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Is the dehumanization supposed to make the takoyaki taste better?
The joke's on us, but nobody's laughing. Carlo Quion, the founder of Taragis, finally admitted that the whole week-long tattoo fiasco was all but an elaborate April Fool's marketing stunt. Who would've thought that a takoyaki shop ...
Do we really need another pastel thermos for a dopamine boost, or is this a sign that we need to go outside and touch grass?
The average human is advised to drink eight glasses of water a day. We know this. It's pretty straightforward stuff, prescribed by physicians and parents since we've developed our sucking reflex. It always went without saying that we didn't ...
The teen TV show that taught me how to live.
At the very start of my writing career, I was a published academic in Buffy the Vampire Slayer studies.My first piece of published writing was a co-authored paper - you can still find it online -called "Para-sites of the soul". ...
Smart, irreverent, judicious, very Esquire. From the controversial and contentious to the funny, relatable, and affable, these are the pieces that got you clicking this year.
What can we say about the Esquire reader of 2023? Well, they definitely like a lot of drama, we can tell you that much. From pieces critiquing 2023's biggest watershed moments and all people who got us talking to commentaries on ...
KathNiel will remain one of the most enduring symbols of Filipino mainstream culture in the 2010s. For better or for worse, that relationship unwittingly held the memory of the decade together. Now, it has officially passed.
There's a cataclysmic feel to the KathNel breakup. It's an event worth a national mourning and yes I'm writing this with a straight face. Bonifacio Day now belongs to KathNiel, I kid my friends. Hey, maybe it does. Maybe ...
That's <em>the</em> Eraserheads, for you. They were never made to fade into oblivion.
Every year, Esquire Philippines' Man at His Best (MAHB) honors extraordinary Filipinos who are reshaping society. These are the men and women who are raising the bar for Filipino creatives, athletes, public servants, and professionals.This year, we're celebrating eight modern- ...
It’s high time we stop mocking women for being passionate about things.
I was talking to friends about my newfound interest in Formula One a few months back. "Can you believe it? So unserious of me," I told them. Sports are not my thing, and they know this, too. I have always been a ...
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