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MoMA screens ‘Ang Babae sa Septic Tank’ till May 28
Catch “Ang Babae sa Septic Tank,” screening at The Museum of Modern Art from May 25 to 28. The film premiered in New York on May 24 as part of MoMA’s annual ContemporAsian series showcasing independent Asian cinema. The 87-minute movie stars Eugene Domingo in what is billed as a film within a film. Protagonists […]
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An ‘evocative’ collection of diaspora stories
By Maria Batayola “Hanggang sa Muli: Homecoming Stories for the Filipino Soul” Compiled and edited by Reni Roxas Tahanan Books May 2012 Reni Roxas, publisher of Tahanan Books, hits a home run with her new book, “Hanggang Sa Muli: Homecoming Stories for the Filipino Soul.” It is wonderful chicken soup for the soul for Filipinos, […]
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When ‘American Idol’ becomes the American Dream
By Elton Lugay Up until last week, “American Idol” was like a Benetton ad. Three finalists remained in competition: Joshua Ledet (black), Philip Philips (white) and Jessica Sanchez (Asian/Latina). Ledet gave an incredible performance but not strong enough to keep him in the running. This week, the Idol trophy is a matter of vocal jousting […]
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The unwritten clause in my marriage contract
By Jen Furer Craig and I were sitting on a bench in the middle of the American wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Before I had met Craig, I had not known such beauty existed. So the first time I visited the Met, I felt like a newborn learning new things about life – […]
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Hello Kitty goes sexy; will her Baby Boomer cult follow?
By Elton Lugay There is a Filipina in D.C. whose home is almost a shrine to Hello Kitty. One room in her house is devoted entirely to her obsessive collection of stuffed dolls and pillows, a pink Kitty phone and a Kitty chair – all stamped with the face of the red-ribboned feline. Even her […]
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Journalist mines Hollywood for Filipino A-listers, artists
Once you get hold of the book, “My Filipino Connection: The Philippines in Hollywood,” it’s easy to understand why Ruben Nepales is not your run-of-the mill entertainment journalist. He asks questions many celebrities dread most: the difficult ones. And asks them without trepidation and with great fondness for his sources. To Michael Caine, he asked […]
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‘Kain at Kuwento’ with Claude Tayag in Lexington, MA
When Anthony Bourdain of “No Reservations” went to the Philippines, he sought Claude Tayag to show him how Filipinos eat! On May 22, Claude will make a special trip to Boston for an evening of gastronomic nostalgia and conversation, according to Nina Givan of Nutmeg social networking. “Kain at Kwento” with the Tayags will be […]
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‘Mute’ in America
By Shakira Andrea Sison I learned early on that I could never be American. I knew I could never tell the story of having been teased by a boy named Jimmy Chestnut who would later give me a Crackerjack ring while eating snow cones after a football game. I didn’t know this when I arrived […]
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China’s leaders focused on internal infighting, not on Scarborough
By Dean Cheng American policymakers would do well to keep a close eye on the latest developments in the South China Sea involving China and the Philippines, a formal U.S. security treaty ally. It could have major implications for the U.S. Since early April, Chinese and Philippine government ships have been confronting each other off […]