A Senior in Seoul
Text and photos by Cecille Santillan-Visto
Korea is popular for dramas, pop music, trendy fashion and makeup — come-ons for young and the middle-aged tourists.
The Hollow Crown: The real Game of Thrones
The Binge
Jessica Zafra
RICHARD III of England has gotten a bum rap for 500 years. He was not a hideous hunchback with a withered arm. He did not murder King Henry VI and his heir. He did not contrive to have his brother George imprisoned, and then have him killed. He probably did have something to do with the disappearance of his nephews, the Princes in the Tower, but he did not poison his wife, Anne. In recent years historians have tried to rehabilitate Richard’s reputation. They may have the facts on their side, but good luck to them because they’re up against Shakespeare.
30-second selling and shopping with Shopee
By Joseph L. Garcia
ONLINE SELLING gets a little bit easier with Shopee, an easy-to-use buying and selling app.
Russell Crowe shows he can be one of the Nice Guys
By Angela Dawson
HOLLYWOOD — Although A-list bad boy Russell Crowe has mellowed since his phone-throwing, temper-tantrum days, the Aussie (by way of New Zealand) Oscar winner can still be rebellious.
Tryvertising: The beauty of trying before buying
BEAUTY PRODUCTS COME with a price, but not with a warranty. Unlike gadgets and gizmos or appliances and clothes, vanity items, once bought, are considered sold, regardless of whether the lipstick suits your skin tone or the toner causes breakouts.
Young users ‘guinea pigs’ for new wave of drugs: EU watchdog
PARIS — Young drug users risk ending up as “human guinea pigs” for a new wave of sometimes highly-toxic recreational drugs, the European Union’s (EU) drug monitoring body warned in a report released on Tuesday.
Using art to raise environmental awareness
By Camille Anne M. Arcilla
WATER is supposed to be clear. But when it gets dirty, it becomes a medium of art.
The 10 books you need to read this summer
By Barry Ritholtz, Bloomberg View
IF YOU are anything like me, you are probably looking forward to delving into several new and recent book releases that could make for pleasant beach reading.
Luxury brands struggle to attract Internet generation
SAN FRANCISCO — Seducing hyper-connected millennials poses an increasing challenge for luxury brands, which find their markets slowing as young, skeptical consumers force them to rethink strategies.
TechnoMarine brand ambassador Xian Lim on ‘living deep’
By Camille Anne M. Arcilla
FOR ACTOR Xian Lim, time management may not be an easy task, but he is still up for that challenge.