by Dino-Ray Ramos | Oct 15, 2025 | Dossier, Music
When the late, great musician D’Angelo (aka Michael Eugene Archer) entered the scene, he shook things up when he brought old school R&B and soul to the masses with an inimitable down and dirty grit and masculine sensitivity that ushered in the neo-soul...
by Dino-Ray Ramos | Oct 14, 2025 | Culture, Film, Reviews
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by Dino-Ray Ramos | Oct 13, 2025 | Calendar
LITERARY 10th Annual Katipunan Poetry Slam – 6-11 pm, October 18: For Filipinos, the modern day poetry slam is an echo of the balagtasan— a poetic, political debate. The Katipunan were the revolutionary group in the Philippines who fought for independence...
by Dino-Ray Ramos | Oct 13, 2025 | Dossier
Gerda von Zobeltitz — excuse me, Countess Gerda von Zobeltitz was one of the first to receive what was known as Transvestitenschein, otherwise known as the “transvestite pass” in Germany in 1912 during the Weimar era. The Countess (not the the Luann...
by Dino-Ray Ramos | Oct 9, 2025 | Dossier
When I hear the name Katherine Hamnett I immediately think of the upbeat stylings of Wham! as George Michael wears a CHOOSE LIFE T shirt alongside Andrew Ridgeley as they sing in their “”Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” video. And who designed that...
DIASPORA Calendar: March 30 – April 5, 2026
‘Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines’ by Joy Buolamwini
DIASPORA Calendar: March 23 – March 29, 2026
LEGEND: Kiki Shepard
Celebrating Autumn Durald Arkapaw’s Historic Oscar Win and Ryan Coogler’s Vision of an Inclusive Hollywood