Jan
10
2013This New Year’s, as I sifted through my Facebook feed, I couldn’t help but notice an almost direct proportionality between peoples’ excitement for the new year and their derision for the last one. The more exuberantly a friend would welcome 2013 with resolutions and affirmations, the more venomously they’d talk about how terrible 2012 was [...]
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Dec
30
2012Back in the Bay for Christmas, as with every year since I moved to New York. As usual I find myself camped out in my grandmother’s (“mama’s”) room. Never mind that it had been my room first, or that she was only living in it for a year or so before moving back to the Philippines; because she lived in it once, it is forever branded as “mama’s room.” So it goes.
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Nov
06
2012Setting foot in the Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co–New York’s outpost for 826 National, a network of youth writing centers cleverly disguised as themed storefronts–was like stepping into one of the comic books of my youth. All the toys and gadgets and gizmos I had been denied were neatly stacked in boxes on shelves, from sonic blasters to grappling hooks (!) to x-ray specs. And if that weren’t enough, they had a wide assortment of proper superhero gear, handy for those looking to replace a cape or pair of hero boots.
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Jun
08
2012A good friend–and one of my favorite people to photograph–was in town last weekend; as I hadn’t seen her in over four years, a day of shooting was definitely in order (and indeed planned from the very moment she emailed me about her trip, months ago).
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May
04
2012I was four or five paragraphs into a relatively meaty—and perhaps somewhat ranty—post when I realized that I’m probably better off sticking to the old adage of never bringing up politics or religion in polite company. Especially since my posts’ comment threads are often such hotbeds of intense discourse, steeped in controversy and debate.
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