Books
How to be okay when nothing is okay
I first read and reviewed Jenny Lawson’s book Broken (in the best possible way) back in 2021. It was raw with angst, yet also filled with healing humor. She was in the throes of her […]
Ivy Digest
Ivy Digest
Indifferently seeking that special someone, or anyone, on Craigslist
By Ivy Lopez Maybe you’ve felt it. That vague stirring beneath the bad burrito you ate when you looked up from your phone for 0.03 seconds and saw….someone. But then—-you blinked. And it’s […]
Feature Articles
Unlike My Ate My
Few people know I have an older sister, Myra. Once they meet her, everyone is shocked that I’m related to her, because we’re nothing alike. When we were both studying in Ateneo, I would […]
Feature Articles
Satire at its best – The Onion Story
Before fake news got a bad rap, satire was part of comedy. The Onion (1988) is the first satire newspaper that has reached general knowledge. Even my Gen Z son knows it. It began 38 […]
Book Review
We need more humorists like Dave Barry
I never met a Dave I didn’t like. I discovered Dave Barry when I googled “humor columnist”. At first I was not inclined to read his work because we don’t have much in common. He’s […]