Trolls, fake online accounts, and scammers. These are the so-called dark force of the internet nowadays, the reason why our online world has been ravaged by online crimes and hates. By the way, what is a troll? An online troll is used to refer to a kind of internet-user who only commented and posted to get a rise out of their friends and followers, to trigger them in some way in a particular issue and problems. Whenever we heard the word ‘troll’ today, a different meaning has emerged--it’s more of an insidious meaning. Many automatically connote ‘troll’ with people being...

Indie pop quartet Orange & Lemons marks the season of romance with a fresh take on The Carpenters’ timeless classic “Close To You.”   Released just in time for Valentine’s Day, the band’s cover brings a modern twist to the iconic track while preserving the original’s emotional essence.   The remake of “Close To You” features subtle upgrades and embellishments from their usual live version.   Clem Castro, the lead vocalist and guitarist of the band, recalls the origins of the cover, which dates back to 1999 when the Bulacan-based band was preparing the material for their debut album, Love...

Have you discovered duplicate or dummy Facebook accounts under your name? You are not alone. A sudden surge of fake accounts has surfaced allegedly targeting students, activists, journalists, and others over the weekend amid the series of protests for the scrapping of the controversial Anti-terrorism bill. Photo courtesy of Pexels.com The alarm was first reported by U.P. Cebu’s official student publication Tugani, which said fake accounts of student activists who were arrested in a protest on June 5 were discovered.     Thousands of users across the country have also reported multiple ghost users that bear their names without any picture...

It’s-a hit! The Super Mario Galaxy Movie soars to the stars as it debuted to a record-breaking $372.5 million worldwide, with $182.5 million coming internationally. This puts the video-game inspired film at the top as 2026’s biggest debut. It also achieved the title of biggest opening day in the Philippines, at PHP 12,474,229.    The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is the second installment to Universal, Illumination, and Nintendo’s film adaptation of the beloved Super Mario franchise. In this film, brothers and best pals Mario (Chris Pratt) and Luigi (Charlie Day) are off on their biggest adventure yet, as the galaxy...

  2020 has been a really tough year for every single one of us around the world. It’s very scary and surprising, to be honest — on how abrupt our lives can change in just a year.   It just felt like we are characters trapped in a tragic fictional series, and sequence of unfortunate events keep unfolding upon us without prior notice. From the awful news in January about the explosion of Taal volcano, the potential World War III, the forest wildfire in Australia. We thought these are the worst events the world could ever experience — but these...