Category: Opinion

IN the world of music, interpolation involves integrating elements such as melodies, rhythms, or lyrics from one song into another. At the same time, sampling entails taking a portion of a sound recording and reusing it in a different song or composition. But why discuss these techniques? In recent years, they have become the music industry’s favored strategy in composition. Recent examples are abundant: “Got Me Started” by Troye Sivan borrows the synth melody from “Shooting Stars” by Bag Raiders, “I’m Good” by Bebe Rexha ft. David Guetta lifts the vocal melody from the 1998 hit “Blue” by Eiffel 65, “That Way” by Lil Uzi Vert borrows the chorus from The Backstreet Boys’ “I Want It That Way,” and many more. Consequently, the question persists: are these methods displays of sheer brilliance or signs of creative bankruptcy?

“SHARE this post to pass your exam,” “Interact 3x to claim positive energy,” and more are what we often see on social media platforms. Does simply liking, sharing, and commenting on a random post we see online bring the result we want, or is it plainly for engagements? Some might believe that interacting with these posts would directly impact the outcome we are after, call this a form of ‘manifestation,’ and do nothing.

WHENEVER you hear about a transport strike, what do you worry about? Some may worry about what they’re going to ride to school that day while others may ponder if there’ll be a class suspension, but has any of us worried about what’s truly at stake?

HAVE you ever felt like waking up one day with perfect bed hair and supple skin, turning off your alarm even before it starts ringing, and blasting your favorite music as you get ready to conquer the day and embrace the challenges of adulting? Apparently, this phenomenon is called “Main Character Syndrome,” a term coined by users on TikTok. Those who have “Main Character Syndrome” are said to project themselves as the protagonist, viewing their life through rose-colored glasses and romanticizing everything remotely related to them.

HAVE you ever wondered why no one has ever thought of wrapping our mistakes in a lumpia wrapper? As students, we make mistakes in written activities, whether they may be misspellings in essays, wrong choices in quizzes, or errors in solutions to mathematical problems. We either erase our mistakes by using a correction tape or draw a line that strikes through it.

TALKING about girlhood is a difficult task — not because it’s hard to write about but because with such a task, I am to become “difficult.” Women are prejudiced to live in a constant dichotomy of being remarkable but with subtlety and the burden of constant undermining. With every stereotype that binds the likes of young women, girliness, and femininity to be “silly and superficial,” it is a task for female writers to unravel.

THE crucial part of growing up is choosing between your passion or to be practical. Not everyone has the means to choose what they want to do in life and be back on track if the one you chose first didn’t quite work out. For some of us, it is a huge thing to succeed and to not be provided the room for failure. As we continue to age, we are taught to dream big. So it’s either we want to do a lot of things all at once or have this one big goal we really want to pursue. But nobody talks about what if you still don’t know what your dream is in life?

HUMAN creativity is centered on the grounds of originality, inspiration, and emotion—three things that many critics fear are absent in generative technology. However, the creative community has expressed concern about the overuse of these tools, and many have criticized the proliferation of AI-generated art as seen on numerous social media platforms. Despite these concerns, artificial intelligence continues to pierce its way into editing software programs, generating the question of whether it is expanding the boundaries of human creativity or contributing to its decline.

IN this modern generation, who does not use social media? Digital platforms are great tools for building connections and expanding opportunities worldwide. However, it has recently become a platform for rapidly disseminating false information

JOURNALISM stands on a shifting ground in an era dominated by advancing technology. As the digital age takes hold, journalists have faced multiple challenges, transforming their noble craft into an intricate dance of adaptation and resilience. The traditional reporting landscape transitions, placing journalists and readers in opportunities and pitfalls — leaving journalists grappling with an uncertain future.