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Alexina Paiement5 alarming reasons banner ads are going the way of the dinosaurThe banner ad is 22 years old, with a very flamboyant and dare-I-say eye-cancering beginning. I remember surfing the internet in the late…May 4, 20181May 4, 20181
Alexina PaiementFailureFailure is a bitter flavour in the mouth that feels toxic across your entire body and can drive you mad with despair. Why? you ask…Dec 1, 2017Dec 1, 2017
Alexina PaiementThingsThe door is red, her favourite colour. Well, no. Pink is, but she’d be damned if the whole neighbourhood whispered remarks about a pink…Nov 1, 2017Nov 1, 2017
Alexina PaiementAngels giving a lessonWhen I was young I had many recurring dreams that felt so real I sometimes had difficulty differentiating between make-believe and reality…Nov 1, 2017Nov 1, 2017
Alexina PaiementWhere everybody knows your nameSouth Korea was a whirlwind. I once described it to disbelieving acquaintances as a surreal, eternal vacation, where the hard work was…Oct 20, 2017Oct 20, 2017