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The Weekly LitWit Challenge 6.3: Letter to your ex, part 2

The selection process for the winner of LitWit Challenge 6.2: Recharging Your Brain was a no-brainer. The winner is angus25. Congratulations, angus25, please post your full name in Comments (It won't be published. We don't keep files on your true identities and contact information.) and we'll let you know when your prize has been delivered [...]

Transformers 3: Overdone, Overacted, Over-scored, Oversold, Over the top. Works for me!

Director Michael Bay with Autobot Bumblebee. Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon is purportedly a tale of good robots vs bad robots. But what is it REALLY about? A. American industry, downtrodden, decimated and reeling from a recession caused by the greed and treason of its economic managers (One of the human villains is the [...]

Monday Morning Genius: "Chloe Sevigny"

A video by Jim Hansen, written and performed by Drew Droege. What would you like for your birthdee? Tanong ni Noel: Sino ang mas deadma, si Chloe Sevigny o si Jaclyn Jose?

See the unseen: the complete schedule of Cinemalaya 2011 at CCP and Greenbelt

Cinemalaya the Philippine Independent Film Festival starts next Friday, 15 July 2011 and goes on until 24 July. Apart from the usual venues at CCP there will be screenings at the Greenbelt Cinemas at Ayala Center, Makati. This is the complete screening schedule (as of 1 July). For inquiries call CCP Marketing at (02) 8321125 [...]

That classic Nadal v Federer Wimbledon final—reenacted by a book

WIM•BLE•DON from BRYANKU on Vimeo. Petra Kvitova just won her first major on her first try, beating Maria Sharapova with an ace on championship point. Tonight's final: Nadal or Djokovic?

Your gay friends and your straight friends

They're called pornstar martinis because they're dirty (contain olive juice). I had just spent ten days at Kate Middleton's father's old school living the life of a ten-year-old prep pupil. Up at 6 am, sitting down to a healthy breakfast at 7, school by 8, home by 5, dinner at 6, in bed by 8 [...]

What are you reading?

We're reading The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick. It was recommended to us by our friend Ricky. "Brian Selznick?" we thought. "The guy with the hair and the swing orchestra? Who used to be with the Stray Cats?" No, that's Brian Setzer. Brian Selznick is an author and illustrator. Hugo Cabret is a [...]

Auntie Janey's Old-Fashioned Agony Column #19: The Gay Buffet

Minamahal kong Tita Janey, Ako po'y mahigit-kumulang dalawampu't-walong taong gulang…Kahit papano'y nakaangat na ng kaunti sa buhay at nakapag-impok ng mumunting halaga…Sabi nga ng mga babaeng katrabaho ko, ang kulang na lang ay nobya. Ang palagi ko namang sinasabi sa kanila (bagkus sa aking isipan lamang) ay "che!!!" Matagal ko nang alam na ako'y hindi itinadhanang [...]

Auntie Janey's Old-Fashioned Agony Column # 19: The Gay Buffet

Minamahal kong Tita Janey, Ako po'y mahigit-kumulang dalawampu't-walong taong gulang…Kahit papano'y nakaangat na ng kaunti sa buhay at nakapag-impok ng mumunting halaga…Sabi nga ng mga babaeng katrabaho ko, ang kulang na lang ay nobya. Ang palagi ko namang sinasabi sa kanila (bagkus sa aking isipan lamang) ay "che!!!" Matagal ko nang alam na ako'y hindi itinadhanang [...]

Tomorrow on Auntie Janey's Old-Fashioned Agony Column

Minamahal kong Tita Janey, Ako po'y mahigit-kumulang dalawampu't-walong taong gulang…Kahit papano'y nakaangat na ng kaunti sa buhay at nakapag-impok ng mumunting halaga…Sabi nga ng mga babaeng katrabaho ko, ang kulang na lang ay nobya. Ang palagi ko namang sinasabi sa kanila (bagkus sa aking isipan lamang) ay "che!!!" Watch for it.