Vintage barbers

July 5, 2016 | 11:59 pm

“Once in a while, a man wants to feel pampered. It’s nostalgia that pulls you into these barbershops.”

Feats of shoemaking

July 5, 2016 | 10:00 pm

Ingenuity is the very heart of Sapatero—a combination of scholarliness, curiosity, and derring-do that appeals to their customers.

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Adult joblessness rate

July 5, 2016 | 10:09 am

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Involuntary hunger area breakdown

July 4, 2016 | 10:14 am

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Analysts’ June inflation poll

July 4, 2016 | 10:13 am

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Select state sectoral expenditures Estrada, Arroyo, Aquino administration

July 1, 2016 | 2:20 pm

Penny Dreadful drops the ghastliest twist of all: It suddenly ends.

July 1, 2016 | 12:05 am

10 reasons to binge-watch the literary horror series

The Binge
Jessica Zafra

FOR THREE SEASONS the fans of Showtime’s Victorian drama Penny Dreadful have reveled in its sumptuous gothic atmosphere, its bloodsoaked storylines and its never-ending struggle against demons without and within. We’ve seen things you wouldn’t believe; we do not terrify easily. But when the words “The End” appeared at the close of Season 3, Episode 9, we greeted it with shrieks of terror. It’s over? Without warning?

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American Idiot is not just for rock fans

July 1, 2016 | 12:04 am

By Camille Anne M. Arcilla

Theater Review
Green Day’s American Idiot
Presented by 9Works Theatrical
July 1 to 3, 8 to 10, 8 p.m.
Globe Iconic Store, Bonifacio High Street Amphitheater,
Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City

IT’S FOR Green Day groupies, for sure — it was like listening to the punk rock band’s playlist non-stop, but sung live — but for those who are not fans, or do not even have a clue who Green Day is, American Idiot is the musical that would turn them into believers.

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Game set match

July 1, 2016 | 12:03 am

By Noel Vera

(Warning: surprise twists and plot details, of both series and novels, to be discussed!)

Season 6 of Game of Thrones has just ended and — yeah.

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Can you sell scents without the sex?

July 1, 2016 | 12:03 am

By Kim Bhasin

FLOATING ON A little raft in an idyllic cove off Capri, a muscular man in a skimpy swimsuit stands over a woman sunbathing in a white bikini. The camera zooms in and pans across his crotch. He jumps into the water. She eagerly follows. They climb back on the raft, water dripping from their sinewy bodies in slow motion. She wraps her arms around his neck and kisses him. He pulls the string on the bikini top.

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Indonesia plans peat monitoring system to curb choking haze

July 1, 2016 | 12:02 am

JAKARTA — Indonesia is planning a hi-tech monitoring network to protect peatland at the center of last year’s raging fires that cloaked Southeast Asia in toxic haze, a senior official said.

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Polluted rivers inspire: TBWA wins Cannes’ bronzes

July 1, 2016 | 12:02 am

Ads & Ends
Nanette Franco-Diyco

HOW CAN POLLUTED rivers be inspiring? They are all too far removed from the shimmering blue waters where our stunning sunsets descend and leave us awed, cognizant of our Creator. These are “rivers in Manila which were declared dead, contaminated with silt, crude oil, heavy metals, algae, and biological wastes.”

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