Far From Normal
The lives of Leo, Nette, and Moy’s little boy have been profoundly touched by mostly unwelcome psychic gifts. The three have dealt with the disquiet in different ways—psychiatric therapy, consulting experts, and even painting. Jade Bernas wonders if it is possible to wrest back personal happiness from such deeply wounded lives.
When Quark Met Sarah
Sarah Silverman has suddenly become a media sensation in America. Before shocking everyone with her nasty Paris Hilton comments during the last MTV Movie Awards, she came out with her own hit TV show, The Sarah Silverman Program, and concert movie, Jesus is Magic, last year. What follows is an account of local filmmaker Quark Henares’ encounter with America’s current It Girl at a comedy club in Los Angeles.
The Porn Supremacy
From “Bomba” to “Bold” to “ST” to “Pene” to “TT” to “PP” to “scandals” to the present-day free-for-all, Tony Ty tracks the linguistic saga of pornography in the Philippines while casting a perspicacious eye on how government, culture, entrepreneurial spirit, technology, and collective horniness has caused the industry to prosper into mammoth, billion-dollar proportions.
