By Zsarlene B. Chua
At first there was Birchbox, a renegade beauty box subscription service based in New York that would send a mystery box filled with product samples for $10. When it started in 2010, it was a novelty and it was a way of “navigating a vast range of options” and “trying products without actually buying them (and going bankrupt in the process),” according to its Web site.
By Beh Lih Yi
JAKARTA — From typhoons and earthquakes to floods, Asian nations must step up investment in disaster risk reduction before it is “too late for too many” in a region regularly battered by disasters, the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) and Red Crescent Societies said.
By Noel Vera
(WARNING: story and plot twists discussed in detail)
Alan Moore’s The Killing Joke is generally considered the classic Joker comic book, Sam Liu’s animated adaptation generally considered a desecration of the same; the truth as ever (or at least as I see it) lies somewhere in between.
By Zsarlene B. Chua
WHILE IT IS no secret that almost half of every beauty section in any Philippine-based store is dedicated to whitening products, there seems to be a growing movement focusing on anti-aging products and Watsons Philippines is riding that wave.
A WOMAN’S PERIOD can pretty much lead to a bad day, especially when she experiences dysmenorrhea on top of the demands of daily life. The last thing she needs is to be focusing on blood stains and napkins.
By Camille Anne M. Arcilla
Dance
Firebird and Other Ballets
Presented by Ballet Philippines
Aug. 19, 8 p.m.;
Aug. 20 and 21, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Roxas Blvd., Pasay City
Ballet Philippines (BP) is opening its 47th season with a show anchored by a Filipinized version of a Russian folk tale about a magical bird.
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook on Tuesday began letting marketing messages slip past ad-blocking software on desktop computers.
By Shira Ovide, Bloomberg Gadfly
WHEN SURFING the Web or your favorite apps, it’s hard not to notice the nudges to pony up for a subscription to Spotify, the local newspaper or Hulu. The nagging demonstrates how companies in the business of TV, journalism and music are breaking up with advertising, which has been much of the media industry’s best friend for decades.
By Camille Anne M. Arcilla
Theater
Tribes
Presented by Red Turnip
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Aug. 19 until Sept. 4
Power Mac Center Spotlight, Circuit Makati, A.P. Reyes Ave.,
Brgy. Carmona, Makati City
IT STARTS out with loud chattering which everyone in the theater can hear — except for one.
PARIS — The daily dose of activity needed to lower the risk of diabetes, stroke, and heart disease by at least 20% is several times the minimum recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), researchers said Wednesday.
