Watching Hamilton live in Manila at Solaire last Sunday, Nov 12, genuinely felt like one of those moments my younger self would never believe actually happened. The Revolutionaries Behind the Revolution: Hamilton Cast in Manila I Spot PH Growing up, watching live theater was always part of our grade school field trips, so theaters have always felt familiar to me. I grew up sitting in dark auditoriums watching actors sing their hearts out onstage while all of us kids tried

!!! a small warning before you read: this post touches on depression, suicidal ideation, dissociation, death, and mental health struggles. There’s something deeply unsettling about a song that understands you a little too well, and “Funeral” feels exactly like that. Phoebe Bridgers captures the strange loneliness of being alive–and the guilt that can come with feeling that way–so precisely that listening to it almost feels intrusive, like someone quietly reading thoughts you

!!! a small warning before you read: this post touches on toxic relationships, emotional abuse, depression, heartbreak, and death/funeral metaphors. “doomsday” feels like emotionally packing your bags for a breakup that hasn’t happened yet–but you already know it’s coming. Lizzy McAlpine captures that strange in-between space of staying in something toxic while mentally preparing for the ending, like you’re both inside the relationship and already grieving it at the same time