Electric Word Life: The Rapture of Prince
By Jessica Zafra
I was dreaming when I wrote this, forgive me if it goes astray. I’ve been trying to write about Prince since the terrible news broke early Friday morning, Manila time. It seemed important to get the word out before all the commentators had picked the bones clean, shaken their heads over his weirdness, and made quips about “The Artist Formerly Known As The Artist Formerly Known As Prince.”
Too shy to buy? Maybe the salesperson’s too hot.
HONG KONG — It’s a common assumption that physical attraction is an advantage in life. It should follow, then, that attractive salespeople increase shoppers’ purchase intention and satisfaction. However, a study by the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Business School suggests that this may not always be true.
Construction is bustling at Florida’s first ‘sustainable town’
PUNTA GORDA, UNITED STATES — With deep pockets and an environmentalist’s zeal, retired American football player Syd Kitson dreamed up a plan to build the United States’ first solar-powered town on a vast swath of rural land in southwest Florida.
Fitness Convergence
By Michael Angelo S. Murillo
APRIL 16 was a good day for the local fitness and wellness scene as like-minded people converged to promote a healthy and active lifestyle.
Irish writer O’Connor and the strange music of unhappy families
TOULOUSE, FRANCE — When the Irish novelist Joseph O’Connor reads his books aloud he almost sings them. Like his sister, the singer Sinead O’Connor, he is forever searching for “musicality.”
Healthy aging by opting to be active
By Michael Angelo S. Murillo
SOME people dread old age believing that they will feel “limited.”