Lil Nas X's new song continues to dominate cultural conversations

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The Scene Around: Pepe Smith Rock Fest

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It was a first Saturday of the month of June 2018, and the stage was set at the Amoranto Stadium in Quezon City as the Pepe Smith Rock Fest finally pushed through after months of long delay. It is first known that this tribute concert was then moved to a later date when this guitarist of Juan Dela Cruz band suffered a stroke in late 2017.

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Tirada Ni SlickMaster: 2015 MMFF Edition (Part 2)

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Disqualified ang Honor Thy Father mula sa Best Picture award sa ika-41 na Metro Manila Film Festival.

Alam ko, nabanggit ko na ito sa previous na Tirada Ni SlickMaster ukol sa 2015 MMFF. Pero mukhang naging masalimuot ang proseso ng pagkakadiskwalipika nito.

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Photo credit: Inquirer Entertainment

So ayun na nga: Ika-41 na Metro Manila Film Festival na. Meaning, panahon na naman para mamayagpag ang mga Pinoy na pelikula sa ating bansa. At least, kahit sa dalawang linggo man lamang.

EH ANO NAMAN NGAYON?

Confessions of a Not-Kitty

11/9/2014 11:37:37 AM

Kamakailanlang, nagdiwang ika-apat na dekadang annibersaryo ang batikang cartoon character na ito.

Tama, si Hello Kitty. 40 years old na siya. Astig, ang SANRIO charcter na nga na iyan ay nagdiwang pang isang malaking convention nun.

Pero, dalawang buwan ang nakalilipas, naging isang malaking rebelasyon naman ito: Hindi raw tunay na pusa si Hello Kitty.

Ha?! What?! So ang sa lagay ba ay naglolokohan na lang ba tayo dito?

Nalasing Lang, Bad Image Na Kagad?

12/3/2013 2:48:22 AM

Hindi ako fan ni Anne Curtis. Lalo na ng kanyang pag-awit. Kung may bagay na kahanga-hanga para sa akin, yun ay ang kanyang “confidence” na humarap sa entablado para mag-perform. Of course, maliban pa yan sa talent niya sa pag-acting.

Pero para husgahan si Anne Curtis nang dahil lamang sa katiting na pagkakamali? Nah.

Ang Kontrobersyal Mo

7/24/2013 3:33:03 PM

Suspendido sa loob ng limang buwan si Mohan Gumatay, mas kilala bilang si DJ Mo Twister. Ipinataw ito ng istasyon ng kanyang pinaglilungkuran sa kanya.

Naku, ano na naman ang kinasangkutan ng mamang ito? E ikaw ba naman ang magtalakay ng sex sa palabas mo sa umaga e.

Yun lang? Hoy, anong “yun lang?” Sino ba namang nasa katinuan ang magbabato ng sex bilang topic sa radyo sa pagitan ng alas-sais hanggang alas-diyes ng umaga? Pampagising nga ng dugo pero wala naman sa hulog ang datingan niyan. Lalo na’t hindi naman masa ang target audience mo; at kahit nga masa station e hindi basta-basta pinag-uusapan ang alinamng bagay na may kinalaman sa sex e.

Controversial the fourth time around?

Sa pang-apat na pagkakaton sa kasaysayan ng boxing, dalawang mama na naman ang makikipagtunggalian sa isa’t isa. Isang parte na naman ng epiko ito dahil sa, as usual na rivalry sa pagitan ng bansang Pilipinas at Mexico – ang labananang Manny Pacquiao at Juan Manuel Marquez 4.

At sa halos lahat ng mga karibal ni Pacman sa boxing rin, ito ang isa sa mga pinakamatimbang sa lahat – dahil ito ay laging nagiging parte ng maiinit na balita. Oo, kontorbersyal nga.

Pero bakit nga ba naging ganun?

Sa sobrang luto ng laban....

(side A ng aking opinion ukol sa Pacquiao-Bradley series)

LUTO!!!!!


Yan ang sentimiyento ng karamihan ng mga boxing fans sa buong mundo noong nanalo di umano si Timothy Bradley kay Manny Pacquiao. Na-strip-off-an si Manny ng isa sa kanyang world-record 8 boxing titles sa kontorbersyal na pagkatalo nito sa Amerikanong boxer.

At walang kinalaman ditto ang pagkanta ni Jessica Sanchez sa panig ng Estados Unidos, ha? (wag shunga, mga pare)

Luto nga daw maituturing ang laban, e pano ba naman? Dalawa sa tatlong hurado ang nagbigay ng iskor na pabor kay Bradley, na tila taliwas ito sa mga nakapanood ng laban mismo. Mas lamang pa nga daw ang mga yakap ni Bradley kay Pacquiao. At sa majority ng mga parte o round ng laban e lamang daw talaga si Pacquiao. Ayon na rin yan sa iba’t ibang mga punch stats, pati na rin ang scoring ng media sa nasabing laban.

Teka, statistika ba ang usapan? Ba, ayon sa artikulo ng isa sa aking mga idolo ng si Quinito Henson, taliwas nga sa mga puntos ng hurado ang mga numerong lumabansa performance ng laban. Wala pa nga sa kalahati ng mga nagawa ni Manny ang kay Timothy, mula sa punches landed (253-139), percentage ng accuracy ng mga ito (34-19), more connected jabs (63-51) at power shots (190-108).

(source: Roach calls for investigation, pp. A-33 of the June 11, 2012 issue of The Philippine STAR)

Sa sobrang luto ng laban e nag-alburoto ang mga tao sa social networking sites, mula sa mga ordinaryong tao na first time gumamit ng Facebook hanggang sa mga celebrity na tweet lang ng tweet ng kani-kanilang mga blow-by-blow account sa buhay nila. Ang expresyon nila, pagka-dismaya sa resulta ng laban.

Sa sobrang luto ng laban, ang unang hininging bagay ni Freddie Roach, ang coach ni Pacman? IMBESTIGASYON. Ayon kay manong Freddie, dapat daw ma-expel ang mga huradong humusga sa laban na tila bumura sa malinis na record ni Pacquiao sa nakalipas na 7 taon. Pero hind isinisisi ni Roach ang Kano dun.

Going gaga on Lady Gaga?

Hindi ako fan ng popular na musika, pero hindi ko rin maituturing ang sarili ko na “hater.” Teka. Isang pasada muna sa mainit na gaga.

Kamakailanlang ay naging mainit ang pangalan ng international artist na si Lady Gaga matapos akusahan ng iba’t ibang mga grupo at personalidad na tila “Satanic” daw ang nasabing mang-aawit. Ayon sa isang post na nahanap ko sa Facebook, pinopromote daw ni Lady Gaga ang kanyang album na “Born This Way” na tila naghihikayat di umano sa mga tagapagtangkilik nito ng imoralidad sa sekswal na aspeto. (source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150789508806568&set=t.574739689&type=3&theater)

Just my opinion: For art’s sake?

Just my opinion: For art’s sake?
August 6, 2011; 12:58 p.m.
(as seen on: http://definitelyfilipino.com/blog/2011/08/07/just-my-opinion-for-art%E2%80%99s-sake/)

Art is one of the few things in life in which freedom of expression is used. And in fact, that “freedom of expression” is one of our basic constitutional rights. But once a sector spots flaws that violate either cultural, moral and/or religious values, expect long debates ahead.

Mideo Cruz’s artwork turned out to be controversial after the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (or CBCP) broke their silence and protested in behalf of many people complaining that Cruz’ masterpiece was a piece of “Polytheism and blasphemy” in a open forum at the Cultural Center of the Philippines yesterday.

But that’s just not it. Apparently in a report posted August 4, 2011 at ABSCBNnews.com, Mideo Cruz’s art which was part of the Kulo exhibit had been vandalized when a man and woman walked in to the gallery and vandalized then at around 11:30 a.m. the previous day. In case you haven’t seen his work, news clips will show you everything and that includes some religious figures with a condom, a man’s penis and even rabbit or Mickey Mouse’s ears.

However, Concerned Artist of the Philippines defends Cruz and shown their support. Saying that nothing wrong on his work and in fact was a product of “freedom of expression” and that was guaranteed by the Constitution.

On the other hand, Dr. Primitivo Chua of Ang Kapatiran stated in between the word war of the parties that “Hindi yan gawa ng Pilipino. Gawa yan ng demonyo! Pero itong ginawa niyo dito kabastusan… kalaswaan! Mahiya kayo!” perhaps that statement says it all for the part of CBCP and the party list as Ang Kapatiran will file a case regarding the violation of an article of the Revised Penal Code regarding the immoral doctrines if CCP will not pulled the piece out.

Cruz’s response all boiled down to this: "You can't force people. But I just hope that when we look at something, the process doesn't stop at the surface." He has been for 10 years in his occupation and his trademarks for his most of his works were primarily Polytheism, an act of “social criticism and it is part of social development to criticize what’s happening.” That came from the words of Karen O. Flores, officer-in-charge of the CCP Visual Arts Unit.

But as the word war explodes, so are the reaction from all the corners. Like one Facebook user posted "May your soul burn to (sic) hell, you Devil pro (sic) artist," in a news article posted at Interaksyon.com2. Also, a certain Rozanna Martini called Cruz a ****ing asshole and wishes him the worse in hell.

Okay, let me give my take for the matter.

Every one of us has a freedom to express ourselves. In fact, “artistic license” do exist in our acts of doing it. In case of Mideo’s if you think his art was his product of his freedom and was really worth it or another piece of blasphemy. Well, I’m saying “it’s both.”

It was a grave disrespect to the religion of the Catholicism not in the country, but in the world where countries are having Catholic and Christianity as its pre-dominant religions. Call it a blasphemy, him an Atheist, a socially irresponsible citizen, or even a fan of Polytheism. But I’m telling you. It’s his art, not for the church and for anyone else. It’s his right to express his freedom and badly seeking for recognition. Now after spotlights off media all over him I think he was fulfilled at the moment. However, J. Pacena, the curator of Kulo expressed disappointment around the malice reports that the media is showing. “No one tried to understand what he was trying to say. He was condemned and we were judged in a primitive way,”

I mean, Mideo Cruz has his right to express his art regardless of a lot of criticism and death threats responding on his masterpieces. He’s an artist anyway, and his work was at the Cultural Center which was obviously, the venue for the arts. If something could be really wrong, that is up to him and the Supreme Being to judge. For the mean, time if you want to make a good recognition of art, put everything in balance. However for the society where negativity was the name of the game, it takes a bunch of weird ideas to be popular. And not all freedom was given to us by absolute manner as Karen Flores said, "Yes, you can have your faith, and that can be respected. But you must also be able to tolerate and understand other people's views."

Author: slick master | © 2011 september twenty-eight productions. Sources are stated below.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/08/04/11/vandals-hit-controversial-ccp-exhibit

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/video/lifestyle/08/05/11/tension-rises-over-controversial-ccp-exhibit

http://www.gmanews.tv/video/86876/sona-talakayan-ukol-sa-obra-ni-mideo-cruz-nauwi-sa-sigawan

http://www.interaksyon.com/article/9924/ccp-installation-has-devout-catholics-crying-sacrilege

http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showthread.php?p=57804973

http://www.artmediaagency.com/en/25864/mideo-cruz-receives-death-threats-for-sacrilege/