May 2012
6 posts
Further proof that Catholicism makes Filipinos...
A Batangas bishop: watching the Lady Gaga concert is like “joining devil worship.”
Manila Representative Amado Bagatsing: Lady Gaga “flaunts her lifestyle as though this was normal behavior. We need to shield our people from being exposed to artists who destroy our culture, our beliefs and our values. She poses a dangerous source of corruption to our youth.” (Bagatsing has asked the House of...
The History of the Passions
Let others write the history of events that are apparent: the battles and the treaties, the hereditary conflicts, the amassing and dispersion of authority, the struggles among the estates, the territorial ambition that continues to link us to animality; you, the friend of fables, you must write the history of the passions, without which the history of money, labor, and power is...
PEOPLE ARE STRANGE: Out and On Sale →
PEOPLE ARE STRANGE is hot off the press! And right in time for Black Lawrence Press’ May Sale. From now till the end of the month, People Are Strange is 40% off the retail price. Grab a copy now! Yay.
Obama Says Same-Sex Marriage Should Be Legal →
It’s not just about same-sex marriage, it’s about civil rights. The U.S. has a president who is aware of this, because he lives in the 21st century. Ironically, 30 states still live in the 19th century. Talk about a backward culture.
A Poem, Lost & Found
South
Something is bound
to hold things together
Dark energy Net gain Universal sympathy A big lie
When I listen closely
I am not here
something has been lost
in transit
And so I make up this story about us
You are as far as Australia
is south
and the deep sea trench is at arm’s length
And the universe folds over
the Himalayas in one beautiful blizzard
of emptiness
I never said...
