Terence Blanchard, the jazz trumpeter making opera history
Washington, United States | AFP | Saturday 12/7/2019 – 09:44 UTC+8 By: Maggy Donaldson A top-tier jazz trumpeter and Spike Lee’s go-to…
It’s not unusual for actors to become authors, after all, we as fans lap up tabloids and celebrity gossip in an attempt to learn more about our favorite celebrities’ personal lives, so why shouldn’t they write about it from their perspective? Of course, it’s also a well-known fact that not all actors are equipped with writing skills; their memoirs are often realized with the help of a trusty ghostwriter.
When we hear about a successful person’s rise from the bottom rung of life, we find ourselves thinking of it as a stroke of luck, a one-off act of kismet that we regard wistfully, never realizing that we too are capable of such “magical” acts; it’s all a matter of putting your everything into it, working your ass off, and conquering life… at least according to YouTube star Lilly Singh.
Gen 2 Pokémon have hit the wildly popular mobile game “Pokémon Go” (you know, the game that turned everyone into zombies glued to their phones and converging at the same stops hoping to catch that one elusive Pokémon).
It’s a tale as old as time and as… well, us. If you grew up in the ’90s, chances are that Belle, bookish, compassionate, fills-out-a-gown-nicely Belle, would be your spirit princess. She was a departure from the first batch of royal Disney princesses and the most relatable of the bunch until Mulan et al. came along.
For Catholics the world over, Lent is a time of reflection, fasting and abstinence. On social media, Lent is a time for people to announce what they’re giving up for forty days; others hit two birds with one stone by giving up carbs and therefore take the forty days to simultaneously prepare for the inevitable slew of beach trips.
Tucked away among Serendra’s trendy dining spots is a new hangout for artists, crafters and anyone addicted to art supplies.
All of us have dreams. For Samantha Sotto, writing “Before Ever After” and having it published by an international house and then scoring successive book deals was a dream she didn’t realize was possible for her to achieve. Surreal as it was, it was a reality she was becoming used to until reality came crashing.
When it comes to Valentine’s Day, just hanging out at home with your special someone can be the perfect choice. We’ve assembled a Netflix playlist of romantic movies for hours of cuddling that’ll get you both in a mushy mood.
Feeling the bite of the V-Day blues all by your lonesome? Here’s Super’s to watch list for the singleton. It’s a mixture of flicks that’ll make you feel hopeful about finding love or thankful that you’re single, whichever side you want to indulge.
If you still feel the need to grieve Princess Leia aka Carrie Fisher’s passing (so much so that you even watched the Star Wars prequels), you can find her in the pages of her books.
