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Eyulóhiyang Sinúlat ni Hemingway
Último ang bit’wín ay napúpundi rin Sasápit ang gabíng di na mapápansin Káhit ang áraw kumínsa’y nagtátagò Sa likód ng mga úlap nanlúlumò Ba’t nga ba may mga táong sumúsukò– Ang sintído-pananáw ay lumálabò?
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Ultimate New Wave Evolution (& closely related styles) part 32
Here’s another batch of releases by individual artists, some of whom started their respective careers as a member of a band; but who, remarkably, achieved greater success after embarking on their own. Of the
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Marúnong Ka Bang Lumingón sa ‘Yong Pagkábatà? (Kids across Generations Just Want to Have Fun)
Isá ka ba sa mga matatandáng mahílig mamuná o mang-insúlto ng kabatáan dáhil ang mga itó ay mahílig sa ‘gadgets’ at ibá pang libángang teknolohikál? Nakalimútan mo na ba na, mínsan, ay isá ka
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Naikublíng Tálaarawán ni Sylvia Plath
Kahá-kahápon lang ay nakatáwa pa s’ya Kung ibabátay sa ngitî bakás ang sayá Ang dámi pa nga n’yang nakáin sa hapúnan Ngúnit di na talagá nakipaghuntáhan Matalínhagà ang kanyáng mga salitâ Damá sa isinúlat
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Revisiting ‘Electric Dreams’ {in memory of Miles}
Aside from listening to music and reading books, watching movies is another of my favorite pastimes since I was a kid. I still remember many of the the movies that I first saw in
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Ultimate New Wave Evolution (& closely related styles) part 31
One style of music that I really love, especially when I’m in a somber or romantic mood, is what many regard as Sophistipop–a portmanteau of ‘sophisticated’ and ‘pop.’ It is best characterized by its
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Pagkabíghanì sa mga Óbra ni Van Gogh
Diláw ang mga bit’wín sa asúl na lángit Último ang b’wan ay tanáw ang angkíng rikít Haláman at punò sa náyon ay luntían Makatà ay tahímik sa kan’yáng tahánan Kabukirán ng trígo ginintúang úhay
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Armed with Music, Loaded with Talent
The Filipino music scene in Winnipeg continues, albeit slowly, to develop and flourish since the first local Filipino Alternative Rock bands began to emerge in the 2000s–such as Studio 69, Magnet, FourSight, haLf man
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Ultimate New Wave Evolution (& closely related styles) part 30
The latter part of the 1980s was a great time for me as music enthusiast and collector. A university student at the time, I had a bigger school allowance, a good portion of which
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Ultimate New Wave Evolution (& closely related styles) part 29
As a music genre, New Wave has become a broad palette through the decades, from its humble and obscure beginning in 1967. Supported by many published books, Internet articles, film documentaries on the subject,
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