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A view of the world outside your window
by SLEEPWALKING By Yason Banal - December 16, 2005 - 12:00am
The first time I am in Brighton , I make a cute little boy cry and his rather hideous mother furious. My German "friend" Michael tells me that the East Sussex town boasts a thriving arts scene, a boisterous...
The excursionism of my British rose
by SLEEPWALKING By Yason Banal - December 2, 2005 - 12:00am
To be modern is to be in a hurry. Modernity is about speed. Machinery. Movement. Magnitude. Mercedes has outran the cheetah, and so have the high heels from Marikina. Notice the fashion ads where models are caught...
‘Turn deaf, then go desire’
by SLEEPWALKING By Yason Banal - August 19, 2005 - 12:00am
Just recently, I was invited to contribute an essay for an international publication of contemporary Los Angeles/California art entitled LA Art Land, a book which aims to provide a survey of exciting artists coming...
Soft balls
by SLEEPWALKING By Yason Banal - July 3, 2005 - 12:00am
I loved playing with balls – basketball, volleyball, football and softball. Basketball was the easiest, volleyball the hardest. Football was the most enjoyable, while softball felt the most elusive. None of...
Father figurines
by SLEEPWALKING By Yason Banal - June 19, 2005 - 12:00am
The story of Abraham is all too familiar. At 99, God paid Abraham a visit and told him that he would be the father of a great multitude, the grand patriarch of nations. His wife Sarah then bore him a son, Isaac,...
The F word in an F world
by SLEEPWALKING By Yason Banal - June 12, 2005 - 12:00am
Our cities are built as defenses against nature, in order to contain its unfathomable power. But civilization has never effectively guarded itself from nature’s malevolence; the day will come when the enraged...
Pictures of you
by SLEEPWALKING By Yason Banal - June 5, 2005 - 12:00am
What a most interesting encounter it must have been for two legends of the "underbelly": international art star Nan Goldin and local showbiz villain Ben David. The two met in 1992 when the artist-photographer...
Horror houses
by SLEEPWALKING By Yason Banal - May 22, 2005 - 12:00am
From 1998 to 2000, I managed an art lab called Third Space, a haven for a kind of family not bound by genetics, class or gender, but driven by artistic energy. Situated in an eerily quiet village named after a saint,...
A fairy tale
by SLEEPWALKING By Yason Banal - May 15, 2005 - 12:00am
Once upon a time there was a Purita Kalaw Ledesma and Yayo Aguila boyband named Chaka Khan. He was the son of an Aglipay whose G.I. Joe died of Anita Linda and left her all alone with a bulging Chanda Romero. When...
A fairy tale
by SLEEPWALKING By Yason Banal - May 15, 2005 - 12:00am
Once upon a time there was a Purita Kalaw Ledesma and Yayo Aguila boyband named Chaka Khan. He was the son of an Aglipay whose G.I. Joe died of Anita Linda and left her all alone with a bulging Chanda Romero. When...
Big Mama legends
by SLEEPWALKING By Yason Banal - May 8, 2005 - 12:00am
A big misconception in the Big Bang theory is that it all started with an explosion: That all matter, light and energy came from that explosion. Experts, however, say that there was no explosion. There was (and continues...
Going out (of the way) in Grimm City
by SLEEPWALKING By Yason Banal - April 24, 2005 - 12:00am
In Francois Ozon’s queer gothic take on a Grimm fairy tale, Alice and her boyfriend Luc find themselves in a petrifying ruse when they escape into the woods and then cannot find their way back. Les Amants...
Just phasing through
by SLEEPWALKING By Yason Banal - April 3, 2005 - 12:00am
Just Visiting" is a recent show curated by Roberto Chabet at Mag:net Gallery on Paseo de Roxas in Makati featuring New York-based Filipino artists Dormafe Baluyos, Ernest Concepcion, Emmanuel Migriño,...
To the Easter bunny of Clubland, your kids miss you
by SLEEPWALKING By Yason Banal - March 27, 2005 - 12:00am
I called Leigh when I was putting my autobiography together, needing some dates and gossip on his infamous nightclub, Taboo. He was very charming and helpful. He asked me if the druggy section of the book would...
The cults of Sto. Nino Superstar & Kuya Germs
by SLEEPWALKING By Yason Banal - March 20, 2005 - 12:00am
It’s Holy Week once again and while it seems more appropriate to write about the lenten rituals on offer for religious tourists, I’d rather delve into something more divine, mas banal. The cult of the Sto....
Helpers of the world, unite and take over
by SLEEPWALKING By Yason Banal - March 13, 2005 - 12:00am
The first person who embraced me at Heathrow Airport in October 2002 was not my mom or my dad – they were the ones who saw me off at NAIA 16 hours prior. The hug came from another woman, a former family employee....
Sleep twin teen dream
by SLEEPWALKING By Yason Banal - March 6, 2005 - 12:00am
Sensuality at its best! The Sensuous Man met several women knowledgeable enough to broaden his outlook in life, boosting his ego on one hand while illuminating his shortcomings on the other. Under their patient...
Sleep twin teen dream
by SLEEPWALKING By Yason Banal - March 6, 2005 - 12:00am
Sensuality at its best! The Sensuous Man met several women knowledgeable enough to broaden his outlook in life, boosting his ego on one hand while illuminating his shortcomings on the other. Under their patient...
We, the X-Men
by SLEEPWALKING By Yason Banal - February 20, 2005 - 12:00am
Last night, I watched X-Men 2 for the second time. I was set on going to an art event, but eventually decided to stay in and hang out with my imaginary mutant friends. It’s been a long time since our last...
Narsissies, insurgencies and other fragments of love’s revolts
by SLEEPWALKING By Yason Banal - February 13, 2005 - 12:00am
Love Love affair Love apple Love beads Love Canal Love child Love feast Love handles Love knot Love potion Love seat Lovebird Lovebite Love-in Love-in-a-mist Loveless Lovelock Lovelorn Lovely Lovemaking Lover...
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