating emotions by taking us into spaces we would have difficulty imagining ourselves. Sometimes, reading them makes us appreciate who we are, because they make us envision what we could be. Go ahead and mystify your weekend a little bit with these five strange tales.
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