Featured Stories
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Medusa
A story about beauty and its burdens.
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Si John Lloyd, si Bea, ang Rhinoceros, at ang Sining sa Panahon ng Covid-19
Kung maaalala, sa gitna ng COVID-19 lockdown, inilabas ng Unconfined Cinema ang pelikula ni Antoinette Jadaone na pinamagatang “Love Team,” kung saan gumanap ang mga artistang sina John Lloyd Cruz at Bea Alonzo bilang sarili nila. Isinulat ang unang bersyon ng piyesang ito noong mga panahong iyon, bilang pagmumuni sa sining at identidad sa panahong humaharap sa matinding pagbabago ang mundo. Inilalathala ito ngayon ng JournalIXM, kalakip ng imbitasyong magbalik-tanaw sa panahong iyon, at pagnilayan…
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You are Not Pretty Enough
IXM copywriter Cate Roque interrogates ideas of beauty while navigating her own role as a consumer of products and creator of ads.
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Brave Together
Mikael de Lara Co shares an experience regarding fatherhood, and how one might learn to be less afraid of the world.
Short reads on sei-katsu-sha
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Kelsey Merritt’s Stretch Marks: Normalizing normal bodies
If a Victoria’s Secret model is perfectly fine with her own stretch marks, then maybe we need to grow past the norm of shaming them.
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Lazy Girl Jobs: Are Gen Zs ‘Not Giving’?
“Lazy girl jobs” aren’t a bad thing; in fact, they’re a response to toxic work cultures that pose serious risks to our well-being.
What is “sei-katsu-sha”?
Sei-katsu-sha is the Japanese principle of treating your audience as a real, living person instead of a mindless consumer. It also sounds a lot like “sikat siya“, which is the ethos of what we do here at Journalixm: making people the center of every story.
Thought Leadership
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Seikatsusha and Advertising
A short reflection on seikatsusha and advertising by the JournalIXM staff. Art by Casa Sarabia.
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Learn from Your Interns: Why You Should Practice Generational Flexibility at Work
Could the idea of generational flexibility be a game-changer for your workplace? Here’s why it probably would be—and why interns hold the key to achieving it.
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These are the secrets to unlocking the Philippines’ invisible audience
The Hakuhodo Institute of Life and Living has discovered a demographic most brands aren’t aware of, but should be tapping.
People
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Where the Hell is Hilversum
A few weeks ago, Historian and Creative Director Snow Schnabel moved to a small town in North Holland. She reflects on the differences between her new home and her old one.
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What it’s like being a voice actor in the Philippines: A conversation with Cyrus L. Fernandez
Dive into the world of the dubbing industry and learn more about the Filipino voices behind your favorite characters!
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How to be a Fairy Godmother to your Trans Sisters
It’s Coming Out Day! As allies, there is a lot we can do to help our LGBTQIA+ family, being a fairy godmother is one way to contribute!
Culture
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Where the Hell is Hilversum
A few weeks ago, Historian and Creative Director Snow Schnabel moved to a small town in North Holland. She reflects on the differences between her new home and her old one.
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The Eerie Parallels Between Stan Culture and Cults
At what point does fandom cross over into something a little more concerning? Ade Magnaye examines how stan culture may contain some of the same mechanisms cults use to hold power over their followers.
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From Pest to Pet: How One Word Transformed Our Classist Attitudes Towards Dogs
Why have we started using “aspin” instead of “askal”? Where did the word “aspin” even come from? Here’s a look into the word’s history, and how it’s changed us all for the better.
Lifestyle
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How to be a Fairy Godmother to your Trans Sisters
It’s Coming Out Day! As allies, there is a lot we can do to help our LGBTQIA+ family, being a fairy godmother is one way to contribute!
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No, We Actually Shouldn’t Give Up on Philippine Basketball
Gilas Pilipinas’ struggles in the 2023 FIBA World Cup have renewed conversations on whether or not Filipinos are cut out for basketball. It’s actually the absolute best time for us to take the sport seriously.
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How to Be an Ethical Slut—And a Better Person in the Process
In the course of navigating relationships with multiple partners, Duane Pascua learned a surprising amount about himself, and now credits polyamory for helping him be his best self.
Science and Tech
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With Social Engineering, We are the weakest link
Hackers have found new ways to get through our security, and we are the problem.
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Social media is collapsing, and Twitter is the canary in the coal mine
Elon Musk’s mishandling of Twitter could very well be a portent of the end of social media as we know it. So how can we fix it?
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Dear AI, Should I Quit Writing?
With AI writing tools developing at a frenetic pace, writers grow concerned about their job stability. Can human writing survive an AI apocalypse? Author Marco Sumayao searches for answers with the help of a futurist and an AI poet.
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