Memento mori is a Latin phrase meaning "remember you must die." It serves as visceral reminder of the inevitability of death and the transient nature of life.

Currently, the foreign ownership of educational institutions in the Philippines is limited to a 40 percent cap. This restriction extends to the establishment and enrollment of educational institutions.

Friedrich Merz, the leader of the center-right alliance of the Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU), is the new Chancellor of Germany after winning the election in February 2025.

The CDU/CSU is currently under a coalition government with the center-left Social Democratic Party (SDP), working on increasing military spending, improving the economy, and imposing stricter immigration policies. This is the 5th time that the CDU/CSU and SDP have worked together in a coalition government.

The SDP acquired the third highest number of votes in the February election, while the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) got the second highest.

Merz has publicly expressed his unwillingness to form a coalition with the far-right AfD due to its extreme nature, although some of the CDU/CSU and AfD's interests align such as in immigration policy. Recently, there has been a rise in far-right sentiment in Germany.

Homonormativity refers to the application of norms and structures typically found in heterosexual romantic relationships on LGBTQ+ romantic relationships (e.g., monogamy, the aspiration for marriage and having kids, and the imposition of traditional gender roles).

Dark humor is a type of humor that injects satire in otherwise serious, frightening, or painful topics.

Agricultural insurance is a financial product designed to cover the losses incurred by producers, processors, and distributors of agricultural commodities due to various risks (e.g., weather disturbances, pest infestations).

For the purposes of this debate, a risk-sharing agreement is a contractual arrangement between a government and private insurance provider to share the financial burden of covering the losses of clients who availed of agricultural insurance.

Recently, South Korean dramas (K-dramas) have increasingly explored the idea of imperfect marriages as redeemable (e.g., Queen of Tears, My Demon, When the Phone Rings, When Life Gives You Tangerines). 

The 4B movement is a radical feminist initiative in South Korea that rejects marriage, childbirth, heterosexual relationships, and sex with men.