Skipping breakfast may be bad for your heart, doctors say
PLANNING MEALS and snacks in advance and eating breakfast every day may help lower the risk of cardiovascular disease, new guidelines from US doctors say.
German honey brand goes after mid market with smaller options
GERMANY’S PREMIER honey brand, Langnese Honey, has now reached the Philippines — its 12th market in Asia — bringing nine-decades of expertise in all things honey to the archipelago.
Benildean celebration
Photo exhibit
Path to Glory
by Miguel Sy
On view until March 4, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
DLS-CSB School of Design and Arts (SDA) Campus,
Vito Cruz, Malate, Manila
By Michael Angelo S. Murillo
A twin celebration of what it offers as a “college of creative intelligence” and of its athletes is at the center of an ongoing photo exhibit at the De La Salle-College of St. Benilde (DLS-CSB).
Watsons starts the year with whitening promo
FOR THE second time, health and beauty retailer Watsons Philippines is running its Big White Blowout promotion featuring sales and deals for most of the whitening brands it carries.
Some fascinating features in new edition of Bowie’s first film
Blu-ray/DVD Review
Man Who Fell to Earth: Limited Collector’s Edition
Studiocanal/Lionsgate Limited
The three-disc Studiocanal/Lionsgate Limited Collector’s Edition box set of the SF cult classic The Man Who Fell to Earth, starring David Bowie in his first leading film role, includes several new extras along with a booklet, four art cards, a fold-open sheet of production notes and a mini poster. Although the now out-of-print 2005 Criterion Collection edition was more impressive, if only because it offered a commentary track featuring Bowie (along with director Nicolas Roeg and actor Buck Henry) among its bonuses, there’s plenty of fascinating behind-the-scenes material here.
Malolos, Bulacan festival: remembering history
LONG BEFORE other nations in Asia and Africa became republics, we first became the Republic of the Philippines on Jan. 23, 1899. It follows suit that we enjoyed our bill of rights long before our neighbors had their own. But then again, it’s not a question of who did what first, but which nation remembers their history. In this case, the Philippines, according to a local official, has apparently forgotten its important milestones.
Still on in Singapore
ALTHOUGH Singapore Art Week is over, there’s still lots to see if you want to get your fix. Here are two — or is that three? — ongoing exhibitions to check out if you find yourself in Singapore.
Renewables can’t deliver Paris climate goals: study
PARIS — Expansion of renewable energy cannot by itself stave off catastrophic climate change, scientists warned Monday.
Dove’s ‘Real Beauty is Universal’
Ads & Ends
Nanette Franco-Diyco
“THE WORLD OVER is experiencing a real movement towards liberating the definitions of beauty and we want women everywhere to celebrate what makes them unique — their features, their roles, and their sense of pride in being who they are, as they are,” says Neil Trinidad, marketing director for Dove Masterbrand.
Low social rank bigger health risk than obesity
PARIS — People on the bottom rung of the socioeconomic ladder may live two years less on average than those at the top, according to a large-scale study published Wednesday.