Kuya Kim x Emman Atienza on Tony Talks

Beyond the backlash: What Kuya Kim and Emman’s story says about social media

When news broke about Emman Atienza’s passing, almost everyone on my feed had the same takeaway: TikTok hate killed her. But as more details came out, especially after Kuya Kim Atienza’s recent interview on Toni Talks, the whole situation turned out to be way more complicated, and honestly, pretty scary. Kuya Kim mentioned that he

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Why I’ll Never Apologize for Loving Basketball (And Why the “Shift to Other Sports” Take Misses the Point)

Lately, my feed has been flooded with the same hot take: “Filipinos need to stop obsessing over basketball and focus on sports where we actually have a shot at winning gold.” People keep pointing to gymnastics, pole vaulting (Carlos Yulo and EJ Obiena), chess, tennis, and whatever else is trending on the global stage. And

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From Skeptic to Superfan: Why I Finally “Got” Pro Wrestling in My 30s

We’ve all been there—standing on the outside of a fandom looking in, wondering, “How do people actually watch this?” For the longest time, that was me and professional wrestling. Growing up in the 90s without cable, my only exposure to the “sport” was via dusty 80s cassette tapes. I’d see guys like Hulk Hogan, Yokozuna,

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