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Some humanity is more embraceable than others.

Former US President Bill Clinton's talk at the Manila Hotel was entitled "Embracing Our Common Humanity." Granted, some humanity is more embraceable than others. (I am channeling Noel. And how.) One of the Winklevii Ayala Corp president Fernando Zobel arrived carrying a large umbrella—because he drove himself. No bodyguards (unless they were a crack ninja [...]

Embraceable humanity

Former US President Bill Clinton's talk at the Manila Hotel was entitled "Embracing Our Common Humanity." Granted, some humanity is more embraceable than others. (I am channeling Noel. And how.) One of the Winklevii Ayala Corp president Fernando Zobel arrived carrying a large umbrella—because he drove himself. No bodyguards (unless they were a crack ninja [...]

Patrice is on the table. (Updated with soundtrack)

It's Wednesday and you know what that means, but today there's no need to be furtive and nervous. You may invite your bosses, teachers, and cranky aunts to view this week's Jock With A Book: Patrice David Louis Olivier of Manila and Beziers, one of the newest members of the Philippine Volcanoes. As you can [...]

Patrice is on the table.

It's Wednesday and you know what that means, but today there's no need to be furtive and nervous. You may invite your bosses, teachers, and cranky aunts to view this week's Jock With A Book: Patrice David Louis Olivier of Manila and Beziers, one of the newest members of the Philippine Volcanoes. As you can [...]

Covering the Clintons

Exactly one year ago I was covering the visit of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Secretary Clinton at Libingan ng mga Bayani, Fort Bonifacio. Nick (the cute looking the other way) a member of Sec. Clinton's staff. Today I'm attending former US President Bill Clinton's talk at the Manila Hotel. I've read Christopher Hitchens's [...]

LitWit Challenge 3.11: Stabbed in the heart (Updated with Yucch-meter and soundtrack)

We like all the books we give away in the Weekly LitWit Challenges, but this one is particularly awesome. The hardcover edition of Lydia Davis's exquisite short, short, short stories. You want to own this book. You want to read every word and punctuation mark. It is genius. And all we want for it is [...]

LitWit Challenge 3.11: Stabbed in the heart (Updated with Yucch-meter)

We like all the books we give away in the Weekly LitWit Challenges, but this one is particularly awesome. The hardcover edition of Lydia Davis's exquisite short, short, short stories. You want to own this book. You want to read every word and punctuation mark. It is genius. And all we want for it is [...]

LitWit Challenge 3.11: Stabbed in the heart

We like all the books we give away in the Weekly LitWit Challenges, but this one is particularly awesome. The hardcover edition of Lydia Davis's exquisite short, short, short stories. You want to own this book. You want to read every word and punctuation mark. It is genius. And all we want for it is [...]

Citizen Zuck (Updated with Jon's review)

The trouble with movies about computer geeks is that the image of pale creatures in hoodies staying up for 72 hours straight and swilling Mountain Dew in dorm rooms is not very cinematic. Ooh typing on keyboards, be still my heart. Gasp, did he just delete something? Nooh, he forgot to put a slash in [...]

Citizen Zuck

The trouble with movies about computer geeks is that the image of pale creatures in hoodies staying up for 72 hours straight and swilling Mountain Dew in dorm rooms is not very cinematic. Ooh typing on keyboards, be still my heart. Gasp, did he just delete something? Nooh, he forgot to put a slash in [...]