Jessica Zafra's Blog, page 370

Anderson, darling, what is the problem?

Anderson Cooper says it's bad to describe something, say, electric cars as "gay". "I was sitting in a movie theater over the weekend," he said during an Ellen guest appearance, "and there was a preview of a movie, and in it, the actor said, 'that's so gay,' and I was shocked that not only that [...]

Mario Vargas Llosa wins Nobel Prize in Literature

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2010 was awarded to Mario Vargas Llosa "for his cartography of structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual's resistance, revolt, and defeat". Bravo. So when he punched Gabriel Garcia Marquez in the face, it wasn't just another writer fight, it was a Nobel prizewinner fight. Like Richard [...]

Ang laki ng problema mo.*

Mahal ka ni Billy Crudup, ayaw mo na sa kanya. Mahal ka ni James Franco, ayaw mo na sa kanya. Mahal ka ni Javier Bardem, ayaw mong sumama sa kanya. May tawag diyan. Ang masasabi ko lang: May gumagawa pa ng cassette ngayon?!? * Translation. You've got a big problem. Billy Crudup loves you, you [...]

Brilliant filth: How to talk about censorship

These are my two favorite memos of all time, from two great comedy institutions. Both of them concern film censorship, and both are filthy. How else do you address censorship? You've been warned. The first is a 1974 memo from the Monty Python group listing censor-requested cuts to Monty Python and the Holy Grail. This [...]

LitWit Challenge 3.9: Mirror, mirror (In which the Yucch-meter is so grossed out it remembers the term 'grossed out')

You know the drill. Tell us the story of this picture. Extra rule: Your story cannot have a guy looking at himself in the mirror. Hahahahaha. Our model is Matt Saunders of the Philippine Volcanoes, the national rugby team. He is the leading try scorer for the team in international test matches. (It's called a [...]

Imagine it, then post it.

Remember the Imagen I.T. digital art contest we told you about? The website is up. Submit your entries for a shot at the P20K grand prize and other prizes. They're accepting entries until 19 November.

Ka Pete, chumuchorva! Pagsa-Safire, kinarir! Plangak!

For years and I mean years I've been after Danton Remoto to write an official essential dictionary of gayspeak. "Oh yes," he always says, "the GayDic. We're working on it." "You've been working on it for years," I point out. "But my co-author wants it to have the proper research, citations, bibliography. . ." "Tigilan [...]

LitWit Challenge 3.9: Mirror, mirror (In which the Yucch-meter is so grossed out it remembers the term 'grossed out')

You know the drill. Tell us the story of this picture. Extra rule: Your story cannot have a guy looking at himself in the mirror. Hahahahaha. Our model is Matt Saunders of the Philippine Volcanoes, the national rugby team. He is the leading try scorer for the team in international test matches. (It's called a [...]

The perfect earring box

One minute it's a common PVC toolbox you can get for P144 at supermarkets and hardware stores the next minute it's the perfect earring box! My earring (and ring) storage problem: Solved. Now to get 5 or 6 more. There are snazzier jewelry boxes available at Make Room and other places, but they're expensive. And [...]

LitWit Challenge 3.9: Mirror, mirror (In which the Yucch-meter is so grossed out it remembers the term 'grossed out'))

You know the drill. Tell us the story of this picture. Extra rule: Your story cannot have a guy looking at himself in the mirror. Hahahahaha. Our model is Matt Saunders of the Philippine Volcanoes, the national rugby team. He is the leading try scorer for the team in international test matches. (It's called a [...]