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Friday, September 19 2008 |
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BOOK REVIEW |
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Rock ’n roll cosa nostra tell all |
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Jessica Hagedorn’s The Gangster of Love
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Yet again, a Filipino expatriate writer makes his mark. Miguel
Syjuco—a man who has resided in New York, Adelaide and
Montreal—won the grand prize at the 58th Palanca Awards for his
novel Illustrado. It’s time to revisit one the works of his
mentor—Jessica Hagedorn’s The Gangster of Love.
There are three ways to read and ponder this
book: as a rock ’n roll novel, as a Filipino-American novel and as
a novel, plain and simple.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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CHEERS TO THE CHEF
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Popular Australian culinary course now in RP
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Filipino chefs keen on raising their skill level to international
standards would hearten to know that there’s a local school that
can give them the necessary training.
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THE
SCRIBE VIBE
By Libay Linsangan Cantor
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The art and craft of writing
for film
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With the advent of the digital film technology, anyone can now make
a film—short film or full-length—with a mini digital video
camera and a computer for editing. Aspiring filmmakers invest time,
money and effort in all the technical...
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PEOPLE
By Bob Garon
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What’s more difficult?
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When it comes to doing the difficult, we often would rather wait for
another day, a day that, for the most part, never comes. A few hardy
and obsessive persons thrive on being challenged. They climb
mountains simply because “they are there.” They like to attempt
what most people run away from.
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HI!
SOCIETY
By Becky Garcia
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A twin celebration of life
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Publisher/Editor Ernest Gonzaga and society lass Fe Dixon celebrated
two special occasions that marked a milestone of their respective
lives. The twin merriment via a Hawaiian Luau featured the soft
launch of Images Asia and Bravura (Splendor of Asia) magazines, and
the joint birthday bash of Ernest and Fe.
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