Sometimes I do try to be Smrt | Academic OTL

28Aug09

Long time, no see again, folks! I’m proud to “launch” the Academic OTL section of this blog, which is my running (and permanently incomplete) body of academic work that I’ve done so far as a student and as a teacher immersed in the academe (or attempting to be, most days). Seeing what’s listed here will [...]

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Tags: 'sup guys, criticism, research

Writer Stuff: Nine Inch Nails, and How I Owe Them Just Short of Everything.

06Aug09

If anyone were to get me to describe my experience of music, I’d have to say “schizophrenic”. I was born in 1985, to a family full of boys – the smallest age gap I have with one of my brothers is four years. The biggest age gap is ten. Let’s take a moment to illustrate [...]

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Tags: tribute, writing

Opinion: Two Cents for Tita Cory

06Aug09

Let’s get one thing straight: I know nothing about Corazon Aquino beyond all the usual data. I was born in 1985 – I’m a child of people who lived through those terrible times, yes, but I was barely old enough to walk, and therefore cannot, in good conscience, say I understand what happened back then. [...]

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Tags: people, tribute