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Thursday, November 28, 2024

Psychotropic

Modern gods

I HAVE been watching the anime “Neon Genesis Evangelion”. It's an old anime that’s about a boy who was enlisted by a United Nations-supported...

The absurd Orthodox

I RECENTLY finished a short series on Netflix entitled “Unorthodox”. It’s four episodes and it tells the story of a Hasidic Jew named Esther...

Stop the stigma

“BE PROFESSIONAL.” That’s something you usually hear in the workplace, especially a corporate one. What exactly does “be professional” mean though? Neat hair. Smart clothes....

God’s biggest gift

I WAS HAVING my usual Messenger chat with my mom. She shared with me one of the poems by the famous writer Lord Byron...

War

WE ARE at war. The world is in shambles. People are afraid and uncertain. The presence of the enemy looms over us like a dark...

Revival

HOLY Week has come and gone while the fate of the world still remains uncertain. Even though churches are closed and there is an enhanced community...

The shadow

THE OTHER day, I came across my old playlist of Lady Gaga songs. These were during her “The Fame Monster” days. I remember that time...

Your argument is invalid

THE ONSLAUGHT of this virus has made social divides wider and wider. This is evident back home in the Philippines. The line between the wealthy and...

Community at the balcony

IT HAS BECOME a regular practice. Every night at around 8 p.m. I hear a whoop coming from one of the windows of our building,...

Social sacrifice

RIGHT now we are all under lockdown. Working from home, staying inside and going out only when needed have become the norm. It’s funny how because I...