May 2011
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April 2011
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The Cost of a Laugh →
Carljoe Javier’s take on the “Willing Willie” issue. This is probably the best written commentary on the matter. Here’s my favorite part:
It’s not only social, political, and economic reforms that must be instituted, but also cultural reforms. We must also improve the kind of cultural products that are created. We must have popular cultural content that amuses and...
"...but I knew I wasn't competing against him, but...
from Craig Thompson’s illustrated novel “Blankets”
January 2010
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December 2009
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November 2009
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What happens when busyness and sociability leave...
From “The Disadvantages of an Elite Education” by William Deresiewicz
I’m sorry.
October 2009
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Re: Change
Part of this familiar absurdity
Part of this familiar fortuity
Fortunately, the alternative to optimism is not...
from Overrated Optimism: The Peril of Positive Thinking by Barbara Ehrenreich
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Bored?
Rules: * Grab the book nearest you. Right now. * Turn to page 56. * Find the fifth sentence. * Post that sentence along with these instructions in a note to your wall. * Don’t dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST. Bawal ang madaya.
DO NOT dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual.
“She is only making games with...
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This behind the scenes clip is really about how Wes Anderson directed Fantastic Mr. Fox, but I’m posting it because I love seeing that they shot it with regular consumer DSLRs. The first one you see is a Canon EOS 50D, for example, which isn’t even one of the top of the line Canon cameras. It certainly makes perfect sense that they’d use them, but you always kind of think that big movie...
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Simple way of determing where the typhoon is in...
From bicolano devil
September 2009
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roaaanne:
My mum wouldn’t let me leave the house for she’s too scared that what happened to my cousin would happen to me (she braved 6ft of water just to get home, lost both her shoes, her entire bag wet, starved for 2 days) but I just couldn’t sit here all day staring at the tweets that the people are dying out there. So we went grocery shopping and gathered all the clothes we’ve outgrown, and...
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Reach for the sky!
Cereals and Toy Story 2 on Disney Channel. Sometimes I love being home alone.
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