'Sundance' Winners and a Rant About Indie Films

'Sundance' winners and a rant about indie films

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Synopsis: Seeking a brighter future in megacity Manila, Oscar Ramirez and his family flee their impoverished life in the rice fields of the northern Philippines. But the …. Is it a source for harmless kicks, or a potentially crippling addiction? Is …
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Dude Is Really Into Opium

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Me and an opium-smoking friend put thousands of dollars into recreating a 19th-century opium den, and whenever we smoked there we'd dress in period clothing to get the right atmosphere. Years later, when I found myself addicted to the drug, I began …
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Agusan Norte conducts Youth Congress

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10 (PIA) — To give proper guidance to the youth regarding drug addiction, pre-marital sex, teenage pregnancy, juvenile delinquency, and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), the province of Agusan del Norte, in coordination with the Provincial Health …
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Editorial: Worrisome pessimism

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That is missing the point, of course, which is that the brew of drug addiction mixed with the proliferation of loose firearms will sometimes produce the kind of violence seen in Cavite. And also that the failure of law enforcers to enforce related laws …
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