This Bud’s for Russia as King of Beers soars amid US struggle
BUDWEISER IS ENJOYING an unlikely source of growth in Russia’s declining beer market, even as the all-American brand continues to struggle at home.
Nia Vardalos celebrates another Wedding
By Angela Dawson
HOLLYWOOD — After the phenomenal success of 2002’s international sleeper hit My Big Fat Greek Wedding, the pressure was on Nia Vardalos, the star and writer of the Mediterranean-flavored family comedy, to come up with a sequel.
Women lead the way in The Huntsman: Winter’s War
WITH LEADING ladies Charlize Theron, Emily Blunt and Jessica Chastain, female characters dominate fantasy film The Huntsman: Winter’s War, unleashing dark forces, freezing enemies and fighting evil.
Dubai starting own tea brand to test consumer preferences
DUBAI IS STARTING its own tea brand, Shay Dubai, to learn what consumers prefer from the beverage.
Earth could become hotter than thought
WASHINGTON — Global warming could make the planet far hotter than currently projected because today’s scientific models do not correctly account for the influence of clouds, researchers said last week.
A hot time in the Old City
IT WILL be a hopping weekend at the walled city as VivaManila presents its first Intramuros Pasyal for 2016.
Lifestyle blog Hypebeast soars 708% in record Asia debut
HYPEBEAST LTD., the collection of fashion and entertainment blogs that started out as an online sneaker forum, had the best debut of any Asian initial public offering this year so far.
Filipino funniness with Mang Juan
Ads & Ends — Nanette Franco-Diyco
UNIVERSAL ROBINA CORP. (URC) has long been identified as a pioneer and leader in the Philippine snacks category. One of the fairly recent and hugely popular snack brands is Mang Juan, with its many variants.
Superman v Superman
By Noel Vera
TRYING to get the bad taste of Zack Snyder’s latest out of my mouth, I took a peek at arguably one of the worst if not the worst entry in the franchise, Superman III — y’know, the one with Richard Pryor on skis flapping a pink cape.
Island hop by zipline in Calbayog City
Text and photos by Lottie S. Salarda
CALBAYOG CITY — A 45-minute trek along a scenic path at the Malajog Nature Park here takes you to the take-off point for a 750-meter zipline down to the islet of Daraja.