Author Archives: Richard Guzman

OFW’s: Anthony Bourdain’s “Manila”

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Richard Guzman

I think it deserves to become a Christmas classic—a weird one, but nonetheless a classic.  The VIDEO below stiches together about 10 minutes of clips available on YouTube from one of the best episodes the late Anthony Bourdain ever did: … Continue reading →

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Our “Green Book” fantasy, plus other Oscar winners that don’t hold up

Posted on January 18, 2020 by Richard Guzman

This was front page, Arts & Entertainment section, of the February 3, 2019, Chicago Tribune.  Though the Christopher Borelli article focused on other things, my direct answer to the question about Green Book—which won 2019’s Oscar for Best Picture—is this: … Continue reading →

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Writing About the Philippines

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Richard Guzman

This post serves partly as an index to the writing I’ve done on this site about my homeland, The Philippines.  My relation to this homeland has been problematic my whole life, and, in fact, the list of writings below is … Continue reading →

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