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Zea Asis on the strange intimacies of girlhood

Kiana Kimberly Flores — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:04:47 +0000

From a zine self-published after the pandemic to a full-fledged book, Zea Asis seizes the experience of girlhood from small-town Butuan to a big city like Manila, and bares it all to us in “Strange Intimacies.” Photo by JL JAVIER and book cover courtesy of EVERYTHING'S FINE

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Enrique Villasis’ latest poetry collection pumps new life into the paintings of Vicente Manansala

Lé Baltar — Sat, 11 Nov 2023 17:22:50 +0000

Often cited as the greatest Filipino film in history and one of the world’s best according to The Criterion Collection, “Maynila, sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag,” the seminal work by National Artist for Cinema Lino Brocka, has long sculpted its place in every Filipino cinephile’s consciousness. Adapted from the Tagalog novel “Sa mga Kuko ng

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Artist Jao San Pedro uses artificial intelligence to capture loss

Oliver Emocling — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 14:50:15 +0000

In “Willing the Sun to Rise Twice,” Jao San Pedro transforms a remnant from a previous relationship into sounds and images. Photo by JOSEPH PASCUAL

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How photographer Jan Mayo looks beyond people’s facades

Lé Baltar — Fri, 05 May 2023 19:35:45 +0000

Photographer Jan Mayo talks about the story behind his winning entry, the privilege of his practice, and finding authenticity in every moment he captures. Photo courtesy of JAN MAYO

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Thinking about the forest and the city with novelist Glenn Diaz

Lé Baltar — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 16:39:05 +0000

Diaz talks about completing “Yñiga” amid the pandemic, women as subject positions in his works, and the privilege of thinking about the world. Photo by JL JAVIER

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