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everything's made of glass

October 11, 2020

Manila, 11 October—One of the more interesting things I saw this week was the trailer for the latest female-led spy movie called The 355. It stars Jessica...

the queen is dead; long live the queen

October 4, 2020

Nasa is on Unsplash sharing photos from space. jsykManila, 4 October—One of the shows I was terribly invested in, about half a decade or so ago, ended its...

divorcing the news cycle

September 27, 2020

Manila, 27 September—Can you be a good person if you don’t read the news?Journalist Leah Finnegan, features director at The Outline, poses this question in...

Our social dilemma

September 20, 2020

More resources on the movie’s official website here.Manila, 20 September—The Social Dilemma landed in my radar at the right time. Last week’s post was all...

antisocial media

September 13, 2020

Manila, 13 September—This week has been frantic with a capital F. On Friday night, as I was closing my work week, I reviewed my to-do lists for Monday to...

my favorite namesake

September 6, 2020

Added some new URLs to my collection of online reads, penned by people I actually know. Know a journalist who is now running a newsletter or has recently...

lesbian fossil hunters, etc.

August 30, 2020

Added some new URLs to my collection of online reads, penned by people I actually know. Know a journalist who is now running a newsletter or has recently...

revolutionary

August 23, 2020

Added some new URLs to my collection of online reads, penned by people I actually know. Rec your blog and/or newsletter: http://bit.ly/addvoid The United...

to Quiapo and partway back

August 16, 2020

Added some new URLs to my collection of online reads, penned by people I actually know. Rec your blog and/or newsletter: http://bit.ly/addvoid Manila, 16...

legacies

August 9, 2020

Slowly adding to my collection of online reads, penned by people I actually know. Rec your blog and/or newsletter: http://bit.ly/addvoid Manila, 9...

august is liminal

August 2, 2020

Slowly adding to my collection of online reads, penned by people I actually know. Rec your blog and/or newsletter: http://bit.ly/addvoid Manila, 2...

Notes on SONA 2020

July 29, 2020

Slowly adding to this collection of ‘voids’ on the Internet. Rec your blog and/or newsletter: http://bit.ly/addvoid Manila, 29 July—Tis the season for State...

the old guard and other stories

July 26, 2020

Help needed: Building a collection of ‘voids’ on the Internet. Rec your blog or newsletter: http://bit.ly/addvoid Manila, 26 July—Before we get into anything...

a discipline problem

July 19, 2020

Hello! Help needed: Building a collection of ‘voids’ on the Internet. Rec your blog/newsletter: http://bit.ly/addvoid Manila, 19 July—Four months under...

the chill

July 12, 2020

Manila, 12 July—Every week, as I sit down to write this weekly letter, I always seem to have to ask myself some permutation of the question: How did we get...

the terror

July 5, 2020

Manila, 5 July—Despite protests, the President has signed the controversial Anti-Terror Bill into law. It is now Republic Act no. 11479, also known as the...

pride in the time of covid

June 28, 2020

Manila, 28 June—This weekend marks this year’s Pride festivities, which were mostly done online because of the pandemic. It’s bittersweet, seeing how the...

father figures

June 21, 2020

Manila, 21 June—Last weekend, I had a bit of a false alarm and started greeting my friends for Father’s Day—turns out I was a weekend ahead! LOL. So yeah,...

moment of truth

June 14, 2020

Manila, 14 June—Like many of us who are waiting anxiously for the decision on Maria Ressa’s cyber libel case tomorrow, June 15th, C and I managed to catch...

is there anywhere left that doesn't hurt?

June 7, 2020

Dear friends, Earlier this week, my cousin's wife gave birth to a daughter. For a bit, he and I and my sister were the only kids around, and we were raised...