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Drinking the Kool-Aid
By PAIGE OCCEÑOLA DISCUSSED: roomfuls of robots, conversion, God vs Fags I’ve recently taken to calling myself a theist. This is a far cry from when I considered myself a hardcore Roman Catholic. Looking back on those days I guess I was just trying hard to be something I really wasn’t. I had issues with [...]
Fuzzy Logic or, Excerpts from the Hysteric’s Anecdotal Encyclopedia
By P. RAFAEL MERCADO 1. A note on cross-reference: Terms in SMALL CAPS have entries of their own, to which one may confer. 2. The word panaorios occurs only once in the Iliad: It is GREEK for untimeliness, which is at the axis of kairos in the two axes of Greek time, which are chronos [...]
Mr. Jesus and the Meat Grinder
By P. RAFAEL MERCADO 1. It happens once in a while, some adult, who, upon having their own dreams dashed by some engrained reality principle, decides to ask you at a party your parents are throwing because it’s Christmas or something: “What are you going to be?” Then you say something inane. Doctor, lawyer, chemist, [...]
When I Grow Up, I’ll Turn the Tables
By ADI LOPEZ DISCUSSED: working in video production, living in constant awe, and making your vision possible My childhood was spent reading newspaper articles and watching R-Rated horror movies with my recently-retired and chain-smoking grandfather. Besides a fondness for second-hand smoke, I’ve developed an affinity not only for the written and spoken word, but for [...]
The Joy of Hate
By DANTE GAGELONIA DISCUSSED: Making hate work for you One of the things I’ve learned to do well in the last two years is hate. There’s an odd sense of calming purity to it, if it’s managed efficiently and enjoyed fully. The challenge, of course, is figuring out how to do that without killing yourself [...]
To Phil Younghusband: Stop Being So White!
by DUFFIE HUFANA OSENTAL DISCUSSED: The advantages of Caucasian heritage, Height insecurities, and other NON-RACIST topics To be born an Englishman is to win first prize in the lottery of life. -Cecil Rhodes Okay, I’m really happy for the Azkals. Even if they’re oddly-named and don’t even try to play the kind of football I [...]
Searching for the Perfect Playlist on Hate
By GLENN TUAZON Our search for the perfect “I hate you” song often ends in specious aggression – an encounter with pummeling guitars and no-nonsense “fuck you” attitude. In fact, several emo bands have built entire careers on feeding on an insatiable desire to shout out pain and hatred. This need, however, is strangely unfulfilled even by [...]
Seven Reasons For Road Rage
By RIA REDULLA DISCUSSED: Hailing Jeepneys from flyovers, Douchecars with Douchelights, A VW named Roger On the year I turned 21, I finally achieved every kid’s lifelong dream: a driver’s license. My older sisters all got their licenses during their college years, which put me way behind. I lived in Manila for college and didn’t [...]
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