Facebook sidesteps ad-blocking on desktop computers
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook on Tuesday began letting marketing messages slip past ad-blocking software on desktop computers.
The update to the leading social network’s advertising...
Superficial
By Noel Vera
MOVIE REVIEW
The Shallows
Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra
IT’S THE SUMMER silly season so what can be sillier and more summery than a shark movie?...
Google and Facebook killed free media with ad domination
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...
Signs and silence
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...
Big deal
By Noel Vera
MOVIE REVIEW
The BFG
Directed by Steven Spielberg
STEVEN SPIELBERG has lost something and I’m not quite sure what it is -- energy, zest, maybe...
How much exercise will lower chronic disease risk?
PARIS -- The daily dose of activity needed to lower the risk of diabetes, stroke, and heart disease by at least 20% is several...
Thailand mulls location-tracking tourist SIM cards
BANGKOK — Thailand could issue all foreign tourists with location-tracking SIM cards under plans announced Tuesday by the telecoms regulator, which has denied the...
How to spend the perfect weekend in Miami, without ever going outside
By Nikki Ekstein, Bloomberg
NOBODY goes to Miami to stay inside. If you’re here on vacation, you’ve come to hit the beach or lounge by...
What to see this week
3 films to see on the week of August 12-19, 2016
Skiptrace
JACKIE CHAN plays a Hong Kong detective who teams up with an American gambler...
Manulife pushes you to go for it!
Ads & Ends
Nanette Franco-Diyco
A COUPLE of weeks ago, I called J.Walter Thompson Philippines executive creative director Dave Ferrer, asking for the best ad campaign...
After age 40, volunteering linked to enhanced mental health
VOLUNTEER work may be good for your mental well-being, but only after age 40, according to a new study.
“There is a general consensus that...
Your Weekend Guide (August 12, 2016)
EXHIBITS
The Japanese Contemporary Art Show 2016, featuring artists exhibited by YOD Osaka and Kogure Tokyo, will be held from Aug. 11 to 14 at...