MAGPIE

I tried to write about fifty different sentences that truly encapsulated how trash 2019 was but for the life of me couldn't embody all the horror, sadness, a...

It may be surprising to some to find out that I have a special place in my heart for horror/thriller films. From gorgeous cinematography (Midsommar) to haunt...

In my continuing brazen campaign to be sponsored by the Filipino Tourism Board (#itsmorefuninthephilippines) to get to attend free events in exchange for blo...

Growing up with an interior designer mother, I watched a lot of TLC. We’re talking What Not To Wear, Trading Spaces, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. If the s...

In my family, we’ve had a long-running joke that my dad is secretly Kevin Costner. It all started when a couple years ago, Dad mentioned that someone once in...

In the hollow emptiness of the aftermath of finishing Stranger Things II, I was weak. I was searching. I was vulnerable to boring Netflix Originals. So I cli...

We live in a brave new world in which credible news sources and freedom of press are so 2000 and late. We’re so divided that the actual President of the Unit...

1. Justin Trudeau (Canada) The joke was made during election season, but I’m still onboard with the mass emigration to Canada if only for the wise and compet...

I thought I’d do this new thing where I write specifically about events in Manila for three reasons: It forces me to live as normally as I would in the State...

The new Netflix series “Anne with an ‘E'” seems like it would be directly catered to me. It’s a perfectly measured combination of everything I love. A cheris...

If you can’t hum along to the iconically minimalistic Law and Order: SVU theme song (*duh-DUH duh-duh-duh-duh-da-duhhhhh*) or can hear the term “especially h...

Listen folks, it’s the holiday season. I’m about to see a lot of family, hear a lot of unsolicited opinions, and be vaguely present during a lot of arguments...

*THIS IS FULL OF SPOILERS LIKE ANY RESPECTABLE REVIEW. Also I didn’t read the book because I stopped buying into fad reading crazes after my mom purchased th...

You didn’t ask for it but here it is. My new “The Magpie Reviews” series is a blatant pander to on-trend millennials and an excuse for me to continue being j...