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HISTORY NOTES
The pain of remembering
#NeverForget #NoToMartialLaw Mohammad Kanda was only thirteen years old when Philippine military forces deta…
CINEMA
Influential films during my formative years
Raise The Red Lantern, Zhang Yimou (1991) In an online lecture on improving the filmmaking skills of young Bangsamoro fil…
WRITING LIFE
Lessons on creativity and patience from mungbean sprouts
Four days ago I woke up at noon time, a habit I developed since the Philippine government imposed a lockdown all over th…
WRITING LIFE
Why are there no writers in the Maguindanaon language
This week an editor inquired if I have any piece of work written in the native language – that is, Tagalog or Maguindanaon…
CINEMA
My humble beginnings in cinema
Today I commemorate a decade since the world premiere of my first feature film Limbunan (Bridal Quarter) at the Cinema…
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 …
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