DAVAO CITY – The book “Dili Pwede Mogawas ug Uban mga Sugilanon” (Can’t Go Out and Other Stories) by Elizabeth Joy Serrano-Quijano, an author with a Blaan-Ibaloy heritage from Davao del Sur, was named Best Book of Short Fiction in Binisaya in the 41st National Book Awards recently. The...
Los Angeles, United States - Quentin Tarantino is being sued by Miramax Studios over his plan to sell digital rights to parts of cult hit "Pulp Fiction" in the form of NFTs. The visionary director is auctioning script pages from seven scenes that did not make the final cut of the 1994 movie, along...
After moving online last year, the Olympics of the publishing world returns, bringing in thousands of publishers and authors to Frankfurt from Oct. 20 to 24. It’s going to be the Philippines’ sixth consecutive year of participation. BLIBLIOPHILES DREAM Frankfurt book fair 2017 (AFP) I’ve long...
By Fae Cheska Esperas It took five days before his body was found, floating in the Guadalupe delta of the Pasig River. He was immediately identified by the city’s search-and-rescue team, thanks to this odd-shaped birthmark on his face that nobody would ever miss. His eyes were already popping...
By Fae Marie Esperas Kiltepan sunrise in Sagada, Mt. Province His tears were like pearls falling from his eyes as he held me in his arms. Round and misty, they instantly turned into ice crystals before they even landed on the ground. But I no longer felt the warmth of his embrace. I know it’s me,...
Fiction FEISTY FELINE A Persian cat named Wallis Simpson (Photo by the author) Wallis the golden-haired cat somehow finds her way to the street. It’s dark and there is hardly anybody, except those who snore noisily from behind the dark windows. Overhead, the moon hovers and it smolders in...
K-drama meets science fiction in this upcoming film, starring Soong Joong-ki, exclusive on Netflix Bidangil Pictures in South Korea is producing an exclusive sci-fi thriller for Netflix. Space Sweepers (Korean title: 승리호) will star Song Joong-ki and Kim Tae-Ri . The crew of Spaceship Victory...
By Chuck Lumagui Illustration by Finnrakh Tyby The wind howls through the night, with a gust of malice filling the forest as I pass through it. Only the moonlight illuminates the path I trudge, carrying a pail of water on each arm—I’ve asked to fetch some bathing water for tomorrow. The moon...
Frontliners and superheroes in a stunning, timely exhibit by Juanito Torres Philippine history is replete with stories of valor and courage, with a hero defending the honor of his family, village, nation and countrymen. A country often builds its identity on the backs of the narratives it...
Two prestige productions are now available for streaming; one has Ridley Scott’s name attached to it, while the other gives us a new legend with the surname Holmes. Raised By Wolves (HBO Max) - If HBO Max had been looking for a project especially made for the streaming service that they could...
Flash fiction from our long days and longer nights of quarantine Art by ARIANA MARALIT BOUNCE He’s always looking out through the gaps in the fence. He doesn’t understand why where he sees things he longs to see and hear up close, touch, smell, even taste, others only see danger. They call it...
