I'm back in Iowa City after my pilgrimage to Chicago to see Madonna live in concert. It was the culmination of a twenty-three journey which started in 1985 -the year I first saw Miss Ciccone in the iconic Borderline video. I ...
Mr. Walter I. Balane is a journalist from Mindanao. He is one of the invited resource speaker of the 2nd Mindanao Bloggers Summit held recently in October 25, 2008 at General Santos City. Here below is the contents of Mr. Balane privilege discourse presented during the summit. ...
I would like to open this essay by quoting from Charles Rosin’s book, “The Classical Style.” On page 281 he says, “No other composer of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries ever understood the demands of writing for three voices as Mozart did, except for Bach in his trio-sonatas for double manual and ...
I've packed my backpack and made all necessary arrangements - ticket, hotel accommodation, transportation, clothes to wear. It will be pretty cold. The moment has arrived for a bayot to fulfill his dream. I'm going to Chicago and ...
I'm cranky today.I was roused from my sleep this morning by a sound of galloping horses inside this red brick house on the corner of College and Summit Streets. I checked my watch. It was 11am, which meant I've slept for six hours only. I still needed ...
"Apple is publicly opposing Proposition 8 and making a donation of $100,000 to the No on 8 campaign. Apple was among the first California companies to offer equal rights and benefits to our employees’ same-sex partners, and we strongly believe that a ...
