Author Archives: neilprotacio
REVIEW: It Follows
Shortly put: It Follows was awesome. Continue reading
Back to School: A Tale of Realizing I Haven’t Had My Fill Just Yet
We are the community congo-line of unskilled laborers: grocery store stockers, café baristas, builders, students, cubicle dwellers with hour long commutes… and then there’s me, the associate at Panera Bread who has to get to Walnut by 5 a.m. There’s … Continue reading
Jogger Pants: A Lament
As a new age arises, kiss goodbye decades of struggle, happily embracing an ironic new dawn that’s snuggled our legs for as long as we can remember. Bid adieu to the moments when our lungs were filled with so much … Continue reading
Kim Pham: First Thoughts
ABC7 brought in the goods. And so did the LA Times. Long story short: The trial against two women (Vanesa Zavala and Candace Brito), accused of fatally beating another woman (Kim Pham) outside a Santa Ana nightclub, has started. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Newsworthy, Opinion
Tagged assault, candace brito, court case, crosbys, Death, kim pham, night club, santa ana, vanesa zavala
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Boston Marathon Bombing Trial: Yay! Another big trial I can watch!
Sometimes I try hard not to be swayed over to believe conspiracy theories about the American government, but ever since I started watching Scandal, the horizons that be have been broadened and I’ve been made to believe that anything is … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Journalism, Newsworthy, Opinion
Tagged Azamat Tazhayakov, bombing, Boston Marathon, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, trial
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Saying Goodbye: A Lesson Learned From a Young Death
Two days ago was kind of like a high school reunion, except it was, well, depressing. A friend of mine died of cancer about a week ago. Her funeral took place at a venue in Alhambra followed by the burial … Continue reading
FICTION: W****
Challenge to myself: Take an idea and expand upon it. I was only 5. The circus had come to town and I, like other 5-year-olds, was excited to see the clowns. You were there, holding me by the hand, as … Continue reading
Pasadena City College: I Just Can’t With Ya’ll
Honestly, I’d kill to be a student journalist at my community college because the shit that has hit the fan has turned into a fucking turd smoothie. Long story short: Dustin Lance Black (yes, girl, the guy who produced Milk) … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Blog, Celebrities, Education, Journalism, LGBT, Newsworthy, Opinion
Tagged dr. eric walsh, dustin lance black, graduation, Pasadena City College, PCC
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FICTION: 5.1 Earthquake Kicks Los Angelenos’ Asses
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake based in La Habra rocked SoCal residents’ worlds late Friday night. The enormous 5.1’er was just one of a swarm of earthquakes rattling Southern California – the first being a 3.6 shaker that struck at 8:03 … Continue reading
FAT. FEM. ASIAN. 