Matteo for Saucony Kineta Relay
JUGGLING NUMEROUS activities as an actor, singer, host, and athlete is no easy task for Matteo Guidicelli. But he said that with the right...
Iconic French chateau garden restored thanks to US billionaire
CHAMBORD, FRANCE -- The chateau of Chambord, the biggest in France’s Loire Valley, will see its French formal garden restored thanks to a €3.5...
After techno and street art, Berlin tackles graphic novels
BERLIN, GERMANY -- Better known for its electronic music and street art, Berlin is now also home to a budding graphic novel scene in...
A Hello Kitty Christmas
THERE ARE A SLEW of Hello Kitty-themed events happening around the metro this yuletide season.
First off is the cute Sanrio-themed gingerbread village at SM...
Mouthwash may cure ‘the clap’
PARIS — In the 19th century, before the advent of antibiotics, Listerine mouthwash was marketed as a cure for gonorrhoea. More than 100 years...
ABS-CBN Christmas ads: Values and exaltation
Ads & Ends
Nanette Franco-Diyco
A FEW CHRISTMAS ADS this year in the country have selected to lean strongly on values. Topping these is the...
The secret world of Japan’s hidden Christians
IKITSUKI, JAPAN -- Japanese rice farmer Masatsugu Tanimoto doesn’t think of himself as a Christian, and you’d almost never find him in a church....
Hong Kong for Christmas
BEYOND the cityscapes and cosmopolitan escapades, there is more to Hong Kong than what instantly meets the eye. The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) wants...
Pregnancy changes a woman’s brain
PARIS — Pregnancy causes “long-lasting” physical changes to a woman’s brain, with significant, but seemingly beneficial, grey matter loss in parts of the crucial...
The dirty half-dozen
By Noel Vera
Movie Review
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Directed by Gareth Edwards
(Warning: story and plot twists discussed in explicit detail!)
Gareth Edwards’ one-off take on...
Nine Inch Nails return with ‘impenetrable’ music
NEW YORK -- Industrial rockers Nine Inch Nails on Friday last week announced their first release in three years -- an EP that frontman...
Novotel’s eventful year
IT’S BEEN A YEAR since AccorHotels’ Novotel brand opened in Quezon City’s commercial center, Cubao and what a year it has been for the...