Forever blowing bubbles
BUBBLES may seem pretty ordinary to the naked eye, but for Louis Pearl, the world’s leading “bubbleologist,” there is more to them than meets...
Boom time for Filipino writers
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman
PRINT’S NOT DEAD. Philippine Literature is not dead. It’s alive and perhaps, livelier than ever before.
Does one need proof?
Of...
Five new areas pushed as diving destinations
By Joseph L. Garcia
IT’S NOT JUST Coron, anymore, folks -- five new “rising stars” among diving spots were pinpointed by the Department of Tourism...
Art with a colonial flavor
SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, MEXICO -- With cobblestone streets and no traffic lights, San Miguel de Allende has the look of a sleepy Mexican town.
But...
GoodAh!!! leverages nostalgia, whimsy with new partner Abunda
TAPSILOG, a portmanteau of tapa (cured beef), sinangag (fried rice) and itlog (egg), has become a Filipino breakfast staple and all-around comfort food. The...
Australian Nutella lovers make fun with personalized labels
SYDNEY -- An Australian marketing campaign that lets people personalize their jars of chocolate spread has not gone to plan, with participants designing labels...
Audi ‘Truth in Engineering’ ads come back to bite amid probe
“IT’S NOT THAT easy being green.”
That was Kermit the Frog’s lament to comedian Joel McHale in an advertisement during Sunday night’s Primetime Emmy Awards,...
Honoring Our Lady and the Pope
ADS & Ends
Nanette Franco-Diyco
AWARENESS of Our Holy Father Pope Francis is at a particular high again with his forthcoming visit to New York and...
‘Redefining Action’ rebranding for AXN
SONY PICTURES Television Networks, Asia (SPT Asia) has launched a new visual identity for AXN to align with the TV channel’s current programming.
The new...
One of Asia’s finest bartenders curates exclusive drink selection for Aqua Boracay
Fondly known as Bali’s “King of Cocktails,” Raka Ambarawan ignites a night of fine cocktail selection last July 3, 2019 at Gallery by Chele,...
From #instafame to insta-money:The business of blogging
By Pola Esguerra del Monte
A PICTURE is worth a thousand words -- and a thousand pesos, if the caption indicates that it was taken...
Around the world at the Milan Expo
By Cathy Rose A. Garcia
THERE WAS just one reason why I wanted to go to Milan this summer -- the world’s fair, called Expo...