Marius Carlos, Jr.There’s No Utopia Here Folks, Just a Lot of Dead BodiesI’ve written about this at length in another essay, but it bears emphasizing that the Philippines is plagued by political illiteracy. The…5 min read·May 5, 2022----
Marius Carlos, Jr.The Wheels of the Political Machines Go Round and RoundWelcome to the first installment of Anti-Oedipus! This will hopefully be a weekly column. I write this from a tiny apartment in Mabalacat…4 min read·Apr 29, 2022----
Marius Carlos, Jr.Our Reading Culture Has a Pulse, For NowAmong the many literary forms and genres, fiction is probably my oldest companion as a reader. I can still remember when I became devoted…7 min read·Apr 19, 2022----
Marius Carlos, Jr.More Books, SoonI have always believed that people are born with specific natural talents, and mine just happened to be reading and collecting books. It’s…5 min read·Apr 16, 2022----
Marius Carlos, Jr.The Mambabarang in Our Midst: Pre-Hispanic Ma’I in Wing of the LocustJoel Donato Ching Jacob’s presents a rare achievement in Filipino writing in English. The Asian Book Award winner deviates from the tired…5 min read·Apr 13, 2022----
Marius Carlos, Jr.On Committed WritingWriting often appears as one of the less reliable expressions of democratic right, especially if you live in a nation like the Philippines…4 min read·Apr 12, 2022----
Marius Carlos, Jr.Yes, Our Choice of Books MatterPhilippine 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…6 min read·Apr 1, 2022----