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Savoring the last morsel (as though on ‘Pakaskas’)
Rene Villanueva’s animation, “Nguyamyam,” and the photos of his storytelling workshops exhibited in the gallery’s bookshop. —PHOTO COURTESY OF TOMÁŠ SOUČEK
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September 26, 2022September 19, 2023Arts

Savoring the last morsel (as though on ‘Pakaskas’)

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How does one desperately savor the last morsel when our planet stands on the brink of global disaster? But do not we savor the morsel on the pretext of absolute disappearance of plenitude? Is the savoring of a morsel always portentous to the irretrievable end of wealth, fertility, and resources?  Savoring the last morsel of...

Photo by Babeth Lolarga
Photo by Babeth Lolarga
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May 13, 2022May 13, 2022Books, Featured Stories

‘Necessary Contexts’ and the question of being human in a world that is becoming less and less humane

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Editor’s note: These are remarks delivered by the author at the recent online launch of the book “Necessary Contexts: Essays for Our Times,” published by Gantala Press and Alfredo F. Tadiar Library. As I begin, I thought of mentioning an important detail that caught my eye in RosarioGarcellano’s first book, “Mean Streets: Essays on the Knife...