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Hymen, oh Hyménée!: Juan Luna’s love in a time of lunacy

Juan Luna’s ‘Hymen, oh Hyménée!’ drowns the public with overwhelming passion for the last time, 132 years later. From Oct. 7 to Oct. 16, the Ayala Museum held a special one-object exhibit. It was for a painting dubbed as “the holy grail of Philippine...

She looms a beauty: The power of weaving and femininity in ‘A Loom of Stories’

Seven artists led the female-charged 37th edition of the Of Art and Wine exhibit in the form of loom and weaving If one would lightly trace the original thread of weaving in our country’s history to find at what age we first practiced it,...

The popularity of book fairs

It was my first time, some three years ago, to attend the Manila International Book Festival (MIBF) at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay. I was with a good friend then. Metro Manila still carried the bite of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the...

FOOD REVIEW: Paradise Dynasty at Greenbelt, Makati

Celebrating the world’s first 8-flavored xiao long bao & other delights Oriental cuisine, especially that of Chinese cuisine, is always thriving in the Philippines. Not only tucked within the corners of Binondo, but variations of a single dish could also often come in a...

NJLA 2025: The Graphic Salute Awardees

Christian George Acevedo, 32, is a librarian, teacher, writer, and cultural advocate in his hometown of Roxas City in Capiz. He has released a collection of Capisnon folk stories and has edited a book about traditional dishes of the Province of Capiz. In...

Of Pandesal & Pinoy Politics

Even bread has the flavor of politics in the Philippines. Celebrate World Pandesal Day at 9 a.m. on Oct. 16 (Thursday) at the 86-year-old Kamuning Bakery Café, located on Judge Jimenez Street corner K-1st Street, Barangay Kamuning, Quezon City The event will give away...

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Catch the August 2023 issue of the Philippines Graphic Reader! Featuring: SHORT STORIES §  The Scent of Coconuts by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo §  Everything Taken Together Has the Weight...

LOOK: CATCH THE NOVEMBER 2022 ISSUE OF PHILIPPINES GRAPHIC READER

Edited by multi-awarded poet and essayist Marra PL. Lanot Featuring: SHORT STORIES "Patch of Green" by I.S.A. Crisostomo-Lopez “When Words Fail” by Melissa Salva “Time for Tattoos” by Richard...

Rumble in Geneva: Labor group assails DOLE position on slain BPO trade unionist

The Federation of Free Workers (FFW) has called out the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for “appearing to intentionally mislead the Committee on...

The People’s National Artist: For Aunor and for art

    I have to admit, and quite sadly, that I was no fan of either television or film during my years as a child. Back...