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17: Persona Upkeep

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The Secret Club

By New Slang ⋅ February 9, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

By HANNAH INSERTO Intrigues, secrets, codes and arcane traditions all form the regalia of a secret society: these exist in varying modes, from universities to neighbourhood pubs across continents and cultures. For two months I have become an initiate of one such group. The ensuing days since my arrival and the brief but daily brushes [...]

Power Overwhelming

By New Slang ⋅ December 28, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

By ANONYMOUS Throughout the course of a week, a six-strong team of writers puts together press releases, speeches, transcripts and statements that are email blasted or handed in person to a long list of journalists and news desks. A battalion of researchers train their thoughts solely on their laptops and smartphones finding the facts and [...]

Design Matters

By New Slang ⋅ December 19, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

By EDU IBAZETA I remember having a large shoe collection during my college years. (Well, okay, 10 pairs of shoes isn’t large, but it seemed a lot to me.) I would choose which pair to wear based on what I was wearing or the weather or the occasion, until I started having this feeling that [...]

Marriage Is Apparently A Thing That Happens

By New Slang ⋅ December 16, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

By DANIEL DARWIN My baby brother is getting married in July. He’s not the first one, either. To get married, I mean. It seems to be a thing that happens a lot. From what I can gather through various Google searches and Wikipedia, millions of people before him have also gotten married. And included among [...]

Pangalan pa lang…

By New Slang ⋅ December 15, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Or, The Country’s Most Unfortunately Named Elementary Schools Compiled by AISSA EREÑETA … Sino kaya sa kanila ang valedictorian? Tambak Primary School (Buldon, Maguindanao), Dinaig Elementary School (DOS, Maguindanao), Sablay Primary School (Siasi, Sulu), Sirit Elementary School (Abulug, Cagayan), Bagsak Primary School (Parang, Sulu), Bobo Elementary School (Kapatagan, Lanao del Sur) Bawal ang cheating pero [...]

A Damaged Culture: A New Philippines?

By New Slang ⋅ December 14, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore–all are short on natural resources, but all have clawed their way up through hard study and hard work. Unfortunately for its people, the Philippines illustrates the contrary: that culture can make a naturally rich country poor. By JAMES FALLOWS This article first came out in the November 1987 issue [...]