The wisdom of the hive mind
By Camille Anne M. Arcilla
Both tech geeks and the clueless will enjoy this gadget store that allows them to choose from curated items displayed from one to ten ranking.
Heroic lunacy
By Noel Vera
Video
Heneral Luna
Directed by Jerrold Tarog
Jerrold Tarog’s Heneral Luna caps, if you like, the decades-plus quest of Filipino filmmakers to retell the Philippine Revolution and its direct aftermath, the Philippine-American War, in two distinct styles, from the more traditional Gone With the Wind-type epic storytelling (Marilou Diaz-Abaya’s Jose Rizal, Mark Meily’s El Presidente) to more eclectic independent efforts (Raymond Red’s extended poems Bayani [Hero] and Sakay; Tikoy Aguiluz’s cinema-verite Rizal sa Dapitan [Rizal in Dapitan]); Mike de Leon’s Magritte-ish essay film Bayaning Third World (Third World Hero); Mario O’Hara’s speculative fantasy Sisa, and Dreyer-like courtroom drama Ang Paglilitis ni Andres Bonifacio (The Trial of Andres Bonifacio).
Road show promotes Taiwanese products
THE BEST of Taiwanese technological products are once again front and center as the Taiwan Excellence campaign kicks off for a third year.
No Trump ads: BuzzFeed says candidate ‘hazardous’
WASHINGTON — BuzzFeed has terminated an advertising deal with the Republican Party, saying presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump is “hazardous to our health,” the digital news group said Monday.
Unforgettable courtroom drama
By Vince Alvic Alexis F. Nonato, Reporter
Book Review
The Best of the Unforgettable Legal Stories
By Aida Sevilla Mendoza
2016, Anvil Publishing, Inc.
Do not be intimated by the title and genre. You don’t have to be a lawyer to understand — and enjoy — The Best of the Unforgettable Legal Stories, a compilation of real-life cases made more colorful by newspaper columnist Aida Sevilla Mendoza.
Rebranding move backfires on troubled media group
WASHINGTON — Troubled newspaper group Tribune Publishing was trying for a new image as it seeks to fend off a takeover bid and adapt to the digital era.
Hairy future for Australia’s beloved koala
PORT MACQUARIE, AUSTRALIA — A sweet, sickly smell filled the air as Sherwood Robyn, a 12-year-old koala, was brought into a small examination room at Australia’s first hospital for the furry marsupials.
Precision medicine can widen cancer care options
CHICAGO — Results of several clinical trials released on Sunday show the revolutionary potential of immunotherapy in treating advanced cases of hard to treat types of cancer, such as bladder and lung cancer.
Be an Alpha
By Michael Angelo S. Murillo, Reporter
A MULTI-DISCIPLINE GYM dedicated to strength, fitness and performance enhancement, Alpha Strength recently opened its doors to help people be an “alpha,” or better versions of themselves.
Dari Creme: a Heritage Brand
Ads & Ends
Nanette Franco-Diyco
An iconic brand — a heritage brand — Dari Creme, is now back on our TV screens after years and years. I do hope you catch this relaunch TV commercial produced for Magnolia, Inc. by advertising agency, Publicis Jimenez Basic.
A small intimate production
By Camille Anne M. Arcilla
Theater
Happiness Is A Pearl
Written by Rody Vera
Presented by Artist Playground
June 9 to July 3
Wednesdays to Fridays at 7 p.m.;
Saturdays and Sundays at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
The Little Room Upstairs, unit 1701, Landsdale Tower,
86 Mother Ignacia Ave., Quezon City
Rody Vera’s Happiness Is A Pearl is a one-act play will make the audience question what is worth fighting for in the name of love.
Life of rock superstar Prince celebrated in new comic book
Prince, the innovative, Grammy-winning musician who died of an accidental, self-inflicted overdose of a powerful painkiller in April, is being honored with a comic book about his life.