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The Music Never Really Ends
(On My Recommended Albums through the Decades) Part Six: 2010s Sometimes I wonder why many people could easily dismiss the culture of the current generation as uninteresting, dumbed-down, or lacking in substance. They claim
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To Apostrophize or Not to Apostrophize
This greeting has obviously trended on social-networking sites a few days ago. However, some are still unsure of how to write the greeting— Mother’s Day Mothers’ Day Mothers Day Which is correct? The first
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The Music Never Really Ends Part Five: 2000s
(On My Recommended Albums through the Decades) Many music listeners fall in the chronocentric folly of believing that the best music to be had may be found only in the decade when they were
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Merry Christmas, I’m Off to Work Today! But I Ain’t No Hero
(On the Deromanticization of Service-Oriented Jobs) Kelangan mo bang pumasok sa trabaho kahit na Pasko? Wag kang mag-alala—hindi ka nag-iisa. At isa pa, ginusto mo ang trabahong ’yan, kaya wag mong isiping isa kang
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The Music Never Really Ends
(On My Recommended Albums through the Decades) Part Four: 1990s I started this series with my top favorite albums from the 1960s, the 1970s, and then the 1980s. Now we continue on to the
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Parents, Respect Your Children
(On Familial Relationships) May kasabihang, “Dapat palaging igalang ang matatanda.” Hindi ako buong-buong pabor d’yan. Bakit kamo? Aba, hindi porke matanda e dapat na agad igalang. Bagama’t natural sa isang tao na igalang o
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The Music Never Really Ends
(On My Recommended Albums through the Decades) Part Three: 1980s In previous issues, I have cited my favorite albums released respectively in the 1960s (the likes of The Cascades’ ‘Rhythm of the Rain,’ The
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Juno Events Hopping
Music enthusiasts in Winnipeg were especially excited during the weeks leading to the actual 2014 Juno Music Awards because of many musical events that were connected to Juno. I had the chance to participate
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The Music Never Really Ends
(On My Recommended Albums through the Decades) Part Two: 1970s In the last issue, I featured my top picks from albums that were released in the 1960s. One of the primary commonalities among those
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Puwede Ka Bang Tumulong sa Iyong Kapwa kahit Wala Kang Pera?
(On the Meaning of Philanthropy) Ang akala ng maraming tao e sa pamamagitan lang ng pag-aambag ng pera sila maaaring makatulong sa kanilang kapwa. Money is not the only thing that people could use
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