Shoppers choose salons over sweaters, pressuring US retailers
ALIA BARKSDALE says she’s changing the way she shops, and that’s bad news for department stores and other US retailers.
“I’m doing my nails and...
Home away from home
The travel industry is being disrupted. First there were the budget airlines which made it possible for an increasing number of people to travel...
Misunderstanding of antibiotics fuels superbug threat, WHO says
LONDON — People across the world are alarmingly confused about the role of antibiotics and the right way to take them, and this ignorance...
Traveling and Eating: Comedians going where everyone has gone before
The Binge
Jessica Zafra
EVERYTHING’S BEEN DONE, the British actor Rob Brydon points out in The Trip to Italy. You can only do it differently. Take...
Airplane Wi-Fi should soon be somewhat less awful
FOR YEARS, people have cursed lousy, expensive Wi-Fi on airplanes, with most of the ire directed at Gogo, the largest player in the field.
Soon...
Be fit this Christmas: top calorie-burning sports to try
HAM, mechado, caldereta, and lechon — sumptuous yet fatty standards on dining tables throughout the Christmas season. Despite the temptation to just let go...
US doctor group calls for ban on drug advertising to consumers
THE AMERICAN MEDICAL Association on Tuesday called for a ban on advertising prescription drugs and medical devices directly to consumers, saying the ads drive...
Takuya Wada: Ring, pachinko, and tablets vs paper
By Susan Claire Agbayani
He was calling to his mother as she came out of the bathroom while combing her tresses. What he saw frightened...
Monarch butterfly population may quadruple: Mexico
TEMASCALTEPEC, Mexico — Monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico could nearly quadruple in number this year thanks to actions taken by the United States, Mexico...
What every wine geek needs to know, right now
By Elin Mccoy
LISTEN UP: Do you know what these phrases mean: “Pet-nat,” “concrete eggs,” “en rama,” “koshu,” or “red blotch”? You’re not up to...
Family plot
Movie Review
The Visit
Directed by M. Night Shyamalan
By Noel Vera
The Visit is easily M. Night Shyamalan’s best recent feature (Anyone out there willing to speak...
La Boheme: the youthful opera
By Jasmine Agnes T. Cruz
Opera
La Boheme
Presented by Manila Chamber Orchestra Foundation
Nov. 26, 7 p.m.
Ayala Museum, Makati Ave. corner De la...