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Marius Carlos, Jr.
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May 5, 2022

There’s No Utopia Here Folks, Just a Lot of Dead Bodies

I’ve written about this at length in another essay, but it bears emphasizing that the Philippines is plagued by political illiteracy. The educational landscape’s unevenness is the root of all evil. Underfunded educational institutions kowtowing to the President and other local powers do not make for effective institutions. …

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There’s No Utopia Here Folks, Just a Lot of Dead Bodies
There’s No Utopia Here Folks, Just a Lot of Dead Bodies
Essay

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Apr 29, 2022

The Wheels of the Political Machines Go Round and Round

Welcome to the first installment of Anti-Oedipus! This will hopefully be a weekly column. I write this from a tiny apartment in Mabalacat City, Pampanga, mere days away from the May 2022 elections. “Isko-isms” Isko Moreno’s antics in the previous ten or so days can be interpreted in many ways. It…

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The Wheels of the Political Machines Go Round and Round
The Wheels of the Political Machines Go Round and Round
Essay

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Apr 27, 2022

Fragments in Transition

Where do I begin? I think nowadays, writers (in general) are trying to mark everything they can to better remember things because the country will change either way after the 2022 elections, the same way the Philippines irreparably changed in 2016 when Filipinos fell into the trap of voting a…

Essay

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Fragments in Transition
Fragments in Transition
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Apr 19, 2022

Not all indies are published equal

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Not all indies are published equal
Not all indies are published equal

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Apr 19, 2022

Our Reading Culture Has a Pulse, For Now

Among the many literary forms and genres, fiction is probably my oldest companion as a reader. I can still remember when I became devoted to a particular series. I was seven years old when I was first brought to National Bookstore. Which city in Metro Manila, I could no longer…

Essay

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Our Reading Culture Has a Pulse, For Now
Our Reading Culture Has a Pulse, For Now
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Apr 19, 2022

I am a writer

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I am a writer
I am a writer
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Apr 16, 2022

More Books, Soon

I have always believed that people are born with specific natural talents, and mine just happened to be reading and collecting books. It’s so easy to write off someone as a nerd or geek because of certain preoccupations. …

Essay

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More Books, Soon
More Books, Soon
Essay

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Apr 13, 2022

The Mambabarang in Our Midst: Pre-Hispanic Ma’I in Wing of the Locust

Joel Donato Ching Jacob’s presents a rare achievement in Filipino writing in English. The Asian Book Award winner deviates from the tired path taken by so many would-be texts that attempted to reimagine pre-Hispanic Philippines. Wing of the Locust avoided the pitfalls of romanticizing the Filipino precolonial past by utilizing…

Book Review

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The Mambabarang in Our Midst: Pre-Hispanic Ma’I in Wing of the Locust
The Mambabarang in Our Midst: Pre-Hispanic Ma’I in Wing of the Locust
Book Review

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Apr 12, 2022

On Committed Writing

Writing often appears as one of the less reliable expressions of democratic right, especially if you live in a nation like the Philippines, where a tenth of the population lives in abject poverty. Why continue writing when reading is perhaps last on people’s minds? …

Essay

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On Committed Writing
On Committed Writing
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Apr 1, 2022

Yes, Our Choice of Books Matter

Philippine elections bring out the worst in many, and the good in some (or not, depending on how you look at things). Or maybe it doesn’t matter, as the powers that be continue to wreak havoc on our so-called democracy. A pause is in order, yes? The latest casualty of…

Reading

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Yes, Our Choice of Books Matter
Yes, Our Choice of Books Matter
Reading

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