BURNING CHROME | Progressives, conservatives, and the politics of violence
The eternal battle lines between left and right are not written in the stars but in the bloodied streets of...
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BURNING CHROME | As it was, when it was: The new album on Pinoy underground ’80s and the great rock ’n’ roll swindle
NOTE: THIS ARTICLE ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN MY NOVEMBER 2006 BLOGSPOT POST. ’80s pop culture was an enigma. Thick shoulder pads...
BURNING CHROME | 2026: Clearing the noise, building the signal
The year opens quietly, almost deceptively so. No fireworks left in the sky, no countdown banners cluttering the screen. Just...
BURNING CHROME | 2026: The year tech promises grow teeth
The hype merchants always want you to believe that the future is already here. But the truth is, the future...
BURNING CHROME | Christmas at the edge of 2026: A year-end reflection
As Christmas settles in, 2025 feels less like a year ending and more like a system pausing between processes. The...
BURNING CHROME | December: The holiday tech spending trap
Every Christmas season, something shifts. City lights go up, malls roar to life, screens fill with ads peddling newly-released mobile...
BURNING CHROME | The Pinoy holiday that almost forgot the baby in the manger
In the Philippines, Christmas isn’t just a day—it’s practically a third season. While much of the world marks December as...
BURNING CHROME | SW: Ghost signals and the voices that won’t fade
There was a time when the world didn’t tune in through fiber-optic cables or endless social media feeds, but through...
BURNING CHROME | Totality 1.0 — When the underground echoes in an upscale white cube
There’s a strange feeling when something you’ve spent thirty years doing in dim, sticky, alternative bars suddenly unfolds in an...
BURNING CHROME | The internet: From information superhighway to a lonely back road
In the early 1990s, the phrase information superhighway captured the imagination of policymakers, technologists, and journalists alike. It was the...