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Delimondo’s Disruption

By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman

Once upon a time (2006), in the not-so- faraway land of Makati’s weekend markets, there was an unfamiliar canned product so good that people were willing to buy it in bulk. And then they would buy some more. The news of its goodness passed by word of mouth until it grew bigger and eventually disrupted the market, prompting other local brands to come up with their own special lines. Wrapped in a classic and classy black and white label, it was called Delimondo.

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 pair of shoes, his hectic day not only becomes manageable, but also fashionable.

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 million (̈́3.6 million) donation from a super-rich American financier.

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 country that has treated illustrated stories as children’s literature.

A Hello Kitty Christmas

THERE ARE A SLEW of Hello Kitty-themed events happening around the metro this yuletide season.

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 later, researchers said Tuesday the claim may be true.

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 station ID of ABS-CBN, conceptualized and produced by the Creative Communications Management Division (CCM), headed by Robert Labayen in cooperation with the Marketing Division.

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. But every so often, he and others meet to recite prayers drawn from another time and place.

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 visitors to discover what the city has to offer exactly what any local would know, and just in time for the holiday season.

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 organ, a study said Monday.

The dirty half-dozen

By Noel Vera

Movie Review
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Directed by Gareth Edwards

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 Trent Reznor described as “impenetrable.”