Taste the Feeling
Ads & Ends
Nanette Franco-Diyco
RAUL M. CASTRO, chairman and CEO of McCann Worldgroup, Phils., Inc., dramatized in no uncertain terms how Coca-Cola’s brand new television commercial lures the young to “taste the feeling” of Coca-Cola — even if it’s indeed the best-known brand in the whole wide world.
Drive
By Noel Vera
JAFAR PANAHI’S Taxi would be remarkable just for existing — it’s the third feature the filmmaker has done since the Iranian government prohibited him from directing and writing for 20 years (Aside from the ban he may or may not serve a six-year jail sentence — the threat hangs over his head like a constantly raised axe).
Tisyu boxes stress votes’ importance
TO SPREAD AWARENESS on how to choose the right candidates at the May national polls, Tisyu has come up with limited-edition tissue boxes, “each bearing an important reminder about the primacy of each vote in building a stronger nation.”
Keeping pets safe this long hot summer
EVERY YEAR People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Asia receives reports about animals who experience horrifying deaths after being left in hot cars during the summer months. As temperatures around the country soar, PETA is offering guidelines for taking care of animal companions during hot weather.
Poked, prodded, and stepped on
THE INCREASING attendance enjoyed by art fairs is both blessing and bane for gallerists, who have to keep reminding visitors not to poke, prod, or — in the case of floor pieces — step on the art.
Beyond the tulip fields, Dutch flower market draws tourists
WAREHOUSES are not normally tourist stops, but one exception is the century-old Royal FloraHolland depot outside of Amsterdam where millions of flowers are distributed every day.
Change a diaper, save the earth
AS PART of this year’s Earth Day celebration, mothers and their children will come together to participate in the Philippine’s entry for the world record for the “most cloth diapers changed at one time” in Modern Cloth Nappying Pinays — The Great Cloth Diaper Change (GCDC) 2016, happening on April 23 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Dance Vision Arena Events Place, San Juan City.
Why you should clean up your desk, but not too much
IF YOU’VE EVER scoffed at a colleague’s messy desk, it should come as no surprise that clutter on the job can invite shame. A survey by the hiring firm Adecco found that 57% of workers admitted to judging their peers by the cleanliness of their workspace. Another Adecco survey found that nearly one-third of workers said people who left desks and common spaces messy were their single biggest office annoyance.
PJ Harvey, rock poet, turns journalist with eye on decay
LOS ANGELES — With a guitar in hand rather than a notebook, rocker PJ Harvey has taken on the role of a journalist on a forceful new album that crosses continents to explore modern-day destruction.
5 things about Hiroshima
HIROSHIMA, JAPAN — Here are five things to know about Hiroshima, the site of the world’s first atomic bombing in 1945.