Believing in my students’ unbelievable stories
At different points in the past semester, I found myself digesting essays sent by my students via email. Reading them made me wonder if this was creative nonfiction I am
April 1, 2022
At different points in the past semester, I found myself digesting essays sent by my students via email. Reading them made me wonder if this was creative nonfiction I am
“To educate is to transform the world.” —St. Marie Eugenie In my personal journey inwards that led me to be more spiritually guided, I have discovered the universal energies that
Today on news that isn’t surprising but still disappointing: Twitter is beginning to test its own version of Instagram Stories called “Fleets” soon. Cue wenk wonk SFX. The social media
Stories about family togetherness through happy or hard times were the focus of the Inquirer Read-Along special session on Saturday held in celebration of national reading month and as part of the festivities leading up to Inquirer’s 33rd anniversary next month.
Writers tend to find magic in the most unlikely places, but in these non-fiction pieces, the supernatural pays the authors unexpected visits by their own accord. And not all encounters
Believe it or not, last year, some people actually declared Snapchat as a dead app–yes, you heard that right. Snapchat, the app that made us more self-absorbed and allowed us to share bits and pieces of our lives for a solid 24 hours, was slowly losing to its competition thanks to the rise of Instagram and Facebook stories.
However, despite the backlash caused by its competitors, Snapchat remains to stay alive mainly because of Gen Z teenagers who continue to spend a lot of time on the app. Also, there’s one more thing that unexpectedly saved the day–the innovations and modifications made towards the *drumroll* face filters.
The face filters and snap lenses available on the app have come a long way since its inception last September 15, 2015. Because of the popularity of dog, flower crown, airbrushed, and different kinds of filters, even Facebook and Instagram stories were obliged to create their own.
For recent innovations surrounding the snap lenses feature, Snapchat has quietly released some filters that would be activated once you snap a photo of a specific object, person, or activity. Not a lot of Snapchat users know about this. Even I just found out about it when filters such as “Bea’s Cravings” appeared after I snapped a photo of my meal. The entire Snapchat experience is actually very personal and immersive.
Another cool thing about Snapchat filters is that you can now download custom ones too! If you go on Reddit, there’s actually a Snapchat Community Lenses group wherein someone can request for custom filters and another group member actually comes through to provide the requested filter.
Lifestyle’s Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down is considered a monitoring station that keeps tab of people’s admirable achievements, bright ideas—and questionable behavior.
Cartoons have always been an essential part of pop culture, especially now with adult cartoons infusing social issues into their shows. Series’ on Adult Swim and Netflix have more mature
It’s true what some people say that feminism is often not taught in school. In my case, I never understood what it meant until I became invested in social media
Introvert is a noun meaning a shy, reticent person, someone who is inward-looking. Growing up, I always wondered why I had a difficult time making friends, why it was hard
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