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Manila, 23 May—I have loved this new She-Ra series on Netflix ever since it first came on with its 13-episode first season in 2018. 
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May 23
Manila, 17 May—As our areas enter their respective incarnations of the community quarantine, I’d like to start this entry off with this Very Relatable …
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May 17
Manila, 10 May—Happy Mother’s Day to you and yours! Whether we are quarantined with our mothers or quarantined away from them, this year’s COVID-19 aff…
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May 10
Manila, 2 May—Where to start with Alice Wu’s new movie “The Half of It” that just got released on Netflix? Warning: Spoilers abound.
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May 2
Manila, 26 April—An essay by David Kessler on Lithub makes this distinction between mourning and grief: Grief is what’s going on inside of us, while mo…
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Apr 26
Manila, 19 April—So we marked C’s birthday while in lockdown last week.
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Apr 19
Manila, 19 April—Finally managed to finish the reboot of The L Word: Generation Q. I have feelings.
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Apr 19
Manila, 12 April—Happy Easter! What to make of this odd stretch of days masquerading as the Holy Week long weekend no? For many, it’s been the much-nee…
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Apr 11
Manila, 5 April—Summer’s already in full swing, can you feel it? These days it feels like the heat seeps through walls.
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Apr 4
Manila, 28 March—We’re almost fourteen days into this enhanced community quarantine. How have you been, friends? 
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Mar 28
Manila, 21 March—Six days after the lockdown. Where are you? In our neck of the woods, where it is normally busy, it feels like a perpetual Sunday: Emp…
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Mar 21
Notes from a quarantineThread: What are you guys doing to stay sane in the middle of this lockdown?
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