Why Do We Romanticize Being Busy?
On busy as a badge of honor, and the discomfort of an empty calendar.
03
Oct
29
Aug
Why Do We Apologize for Speaking Bisaya?
Offline, the Bisaya-Tagalog language divide looks different than it does online—it’s less about rivalry, more about who apologizes first.
23
Jun
Finding a Voice in the Wilderness: shane carreon on Gender and Self-Discovery in Poetry
He didn’t have the words “transmasculine” or “non-binary” growing up. So he found his own.
11
Jun
Bayot: Dissecting the Word That Has Defined and Divided Cebu
You can count its letters on one hand. Its history takes considerably longer.
23
May
Between Staying and Leaving, Cebu Artists Turn Discomfort into Dialogue
What do you do with the feeling of staying when staying isn’t simple? Six Cebuano artists have thoughts.
18
May
What We Owe Our Own Heritage and What We’re Missing
Ube gets mispronounced. Banig bags give HaloHalo. At what point does appreciation become performance?
30
Mar
Girl’s Girls: Why Women’s Friendships Are Our Love Stories
Female friendships are love stories too.
19
Mar
Women Can Do It All. But Why Should They?
Doing it all is possible. It’s just exhausting. And maybe, not the point.
14
Feb
Notes on Love: Cebuano Couples on Love That Lasts
What these longtime Cebuano couples know about love.
02
Jan
New Year, New Cycles: What the Stars Are Gently (and Not-So-Gently) Asking of Us in 2026
A calmer way to read the year ahead.