Interesting things are happening in the United States, ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Donald J. Trump. Watch this: And what is “Indivisible?” To put it very briefly, it’s a how-to guide, written by former Congressional staffers, intended to share best practices in organising effective opposition to the emerging policies and directions being set by […]
This is a curious thing. Humans are disgusting pic.twitter.com/fEAwD9aVbN— thysz (@thysz) January 4, 2017 I’m curious as to how brutally killing a dog will help bring justice to the four miners. I haven’t seen the movie (full disclosure), but I’m also curious as to how critical the slaughter of the dog was to the plot […]
Early in my life as a civil servant, I raised quite a bit of a fuss when I saw a stray dog, tied around the neck with a length of metal wire, to a post in front of a Civil Service office in Quezon City. And as if that wasn’t enough, the poor dog – […]
So. New Year celebrations without the firecrackers. Safer probably, but was it as much fun to remember, the day after? Or did we just pedestrian-ize it? Think Christmas. The arrival of the Christmas season used to be really obvious. It was the only time Christmas lights came out on the streets. And then big cities […]
If only for this one reason alone, 2017 is already making me happier than ever 2016 did. Today, the works of H.G. Wells enter the public domain. Yay! To celebrate, here’s The Time Machine – the work of science fiction that sparked my love for that entire genre (hint: click between the two Sphinxes).
10: Mute or unfollow social media accounts that inhabit the extreme ends of various spectra. Those that are slavishly pro-admin and rabidly in opposition to it, for example; those that are too aggressive and those that are too apathetic; those that are too egotistical and those that say nothing at all about the account holder; and […]
Every year, we go through this same ritual. Rizal Day. Wreaths are laid, chests are thumped, and everyone gets a participation award for tweeting #Rizal. But does any of it matter? Sino nga ba si Rizal sa akin? Isang kalye sa Maynila, na tumatawid hanggang Kalookan? Isang malawak na liwasan, Na madalang ko nang mapansin. […]
Erik Matti’s Seklusyon won Best Screenplay, Best Director and a bunch of other awards at the 2016 Metro Manila Film Festival. Congratulations! Here’s the trailer because, if you haven’t seen the movie yet, you should, and the trailer is just the thing to get you going. After the jump, spoilers lurk. Consider yourself warned. If […]
Last Christmas George Michael didn’t give up his heart. Apparently, it was his heart that gave up, making the pop singer just the latest celebrity to pass away in what is already being called the worst year ever (seriously, tho’ calm down – 1939 was way worse). It might be ending in a handful of […]
Once in a while, ideas like this come rises to the top: @mannypacquiao b/c he's popular. His eligibility to run can be ascribed to @COMELEC's loose qualifications. @ABSCBNNews— Jack Tregim (@mycorrectview) December 24, 2016 Eligibility is not determined by popularity, first of all. There have been scads of unknown politicians who made it onto the […]