The Affair is such a time suck.
But don’t take my word for it. See it for yourself on Netflix. [See: The Affair]
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This time it’s personal
Pretty indulgent stuff
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Sigs Smokehouse chef talks about grilling, recipes
This podcast is the result of an impromptu interview I had with Roz Galang, chef and proprietor of Sigs Smokehouse, when I dropped by the restaurant recently. [See: Sigs Smokehouse]
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Reading, Fast and Slow (or the Top 6 books I’ve read in 2015)
(Apologies to Daniel Kahneman, who wrote Thinking Fast and Slow, the inspiration for the title of this blog entry. The same book is also mentioned below.)
Some books grab you by the balls and never let go unless you’re finished with them (or, for that matter, finished with you). Other books are far less dramatic, allowing you to dip into several pages on occasion, while in between meals, naps, or commutes.
This, more or less, illustrates my life as a reader in 2015. Continue reading
An overdose of ERs
Right foot covered by ice bag which helped ease the pain and the swelling.
Latest fun fact about me, myself, and I: Without intending to, I’ve managed to visit more emergency rooms for the past three months compared to most people.
Of Charles Bukowski and BMWs
Hank Moody played by David Duchovny with
unidentified female companion on his Porsche.
(ultimate-wallpaper.com)
(Below is a slightly edited piece I’ve written for a blog that has gone offline for more than a year now and was posted in 2012 when I was still working for InterAksyon.com.)
Everyone wants to be Hank Moody.
That is, everyone who’s a straight, red-blooded male who has either beaten deadlines, written books, or at least seen Californication. [See: Californication]
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Scenes from a Mall*
Acclaimed independent film director Jim Libiran (left)
meets up with flash mob members at SM Megamall.
(Below is a slightly edited piece I’ve written for a blog that has gone offline for more than a year now and was posted in 2012 when I was still working for InterAksyon.com.)
Jim Libiran, director of the critically-acclaimed independent film Tribu, was contradicting himself.
“The revolution will not be posted on Facebook,” he said on Friday [April 13, 2012]. [See: Tribu, Jim Libiran]
If true, then the group of media people he brought together wouldn’t be in SM Megamall that evening in the first place.
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The Commotion on the Ocean and The Big Shove from Above
(Below is a slightly edited piece I’ve written for a blog that has gone offline for more than a year now and was posted in 2012 when I was still working for InterAksyon.com.)
Drunken Dispatches said it best.
On Wednesday, the blog on Tumblr remarked on Twitter that
Earthquakes, a confrontation between PH and China, and the countdown to that NoKor rocket launch. We all need a drink or two tonight.
— Drunken Dispatches (@DrunkenDispatch) April 11, 2012