The Newsroom
I always wanted to be a journalist. As a kid, I wanted to grow up to be someone who ran towards danger, and not away from it. I wanted to […]
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A Burmese Day
“The struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma is a struggle for life and dignity. It is a struggle that encompasses our political, social and economic aspirations.” – Aung […]
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Losing a loved one is a traumatic experience–especially if the cause of his or her death is, by its very nature, incomprehensible. Nine-year-old Oskar Schell finds solace in the unexpected […]
New Wave Revolutionaries: The Sleepyheads
Orchestra conductor Leopold Stokowski once said, “A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence.” While most people see music and visual art as separate entities, […]
Friday Finds to Get You Through This Complex Sphere of Life 05/21/2010
Hey folks! Here’s to another set of Friday Finds! It will have to be a bit of a mashup today since I’m off and running! Sorry to have missed last […]
A Heritage of Smallness by Nick Joaquin
“Society for the Filipino is a small rowboat: the barangay. Geography for the Filipino is a small locality: the barrio. History for the Filipino is a small vague saying: matanda pa kay mahoma; noong peacetime. Enterprise for the Filipino is a small stall: the sari-sari. Industry and production for the Filipino are the small immediate searchings of each day: isang kahig, isang tuka. And commerce for the Filipino is the smallest degree of retail: the tingi.”
Friday Finds to Get You Through This Complex Sphere of Life, 05/07/2010
Another long weekend? Yessirreeee, Ronald McBebot! The Philippine election season is coming to a head. Filipinos will decide on the future leader of the country on May 10, 2010. Well, […]
Friday Finds to Get You Through This Complex Sphere of Life (04/30/10)
Wohoo! Welcome to another long weekend. “Dancers Among Us” by Jordan Matter (“Photographer Jordan Matter took still frames of dancers from the Paul Taylor and Martha Graham Dance Companies performing […]
Friday Finds to Get You Through This Complex Sphere of Life
via someone’s Tumblr Ah…the weekend is here again. …what the heck took it so long? Happy Earth Day…whatever that means. I read a quote that made me LOL (Lay Off […]
Friday Finds to Get You Through this Complex Sphere of Life
Well, hellloooooooooooo there…….. (pornstache photo via http://www.latfh.com) Watch Homer’s life flash before your very eyes with this video — PICTURE A DAY FOR 39 YEARS. Join the battle for the […]
