+ Follow Pop culture Tag
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[Title] => 'Demon Slayer,' 'Shogun' effect: Japanese swords forge new fanbase
[Summary] => Driving the sword boom of the last decade has been video game "Touken Ranbu," where swords take on the form of handsome men, with more recent hits like US series "Shogun" and anime "Demon Slayer" also feeding the trend.
[DatePublished] => 2026-02-11 13:50:00
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[AuthorName] => Tomohiro Osaki
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[Title] => Spain hosts 1st San Diego Comic-Con held outside US
[Summary] => Mirroring the famous California event, the four-day convention will feature blockbuster film presentations, prominent figures from the worlds of comics and video games, and fans dressed as their favorite characters.
[DatePublished] => 2025-09-26 08:00:00
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[Title] => 'Italian Brainrot': Tung Tung Tung Sahur, AI memes only Gen Z, Gen Alpha know
[Summary] => A walking shark in oversized sneakers, an orange with muscular arms and a twirling "Ballerina Cappuccina" with a mug for a head are among the strange stars of the online phenomenon called Italian Brainrot.
[DatePublished] => 2025-08-10 13:43:00
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[AuthorName] => Dessy Sagita
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[Title] => 'Agatha All Along' showrunner Jac Schaeffer on including 'witch-y' pop culture in new Marvel show
[Summary] => The upcoming show "Agatha All Along" dives deep into the magical side of Marvel Comics, touching on different witchcraft pop culture references in the process.
[DatePublished] => 2024-09-05 13:00:00
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[Title] => Netflix's '3 Body Problem' gets mixed reviews from Chinese sci-fi fans
[Summary] => Netflix's blockbuster "3 Body Problem," an adaptation of the crown jewel of Chinese sci-fi, has sparked passionate debate and divided opinions among fans in the country despite it not being available to watch there.
[DatePublished] => 2024-04-07 13:01:00
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[Title] => 'One Piece' star Mackenyu visiting the Philippines in November for ManiPopCon 2023
[Summary] => Japanese actor and "One Piece" star Mackenyu Arata will be in the Philippines this November as the headlining guest for this year's Manila Pop Culture Convention to be held in Ayala Malls Manila Bay.
[DatePublished] => 2023-09-27 08:13:00
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[Title] => Music makes the people come together at Pop Emergency
[Summary] => This podcast brought all the lovers of pop music into a community that was mobilized to help typhoon victims, give aid to the Golden Gays and support the campaign of former Vice President Leni Robredo.
[DatePublished] => 2023-06-11 16:35:00
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[AuthorName] => Xave Gregorio
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[Title] => How to live with an endemic COVID-19: Lessons from pop culture
[Summary] => Surival stories seek a “nostalgically yearned-for less-complex existence.” It provides solace to imagine an earlier, simpler time when living through a pandemic.
[DatePublished] => 2022-11-19 07:11:00
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[Title] => A QC cafe carves out a safe venue as spaces for discourse shrink
[Summary] => Kilometers away from the main protest venue, an unassuming coffee shop at the end of a row of apartments in Malingap Street, Teacher’s Village Quezon City has become a safe space for discussion on the current political state.
[DatePublished] => 2022-07-25 09:56:00
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[AuthorName] => Kristine Joy Patag
[SectionName] => Nation
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[Title] => Rising prices challenge content creators on how they present food
[Summary] => Actress and food vlogger Judy Ann Santos recently made ripples with her decision to stop content production for now because, she says, she does not want to create videos for food that viewers might not afford to prepare.
[DatePublished] => 2022-07-17 13:53:00
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[Title] => 'Demon Slayer,' 'Shogun' effect: Japanese swords forge new fanbase
[Summary] => Driving the sword boom of the last decade has been video game "Touken Ranbu," where swords take on the form of handsome men, with more recent hits like US series "Shogun" and anime "Demon Slayer" also feeding the trend.
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[AuthorName] => Tomohiro Osaki
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[Title] => Spain hosts 1st San Diego Comic-Con held outside US
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[Title] => 'Italian Brainrot': Tung Tung Tung Sahur, AI memes only Gen Z, Gen Alpha know
[Summary] => A walking shark in oversized sneakers, an orange with muscular arms and a twirling "Ballerina Cappuccina" with a mug for a head are among the strange stars of the online phenomenon called Italian Brainrot.
[DatePublished] => 2025-08-10 13:43:00
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[Title] => 'Agatha All Along' showrunner Jac Schaeffer on including 'witch-y' pop culture in new Marvel show
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[Title] => Netflix's '3 Body Problem' gets mixed reviews from Chinese sci-fi fans
[Summary] => Netflix's blockbuster "3 Body Problem," an adaptation of the crown jewel of Chinese sci-fi, has sparked passionate debate and divided opinions among fans in the country despite it not being available to watch there.
[DatePublished] => 2024-04-07 13:01:00
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[Title] => 'One Piece' star Mackenyu visiting the Philippines in November for ManiPopCon 2023
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[Title] => Music makes the people come together at Pop Emergency
[Summary] => This podcast brought all the lovers of pop music into a community that was mobilized to help typhoon victims, give aid to the Golden Gays and support the campaign of former Vice President Leni Robredo.
[DatePublished] => 2023-06-11 16:35:00
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[Title] => How to live with an endemic COVID-19: Lessons from pop culture
[Summary] => Surival stories seek a “nostalgically yearned-for less-complex existence.” It provides solace to imagine an earlier, simpler time when living through a pandemic.
[DatePublished] => 2022-11-19 07:11:00
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[Title] => A QC cafe carves out a safe venue as spaces for discourse shrink
[Summary] => Kilometers away from the main protest venue, an unassuming coffee shop at the end of a row of apartments in Malingap Street, Teacher’s Village Quezon City has become a safe space for discussion on the current political state.
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[Title] => Rising prices challenge content creators on how they present food
[Summary] => Actress and food vlogger Judy Ann Santos recently made ripples with her decision to stop content production for now because, she says, she does not want to create videos for food that viewers might not afford to prepare.
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September 26, 2025 - 8:00am