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Friday, May 30, 2008 |
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BOOK REVIEW
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A discourse on the writing life |
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Joyce Carol Oates tells all about the life of a
writer
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“The Faith of a Writer” by Joyce Carol Oates
is an attempt to dissect and demystify the life of a working writer.
One of the most preeminent female writer in America, Oates uses her
personal writing history as a tool in shedding light to such
writers’ issues as inspiration, craft and failure.
Oates believes that writers have two foremost
origins of influences; one comes from experiences from early
childhood and the other from sources that comes later in life.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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A new Powerbooks in Old Manila
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The new Powerbooks Ermita located at Robinson’s Place reflects the
romantic feel and colorful culture of its city location through its
signature warm interiors, decor and lighting.
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Mixture of conservation and tourism
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A two-in-one summer escapade
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It seems like happy sunny days are gone, but you
might reconsider extending your summer escapade for at least until June 6 as another
exclusive island paradise resort unveils its beauty to the world.
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THE
GARBAGE TRUCK
By Lourd De Veyra
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Seven false starts for a first column
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Poetry? I can’t even pronounce it.”— F. Sionil Jose,
National Artist for Literature.
I, too, still do not understand it. But instant
comprehension has never been the province of poetry, especially if
you have a nasty hangover.
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THE
SCRIBE VIBE
By Libay Linsangan Cantor
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Writing about hatred
to write off bigotry
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In a hetero-centric patriarchal society, machismo and gender-based
discrimination seem to be part of an unwritten logic that everyone
in society subconsciously adheres to.
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HI!
SOCIETY
By Becky Garcia
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Dominador’s beauty
hub and Cheloy’s raw food
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INSPITE of the heavy traffic, we made it on time for the opening of
Antipolo City’s first ambulatory clinic, The Clinica Antipolo
Ambulatory Surgical and Aesthetic Center, which is an affiliate and
home of Pan Pacific Aesthetic Institute.
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DESSERT
COMES FIRST
By Lori B. Baltazar
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Food, dessert is your
name
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I’m zealously passionate about food, and almost to a fault, if
that’s at all possible. During Religion class once in high school,
the teacher told our group of impressionable girls that we must eat
to live and not live to eat.
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PEOPLE
By Bob Garon
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Bumpy ride
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“I often wish,” wrote Mark Rutherford,” there were some index
or inward monitor showing me when I had not reached the limit of my
power of resistance and endurance in times of trouble.
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