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Have I Told You that, Lately…
(On Rod Stewart’s Enduring Musical Legacy) The enduring and legendary singer Rod Stewart had a concert at MTS Centre on August 8. And it was not just a typical run-of-the-mill karaoke-type sing-along show that
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To Run To or To Run Away, It’s Up to You
On Beyoncé & Jay-Z’s Winnipeg OTR Tour Studio-album-wise, I enjoy listening to various genres of music—be it a 30-minute symphony, a 15-minute Dream Theater song, a three-minute Pop song, or an ear-piercing Death Metal
Read More »‘Din’ versus ‘Rin’
On Filipino Grammar Any language is easy to use by its native speaker only if it is being used for conversational purposes. However, when it is used formally, proper grammar is required; and this
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A Contemporary Bubble of Traditional Pop Music
On Michael Bublé & His Music Michael Bublé’s music is another proof that genres never really die; they simply soldier on in a seeming commercial plateau (like Classical, from Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven of
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The Reel Story Never Ends
(On Some Recommendable Films through the Decades) 1980s: Valley Girl (1983) In the previous issues, I’ve recommended quintessential ’80s-released youth-oriented movies such as Some Kind of Wonderful, Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Weird Science,
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The Reel Story Never Ends
(On Some Recommendable Films through the Decades) John Hughes’ ’80s Youth-Oriented Films Movies made by John Hughes certainly lead 1980s’ youth-oriented films. Therefore, if you’re a 40-something like me and wanted to revisit your
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Hit Me, Brothah, One More Time!
(On the Yet Another Hazing Incident in the Philippines) I already discussed this issue years ago; even wrote an article about it; but because of the current news about it in the Philippines, I
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Paglisan, Pagbabalik, Pagdiriwang ng Pinilakan
(On Color It Red) Color It Red has finally released its long-awaited album, simply entitled Silver, nine years after the last one. The title is in reference to the 25th anniversary of this Philippine
Read More »Masama Ba’ng Magsinungaling?
(On the Concept of Lying) Karaniwan nang bukambibig ng maraming tao ang “Huy, masama’ng magsinungaling!” Halos lahat nga yata ng magulang e palaging pinaaalalahanan ang mga anak nila na “Masama ang magsinungaling.” However, I
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The Reel Story Never Ends
(On Some Recommendable Films through the Decades) The 1980s: Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) For this yet another series of articles on pop culture, I will cite quintessential youth-oriented films that became a sort
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