There are certain regions in the country where the indigenous people eat dogs.

There are certain regions in the country where the indigenous people eat dogs.

Growing up in the Philippines, I loved all kinds of movies. We had a very healthy film industry there when I was a child. It's now gotten very limited. They only make action movies and hard-core exploitation movies. Women get raped; men get shot.

It's not just NYU. There are days when I feel like I'm stranded in some upscale mall in Pasadena. Don't even get me started on the insidious transformation of Bleecker Street!

Life is not simple, and people can't be boxed into being either heroes or villains.

Becoming a mother has helped make me a tougher, stronger writer.

There is real beauty in my eyes when I lose my mind.