Bottom beginning to fall out of ivory market, says regulator
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — Global efforts to crack down on illegal ivory trafficking are eating away at prices, a wildlife trade regulator said on Tuesday,...
2016 Promises plenty of cinematic excitement
By Richard Roeper
Every movie fan has a “Can’t wait to see that!” title they carry around in their personal anticipation files.
In 2015, Star Wars:...
Fargo Season 2 and the thrill of storytelling
The Binge
Jessica Zafra
EVERYONE thinks they’re the hero of their own story. History is made up of all their stories bumping up against each...
Top of the city
By Zsarlene B. Chua
SEEKING to be the “top-of-mind hotel in the area” (in the words of general manager Frank Reichenbach during a press lunch...
US guidelines urge breast cancer screening from age 50
MIAMI — Women 50 and older should get a mammogram to screen for breast cancer every two years, while women in their 40s should...
Repertory Philippines celebrates 49 years of exceptional theater
THEATER is booming in the metropolis -- performance groups are sprouting like mushrooms, many good venues have opened, and theater is finally being looked...
Kultura scores in word-of-mouth advertising
Ads & Ends — Nanette Franco-Diyco
MARKETING-MADE-SIMPLE.COM defines word-of-mouth advertising as “the unpaid spread of a positive marketing message from person to person. It can...
Ancient giraffe relative had thick legs, curly horns
PARIS, FRANCE — An ancient relative of the giraffe was a huge, heavy animal with thick legs, a flat face and massive, curly horns...
Coming soon: Mövenpick Boracay
By Zsarlene B. Chua
MÖVENPICK Hotel and Resorts have added another Philippine property to their portfolio as they are set to open Mövenpick Boracay in...
New Year’s health resolutions
Medicine Cabinet — Reiner W. Gloor
I wish you a belated happy new year in this, my first column for 2016. May you enjoy good...
Your weekend guide (January 15, 2016)
EXHIBITS
Formal Elements, an exhibit of works by Irma Lacorte, is on view at Galleria Duemila until Jan. 30. The exhibit features a series of...
The Sam Smith Saga
Getting the Edge in Professional Selling — Terence A. Hockenhull
APROPOS OF NOTHING, I believe Sam Smith visited the Philippines in 2015, and at his...