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ART
Street art across the globe
Street art (sometimes graffiti art or independent public art) has garnered legitimacy in the art world recently thanks to …
CULTURAL NOTES
The business of fear
Serpentine creatures abound in many cultures. (Photo courtesy of Mythology Wiki) It has been theorized that during a …
WRITING LIFE
Archipelago of stars
I have received a few messages on Facebook inquiring about my biography and the origins of my writing life. These came …
BOOKS
Lockdown reading list
I have a confession to make. I have not been reading novels lately. The last novel I read was We The Animals by Justin…
LIFE HACKS
Life skills children can learn this year
This photo of a rice pounder in Bandung, Indonesia (1908) is reminiscent of the rice pounding tradition of the Moro …
Qiyamah
Qiyamah (The Reckoning) is my third film. It won best film in the Young Critics Circle of the Philippines Citation f…
LIFE HACKS
Digital decluttering
I decided to embark on a digital decluttering project while on quarantine. The objectives are mainly to organize my …
CINEMA
Recreating sound and look in a period film
When I was pitching Masla A Papanok (Bird of History), I was asked the question, "What does the bird look lik…
BLOGGING MATTERS
An ugly truth about blog monetization
So I resumed my blog after an absence of five years. I noticed some changes in the blogging landscape. For some of …
BLOGGING MATTERS
Blogger as a reliable blogging platform
I have been using Blogger as my preferred blogging platform for close to fifteen years now. It's easy and conven…
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