Mozart in the Jungle: Mad Genius, or Drama Queen?
The Binge
Jessica Zafra
FROM THE TITLE I thought it was an adaptation of Fitzcarraldo, the Werner Herzog movie about a would-be rubber baron who dreams of building an opera house in the Amazon.
Scottish islanders don helmets for Viking fire festival
LERWICK, UNITED KINGDOM — Residents of Scotland’s remote Shetland Islands brandishing swords and shields celebrated their Nordic roots on Tuesday at a spectacular fire festival which culminated in them burning a replica Viking ship.
Watch and earn
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman
A WOMAN’S CELLPHONE hovers above everyone else’s heads. Another girl has found a tiny space to put out her phone: beside a shirtless dude’s armpit. In the crowded Light Rail Transit train heading for EDSA, the riders seem oblivious of the traffic below and the humidity inside the train. Almost everyone’s head is bowed over their phones.
Zika virus, a wolf in sheep’s clothing
PARIS — The world’s latest health scare is a seemingly minor illness that carries a killer wrapped inside: Zika, the mosquito-borne virus sweeping Latin America, usually lasts less than a week, except when it derails a whole life.
Sri Lanka destroys giant illegal ivory haul
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA — Sri Lanka’s government on Tuesday destroyed its biggest ever illegal ivory haul in the first public crushing of poached tusks in South Asia, intended to send a stark message to smugglers.
Sports come to KidZania
By Michael Angelo S. Murillo
NESTLÉ Philippines’ long-standing commitment to educate kids on the importance of living an active and healthy lifestyle gets an added dimension with the formal opening last weekend of the Milo Stadium in KidZania Manila in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City.
Santana reunites lineup after 45 years
NEW YORK — Carlos Santana, one of the pioneering Latin rockers in the United States, has reunited with his early band for its first album together in 45 years.
Cloud 9 and magic
Ads & Ends — Nanette Franco-Diyco
HOW ARE CLOUDS formed? I like the visuals in the recently launched TV commercial of Universal Robina Corp.’s longtime favorite Cloud 9 chocolate bars. This is the creative answer posed by the creative team of advetising agency Woo.
Benghazi the film Clinton’s newest headache
THE DEADLY militant attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya in 2012 continues to haunt Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton, this time in the form of a Hollywood action movie.
Baybay: beach, heritage and adventure
FOR THE TYPICAL Filipino traveler, the beach would always be on top of the list of desired destinations. And as an archipelago of over 7,100 islands, the country is blessed with an extensive coastline of varying qualities of beaches sure to satisfy any traveler.