Of cherry blossoms and earthquakes
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman
To see the sakura (cherry blossoms) in full bloom was the main reason we booked a trip to Japan in April, when parks and sideways are abloom.
China curbs Baidu health care ads business after student’s death
BEIJING — Chinese regulators have imposed limits on the number of lucrative health care adverts carried by Baidu, Inc. following the death of a student who underwent an experimental cancer treatment which he found using China’s biggest Internet search engine.
Ingredients are assembled for summer movie magic
By Richard Roeper
In the 2010s, the key ingredients for the Summer Blend Recipe for Movies are as follows:
Hamilton: The romance of history, rendered in hip-hop
The Binge
Jessica Zafra
WHAT A COMFORT it is after an intense and contentious election to hear a musical that makes you want to give standing ovations to the idea of nationhood. The hairs on my arms rose, there were icy sparks down my backbone, and an irresistible force propelled me out of my seat to applaud this work. And I was all alone in my room.
Web video redefines itself as TV to win bigger slice of ad pie
WITH THEIR SIGHTS set on a $63-billion TV advertising market, streaming video services like Hulu and Crackle are now defining themselves as TV networks, arguing they’re just as prevalent in the living room as ESPN and MTV.