Category: current events

• Am I Too Old to Enjoy This?

  The adult in me thinks that she is very juvenile and naive, and I wonder if I’m just too jaded to enjoy how whimsical she is, how her whole world seemed to be rose-colored and bright.

  Evan Tan

  September 21, 2021

  art, current events, film, media, personal life, pop culture, rambling, reflections

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• Whose Adobo is Authentic, Anyway?

  Will gatekeeping culture and calling out cultural appropriation bring justice? Or is it going to kill the very thing it wants to protect?

  Evan Tan

  July 27, 2021

  current events, media, personal life, pop culture, rambling, reflections, Uncategorized, vegan

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