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Tilly’s birth will do us part: AI actor and the doomed commerce of inauthenticity
Previous era of the arts had subversiveness, vulgarity, and blasphemy as its main problems. Now its inauthenticity—the single remaining line that shouldn’t be crossed.
In Western theater, the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle discussed “Thespis of Icaria” in his foundational literary work, Poetics. Thespis is...
Through Greg’s brilliant eyes
TRIBUTE — On September 26, the Filipino literary titan, maestro of the Philippine short story, and former Graphic editor Gregorio C. Brillantes passed away at 92.
THE YOUNGEST HOPE OF A TRIBUNAL ON TRIAL
It looks like it’s going to be a long haul when you scan the country, or even just this part of town, from the corner of Taft and Padre Faura—a long dazed journey, not to “Philippines 2000,” the splendiferous miracle promised FVR’s faithful a mere seven years from now, but to reality of NIChood probably a century hence.
Will Solidarity please stand up?
I attended an awarding event once where I saw firsthand how a group of respected writers interacted only with those they deem worthy of acknowledgement. They clapped only to the people they know. Many of those in attendance were a bit new to...
Marcos rights gains fall short; Ex-President Duterte, former top officials unpunished for ‘Drug War’ abuses—Human Rights Watch
(Bangkok, January 16, 2025) – The administration of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. initiated some human rights improvements in 2024 but failed to address past and ongoing violations, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2025. “Drug war” killings persisted throughout the year amid...
Pete Lacaba & Marra Lanot: On marriage and the muse
This Valentine’s month, we present to our readers a time capsule; a love story first put into words by noted journalist Pablo A. Tariman in a 1981 article published by the defunct Celebrity Magazine. It speaks of a time when multi-awarded writers Jose...
