Lady Gaga’s two-day concert this week at the Mall of Asia Arena was all about stars and spikes, bubbles and unicorns. Her fans, collectively known as the Little…
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Last Saturday, Michel Lacoste, president and chairman of the iconic lifestyle brand Lacoste, trekked the Sierra Madre to call attention to the need to save the Philippine…
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I love anything coral, whether it’s jewelry, fashion or home décor. On a recent trip to Italy, well-known for its coral jewelry, I marveled at the exquisite pieces…
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A modern Spanish restaurant that serves killer sangrias. Filipino food inspired by “Noli Me Tangere.” Japanese food with special flair. Refreshing fruit smoothies. New York-style pizza. A…
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It isn’t every day that Manilans get to taste the cuisine of Iloilo, a province in Western Visayas known for its fresh seafood, hearty soups and delectable pastries.…
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In Philippine design and architecture, the name “Calma” is synonymous with a powerful aesthetic impact on the environment. Think Lorenzo “Lor” Calma’s sculptural planes, whose flatness is interrupted…
May 23 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Literary scholar Paul Fussell dead at 88 »
Paul Fussell, an acclaimed literary scholar who won a National Book Award in 1976 for "The Great War and Modern Memory," died Wednesday morning at age 88.…
May 24 2012 / No Comment / Read More »World’s tallest tower, the Tokyo Skytree, opens »
The world's tallest tower and Japan's biggest new landmark, the Tokyo Skytree, opened to the public on Tuesday. Nearly 8,000 visitors were expected to take high-speed elevators up to the observation decks of…
May 22 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Fake testicles, facemasks, the new level of pet pampering »
People and their pets often end up resembling each other, but image-obsessed Americans are taking that age-old relationship a step further, treating their four-legged friends to everything from spa facials to testicle implants.…
May 22 2012 / No Comment / Read More »They wore Lady Gaga to Lady Gaga »
Lady Gaga’s two-day concert this week at the Mall of Asia Arena was all about stars and spikes, bubbles and unicorns. Her fans, collectively known as the Little Monsters, came in outlandish costumes, outdoing each other as they watched their Mother Monster perform in a complex castle stage. For these Little Monsters, “The Born This Way Ball” was about creativity and…
May 25 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Lacoste heir roughs it up to save the Philippine crocodile »
Last Saturday, Michel Lacoste, president and chairman of the iconic lifestyle brand Lacoste, trekked the Sierra Madre to…
May 25 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Make mine coral »
I love anything coral, whether it’s jewelry, fashion or home décor. On a recent trip to Italy, well-known for…
May 25 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Lifestyle’s no-fear-of-calories dining guide to Bonifacio High Street Central »
A modern Spanish restaurant that serves killer sangrias. Filipino food inspired by “Noli Me Tangere.” Japanese food with …
May 24 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Roadside resto and ‘natural’ dining place »
Traveling from Metro Manila, either toward the north or south, the motorist is faced with so many dining places…
May 24 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Lor and Ed Calma: Opposite personalities, but the same modern vision »
In Philippine design and architecture, the name “Calma” is synonymous with a powerful aesthetic impact on the environment. Think…
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