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.
Heavier is now ‘healthier’ than in 1970s: study
MIAMI — Being on the heavier side may not be as dangerous as it was in the 1970s, at least when it comes to the risk of dying, according to a study on Tuesday.
Botanists warn on threats to world’s plant kingdom
LONDON — Britain’s Royal Botanic Gardens warned Tuesday about the threats facing the world’s plant kingdom in the first global report of its kind aimed at drawing attention to often-overlooked species.
Hamilton adored by scalpers too with $12.5-million windfall
THE BROADWAY HIT Hamilton is making millions. It could be making millions more if not for scalpers snapping up seats and hawking them for $2,000 a piece or more.
Cuba scrambles to keep pace with US-fueled tourism boom
HAVANA — The number of US visitors to Cuba has nearly doubled this year, its tourism minister said on Wednesday, as the island races to build hotels and expand Havana airport to keep up with booming demand.
South African firms bet on coffee and donuts despite slowdown
JOHANNESBURG — A fortnight after the first Starbucks in South Africa opened in a trendy Johannesburg district, queues still snaked onto the pavement, a sign of the craving for international brands despite an economic slowdown.