Behind the Curtain: Scenes from the 2011 Chinese New Year Celebration (Audio Slideshow)
Behind the Curtain: 2011 Chinese New Year
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An Inauspicious Start to a New Year
Machete, the macho fantasy penned by Pablo S. Gomez that first came out in weekly komiks more than a decade ago and later on spawned two different blockbuster movies in the '90s, has once again come alive.

By RONALYN V. OLEA
For Ilang-ilang Quijano and King Catoy, it was all about protest culture: red, purple and placards on the cupcakes. For Deejay Acierto and Neil Legaspi, the revolution and the Katipunan were the most meaningful inspirations.

By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
"Laws of the land proclaim equality for men and women, but when it comes down to the specifics -- when it comes down to equal treatment for LGBTs -- the laws are severely lacking." -- Oscar Atadero, regional director of the International Association of Pride Organizers (Inter-Pride)
Sidebar: Bayan Muna's Proposed LGBT Bill
There are no step-by-step guidebooks to life, and most people simply try to get by from day-to-day. Writer Alain de Botton, however, offers his body of work as Post-its and reminders that there is so much more to living than being awake.

Carrying Her Own Weight

In ‘Makibaka The Album,’ Karl Ramirez offers an hour of progressive music that will appeal to a young, mainstream audience as much it does to an older generation of Filipino activists.
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