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The way to Osmeña Peak

The way through and out of Cebu was all billows of exhausts and screaming hot sun. Then it was blistering heat, children and adults enjoying the novelty of a foreigner on a bicycle foolishly working his way across the country during the day’s middle hours, and fresh coconuts eaten by the roadside. I stopped once for carabao milk on the way to Moalboal, and played …

Call him, or her, Ishmael

Ishmael, or ‘Miss L’, aka ‘Madame Elle’, is an performer from Caloocan hoping one day to make onto the European entertainment circuit, possibly by way of international cruise ships operating in the Indo-Pacific region. Apparently, there is money to be made as an entertainer in hotels in and around Metro Manila, but for obvious historical reasons, Europe represents something of a step up. For the …

The First Cut is the Deepest

To get on the Manila–Cebu City ferry from Makati City, first you must negotiate your way through the bustle and grime of some of the city’s busiest thoroughfares en route to Manila’s North Harbour Pier 4. Philippine political and corporate history will call up to you from the asphalt: Ayala Ave owes its name to the country’s largest asset holder, Ayala Corporation, whose namesake is …

Joe Rogan ‘Gollum’ story goes viral and sparks hilarious debate

“There’s this little dude, Gollum, he’s a fuckin’ genius, man”, runs the story. “Eats nothing but raw meat, fish; dude’s got his paleo diet down to an art, man.”

Why was Winston “Aryan stock” Churchill removed from office?

While Churchill earned praise for his foreign policy, he was weak on other accounts – such as rebuilding Britain. 

Why do people troll? The psychology of online trolling

Trolling has taken on a new meaning, that of the elusive, indiscriminate and potent internet bully – the internet troll.

What does death of the author mean for controversial authors?

This latest billow of controversy surrounds JK Rowling’s latest book, “labyrinthine epic” Troubled Blood, the fifth instalment of the Cormoran Strike series.

Did Peter Dinklage die and come screaming back to life?

While playing at a New York nightclub, someone kneed him in the face and he started bleeding. Perhaps this is where it all started?

RIP Me and the boys at 2am, Reddit’s dankest meme

Here are three young men engaged in a slumber party, whose inhalation of THC smoke has rendered them subservient to “the munchies”.

Deep fried water in America? Still Reddit relevant

It was the “blandest” thing he’d ever fried – not the highest praise, but this watery review is to be expected.