Looking Back

Our tastes and the Michelin Guide

While I understand the celebration that comes with the inclusion of the Philippines in the…

The Philippines in Chicago

Being a nerd has its rewards. When I am in an archive, a library, or…

Disappearing aswang

Reading Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” (1897) in high school was a revelation. First, the novel did…

Jerrold Tarog’s ‘Quezon’

Jerrold Tarog’s long-awaited “Quezon” did not disappoint. As a matter of fact, it exceeded my…

Life before AI

Most “old” people use artificial intelligence, or AI, like Google. They ask a question, AI…

Philippine history stored abroad

Analyn Salvador-Amores, professor of anthropology at the University of the Philippines Baguio, may not fit…

Rizal’s hat in Berlin

Next week, the Philippines will be the guest of honor at the Frankfurt Book Fair,…

Republic Weekly, 1971

In search of material for a column, I visited the Ateneo Rizal Library the other…

From anthropology to handwriting analysis

The few holdouts who prefer the paper edition of the Inquirer over the digital version…

Filipiniana in Australia

After my recent lectures in Canberra and Sydney, some remarked in jest, that I would…