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Saturday, January 31, 2015

Ten Years of Blogging

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Wow. Hard to believe but it's been that long. I look back from time to time, and see stuff that I wrote when times and things were vastl...

Krosober

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KROSOBER. Or, Walang Katapusang Lihim na Krisis. Clockwise from top left: Tasyo, Makaryo, Kuting Magiting, Mr. Funesto, Kuka Manster, Kidl...

Recent Eighteenths

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Country Road bar in Bangkok 's Soi Cowboy district, Dec. 18. It doesn't look it, but I was giddy to have met and interviewed Chri...

Thingamajiggery, Two

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"Don't call me Beast Boy!" Changeling. Finally appreciating the character, and these figures, after reading the first two ...

Kathy Griffin revs up 'Fashion Police'

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(Jan. 30, PDI Entertainment) By Oliver M. Pulumbarit Comedian Kathy Griffin is quickly proving herself a worthy replacement for the l...

Perplexing numbskullery

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(Jan. 25, PDI Entertainment) By Oliver M. Pulumbarit “Mortdecai,” reminiscent of such sleuth comedies as the “Pink Panther” movies, i...

Cray-Crayon

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Crayon sketches I did at Burgoo last December. Thanks for the food, Mark P.

‘Glee’ starts over for the last time

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(Jan. 19, PDI Entertainment) By Oliver M. Pulumbarit And now, the end is near. Musical-comedy/drama series “Glee” kicks off its f...

‘Hobbit’ movies end with poignant finality

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(Jan. 19, PDI Entertainment) By Oliver M. Pulumbarit The final part of the “Lord of the Rings” prequel series “The Hobbit,” directed ...

Psigns Gone Hot, Circa 2007

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Adult versions of the kid team Psigns, created by Benedict Bartolome. These are drawings I forgot about but I recently rediscovered them w...

Top of 2014: Relevant escapism

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(Jan. 14, PDI Entertainment) By Oliver M. Pulumbarit Cable lures with smarter, flashier fare “It was … the ‘silly, lightweight’ med...

Meet ‘Chozen,’ rowdy gay rapper

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(Jan. 9, PDI Entertainment) By Oliver M. Pulumbarit The titular misbehaving character in the animated comedy series “Chozen” used to ...

Breaking the language barrier, one giggly scene at a time

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(Jan. 7, PDI Entertainment) By Oliver M. Pulumbarit It’s nothing new or earthshaking, and it has more than its rightful share of pr...
Sunday, December 28, 2014

The Year That Was, Apostrophe Fourteen

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Man, where did the time go? The year zoomed by so fast. Lots of things to be grateful for, and a few things I’d rather forget. But there ar...

Comfort and Joy, 2014

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This year's Christmas drawings: X-Men Holiday . From the team's Christmas party in 1985. Deadpool Saves Xmas. The Merc W...

Pop goes Taylor Swift's world

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(Dec. 28, PDI Entertainment) By Oliver M. Pulumbarit Taylor Swift transitions to a full-fledged pop princess with “1989,” a taut and pla...

LNA: SGRR, a Decade Later

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My first “child,” "Lexy, Nance & Argus: Sex, Gods, Rock & Roll," is now 10 years old. It was self-published; John Toledo ...

One Night in Bangkok

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Was sent to Thailand to attend a Cinemax junket. My hotel room in Bangkok last Dec. 17. I covered the other bed with my stuff so it ...

Thingamajiggery, One

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Bought myself early Xmas gifts: New Teen Titans Omnibus Vols. 1 and 2. Thanks, Danry! Ambigat! Walang kamatayang prutas. Feels great ...

Cinemax series films in Bangkok

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(Dec. 22, PDI Entertainment) By Oliver M. Pulumbarit Bangkok —The fourth and final season of the Cinemax action series “Strike Back” ...

No mess: Deliciously devilish ‘Murder’

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(Dec. 14, PDI Entertainment) By Oliver M. Pulumbarit A legal procedural, murder mystery and education drama series in one, “How to Get Away...

Evolutionary Warp

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First Year, Fine Arts-Advertising. Emo kid, before the term was coined. Not sure if I.T. guy or Mormon preacher last Halloween. Thi...

Viral sensation Grumpy Cat costars with young actress

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(Dec 19, PDI Entertainment) By Oliver M. Pulumbarit Young American-Canadian star Megan Charpentier is thrilled to star with viral sens...

US actor says he’ll miss ‘intellectually fun’ TV role

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(Dec. 12, PDI Entertainment) By Oliver M. Pulumbarit “I’ll miss so much about Neal; it’s impossible to boil it down to one trait,” discl...

Transformativity

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Status updates, compiled. Nov. 19. Fighting fate, for real this time. ‪#‎dietchange Nov. 25. Seventh day of skipping fried/fast food,...
Sunday, December 07, 2014

Natalie Merchant, ex-Maniac, back

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(Dec. 4, PDI Entertainment) By Oliver M. Pulumbarit Natalie Merchant’s recently released self-titled album (under Nonesuch Records) s...

Blind weddings in new reality series

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(Dec. 1, PDI Entertainment) By Oliver M. Pulumbarit “The initial challenge was arranging blind marriages,” said Dr. Logan Levkoff, on...

'Hunger' becomes war--and all bets are off

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(Nov. 28, PDI Entertainment) By Oliver M. Pulumbarit After the harrowing events of last year’s “Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” the l...
Monday, November 24, 2014

Objectifixation, Twenty

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What a cool toy. “Armor-Up Baymax” is approximately 8 inches tall. Shinier than what I’m accustomed to, but a good figure, nonetheless. T...
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I write reports and reviews for the Philippine Daily Inquirer's Entertainment section. I contributed as a freelancer for 11 years and am currently one of the section's writer-editors. I previously wrote copy for various PR agencies in the span of a decade. And I'm an indie comic book creator; I wrote and illustrated 'Lexy, Nance & Argus.' I am currently making the spinoff 'Psychic Love.' Stuff here are TM and copyright me, except where ownership is stated.
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