ON a chilly, gray afternoon, what strikes shoppers in the Jimmy Choo’s store on rue Saint-Honoré in Paris aren’t the Avril stiletto shoes with Swarovski crystals that sell for €3,495 ($4,250) but rather the pair of crystal-encrusted Diamond black sneakers that are €100 more expensive.

RUSTAN’S Boxing Day sale has been extended until Jan. 31. Discounts of up to 50% are being offered on items like Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Goebel Wassail — Artis Orbis Tealight, which is now available for P1,770 from an original price of P2,950; Rebecca Minkoff’s M.A.B. Quilted Satchel in Pinot Noir, which is now available for P13,125 from an original price of P17,500; and John Hardy’s Classic Chain Gold and Silver Jawan Cuff, which is now available for P90,000 from an original price of P150,000 on Rustans.com.

“HILING” hitmaker Mark Carpio is the most recent addition to Viva Records’ growing slate of singers and songwriters, coming shortly after announcements that KPop star Minzy and R&B singer Daryl Ong also joined the recording company.

THE first season of Bridgerton, Netflix’s new hit show based on Julia Quinn’s novels, premiered on Dec. 25 last year.

THE FINAL installment of the To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before film series, based on the Jenny Han books of the same name, dropped on Netflix on Jan. 12. The final film follows Lara Jean (played by Lana Condor) as she prepares for the end of high school and the start of adulthood. A pair of life-changing trips leads her to reimagine what life with her family, friends, and Peter (played by Noah Centineo) will look like after graduation.

WE all have things that we deem necessary, but what these necessities are might be different for different people. Counting on your fingers might seem enough for some when praying the rosary, but others can’t do without a lovely jeweled chain. Either way, when we can, it’s always best to inject a little bit of pleasure into our lives.

MICROBIOTA is the community of microorganisms that thrive in the gut and influence one’s health. By fermenting nondigestible food components, they contribute to the production of nutrients and energy and give us innate immunity.

WITH PAGASA announcing that there will be cooler days ahead, it is time to bring out that traditional cold weather drink, salabat (ginger tea). Filipinos tout this tea for its antibacterial properties and throat-soothing effects and brew a cup of salabat to drink in the morning, for when they have a cold or a mild stomach ache. Healthy Options offers this simple recipe with additional options that give it a bit more of a kick.

AFTER the kind of year 2020 was, people hope that the new year brings better things. As people enter 2021 with a renewed sense of purpose and strive to stay consistently motivated, the wearable tracker and app Fitbit has come up with five ways they can stay inspired:

THE WEEKEND Food Truck Festival of Sofitel’s Sunset Bar returns, with international favorites complemented by free-flowing beverages amidst a lush bayside garden with a sunset view.

Losing weight and quitting smoking are among the most popular resolutions at the start of the new year. 

ONE of the biggest areas of the metro, the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman campus, was rendered silent by the pandemic. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown closed schools and colleges, and forced students and their teachers to go online — which itself is another can of worms.