Star Wars’ filming tempts Dark Side of tourism in Dubrovnik

April 1, 2016 | 12:03 am

WITH DUBROVNIK’S medieval promenade choked with floodlights, camera booms and a downed spaceship parked against a stone pillar, Desiree and Roger Hamilton had to dine in a more mundane corner of the 1,400-year-old city.

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On climate change and air conditioners

April 1, 2016 | 12:03 am

By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman

AS TEMPERATURES rise and the city begins to feel like one of Dante’s nine circles of hell, air conditioner temperature settings are sure to be adjusted to the coldest option.

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Gotta dance!

April 1, 2016 | 12:02 am

Theater
Stepping Out
Presented by Repertory Philippines
April 1 to 24
OnStage, GreenBelt 1, Ayala Center, Makati City

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Now out on DVD

April 1, 2016 | 12:02 am

By Angela Dawson

SISTERS

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler have been bringing their goofy brand of girl-power humor to audiences since their days at Saturday Night Live (SNL) as cast members.

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BPI online film goes viral

April 1, 2016 | 12:02 am

Ads & Ends — Nanette Franco-Diyco

This bank’s digital material is able to so effectively communicate with its target market without resorting to the conventional method of using bank lingo. And this was exactly what the BPI creative brief demanded: “to tug at heartstrings to communicate to the target market.” The target market here is mothers in the lower socio-economic bracket

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Road trip to Davao Oriental

April 1, 2016 | 12:02 am

Text and photos by Marifi S. Jara, Mindanao Bureau Chief

WHEN I WENT to Mati City, the capital of Davao Oriental province, for the first time in August 2012, there wasn’t much to do or see there really except visiting Dahican Beach, a long stretch of white sand with patches of rocky areas where the Philippine Sea on the side of the Pacific Ocean brings in waves ideal for skim boarding and surfing.

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Hope for depression

April 1, 2016 | 12:02 am

IT IS ESTIMATED that for every 90 depressives, only one-third are expected to seek help, one-third will suffer silently, while the other one-third will bear with the symptoms not knowing that there is something wrong.

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Fast Facts on Climate Change

April 1, 2016 | 12:02 am

EXTREMELY hot days are the new normal thanks to climate change, said former US vice-president and climate change advocate Al Gore, Jr., before an audience of 700 from the Philippines and 80 other countries. Mr. Gore was in the country on March 14 to 16 for a climate mitigation program.

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Paris to revamp main squares to make way for bikes, pedestrians

April 1, 2016 | 12:01 am

PARIS — Paris authorities on Tuesday approved a plan to give seven major squares in the French capital a massive makeover to make way for pedestrians, cyclists and more greenery.

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By popular demand…

April 1, 2016 | 12:01 am

PRODUCER Cameron Mackintosh has announced that due to the overwhelming response of the audiences in Manila, Les Misérables will be extending its run for one final week, closing on May 1, at the Theatre at Solaire. The musical by Boublil and Schönberg is now playing to full houses every night. This new production has been praised by critics, fans and new audiences, breaking box office records internationally. Final week tickets are now on sale at TicketWorld (www.ticketworld.com, 891-9999). For further information, visit www.lesmis.com.ph.