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Article » I first learned who Marion Barry was from Chris Rock many years ago from his “Bring the Pain” special: “Marion Barry at the Million Man March. You know what that means? That means even in our finest hour we had a crackhead on stage.” Maybe not the best legacy to have, but...
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Posted by Ryne Dionisio on April 26, 2012
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Article » I remember getting a phone call during my senior year of college – it was from the Chicago Filipino American Film Festival. They were wondering if we could re-schedule our annual Filipino Americans Coming Together conference because they were happening on the same weekend. I politely declined...
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Posted by Ryne Dionisio on April 19, 2012
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Article » My friend Doug sent along this article from Bloomberg that describes a man's efforts to provide for his family in the Philippines. Him and ten others are miners in South Africa, and they see their families at most once a year. The flight is over fourteen hours long, but they still find it...
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Posted by Ryne Dionisio on April 16, 2012
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Article » Note: Sorry the videos below autoplay right away! I don't have any control over it. Michael Goodman recently put out a couple of videos – one is called “20 Reasons I Love the Philippines” and the second, more viral video, being “20 Reasons I Dislike the Philippines....
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Posted by Ryne Dionisio on March 15, 2012
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Article » This past Tuesday President Obama delivered his annual State of the Union address, and as I said on Facebook, watching it doesn't mean you're old – it means you're informed. Since when was listening to the leader of the free world address your country something to be ashamed of?...
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Posted by Ryne Dionisio on January 26, 2012
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