Better Call Saul: The moving story of an honest sleazeball

January 22, 2016 | 12:03 am

The Binge — Jessica Zafra

“YOU’RE the kind of lawyer guilty people hire,” the embezzler’s wife tells Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk). Even the most clueless criminal can tell that the protagonist of Better Call Saul is a shady character. But when the AMC series begins, Jimmy has not fully embraced the shady side. He’s still trying to do the right thing — it’s just that in Jimmy’s world, “good” and “bad” are relative. Yes, he gets a pair of scam artists in trouble, but he does bargain their punishment down from death to one broken leg each. All things considered, that’s a great lawyer. Great-ish.

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2015 a ‘tipping point’ for climate change

January 22, 2016 | 12:03 am

By Marlowe Hood, AFP

PARIS — When future generations write the history of humanity’s faltering quest to repair Earth’s climate system, 2015 will have its own chapter.

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Big beer’s curious plan to sell to consumers who mistrust them

January 22, 2016 | 12:03 am

AMERICA’S BIGGEST BEER companies want more millennials to buy their products, but they don’t want to be, like, obvi about it.

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Nescafé Latte teaches the art of the pregnant pause

January 22, 2016 | 12:02 am

Ads & Ends
Nanette Franco-Diyco

WHAT DO YOU do, what do you say, how do you react when someone greets you with such familiarity and enthusiasm while your mind remains a total blank as to who the person is?

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David Bowie: A force on screen and soundtracks

January 22, 2016 | 12:02 am

By Richard Roeper

DAVID BOWIE was one of the most beloved and influential musical artists of the 20th (and early 21st) century — but he was also an interesting and diverse actor who created a lasting persona in just a few dozen movie and TV roles.

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Strong winds help Denmark set wind energy world record

January 22, 2016 | 12:02 am

COPENHAGEN — Danish wind turbines set a new world record by generating nearly half of all the electricity consumed by the Scandinavian country in 2015, an official from state-owned Energinet.dk said on Monday.

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The Big Short tries to make the 2008 Financial Crisis fun to watch

January 22, 2016 | 12:02 am

By Anousha Sakoui, Bloomberg View

HOLLYWOOD is trying a new way to get film fans interested in the 2008 financial crisis, turning the worst market collapse since the Great Depression into a tragicomedy.

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Shopping + beaches + mountains = Davao

January 22, 2016 | 12:02 am

By Maya M. Padillo

DAVAO CITY — A number of tour packages in the Davao Region covering April 3 to May 1 will be offered at discounted rates under the Department of Tourism-Region 11’s (DoT-11) flagship program, Visit Davao Fun Sale (VDFS).

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More than 7,000 babies stillborn every day

January 22, 2016 | 12:02 am

PARIS — About 7,200 babies are stillborn every day — some 2.6 million per year — and half of these deaths occur during delivery, according to a quintet of studies published by The Lancet on Tuesday.

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Beyond surfing

January 22, 2016 | 12:01 am

THE ISLAND of Siargao has become synonymous to surfing, and for good reason. After all, in 2012 this once obscure island in Mindanao’s Pacific seaboard was named by CNN Go as the world’s eighth best surfing site for its 16-foot high waves.

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Books on art

January 22, 2016 | 12:01 am

By Jasmine Agnes T. Cruz

WHO IS THE FATHER of Philippine conceptual art? What do Filipino artist studios look like? What was Philippine art like right after World War II? Three recently books on Philippine art answer just those questions, and more.

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Students design ‘plant backpack’ to combat air pollution

January 22, 2016 | 12:01 am

THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS — Five Dutch students have hit on a unique idea to replace face masks used against air pollution, and are developing a “plant backpack” to give wearers instant fresh air.

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