Excerpt from my essay, The Pilgrim, an account of my trip to Chicago to watch Madonna live in concert.All roads lead to United Center. Pilgrims of all ages, ethnic origins, religions, and sexual persuasions would congregate that night. I set off on ...
After all the disappointments, heartaches, and pains, Auraeus Solito's semi-autobiographical film (Oops, am I allowed to say it out loud?) Boy is out. The film was supposed to hit the film festival circuit last year, but for some reasons (proper timing, I guess) Auraeus decided to release it ...
(Letter shared by Jose Torres, Jr. with media practitioners at the “Peace Consultation & Dialogue: Mindanao Media Forum on Peace, Conflict and Security”, hosted by Civil Society Organization Forum for Peace in Iligan City, 7-8th March 2009) The proposed right of reply measure is by its very nature unconstitutional and only reflects ...
I cast safety over the quadrangle. Andflash away light to assist watchmenin crippling inmates from going out.I scan every nook and cranny, sweepthe horizon to extinguish the darkthat solicits blueprint for an escape.Every night, I elongate my leg.But I cannot stretch it far ...
For almost a year now, I'm involved in a research project on the Maguindanaon ritual, ipat. Documenting the rituals is, to say the least, a daunting task. The hardest part is finding a community that will be performing the ritual, which lasts between three to fourteen days. ...
I love hearing a good song. Who doesn’t? As much as I love very sophisticated choral music, opera, symphonies, concertos, chamber music, etc, I will always enjoy a nice simple song. Musicologists distinguish between the so-called art song and the popular song. The term art song is unfortunate, because even creating or ...
The clarinet, with its rich luxuriant sound is a standard instrument of the orchestra. Unlike the oboe and bassoon, which have two reeds, it uses a single reed to produce sound. The predecessor to the clarinet is the chalumeau, an instrument that had been around since medieval times. It had a straight ...
