When Brazilians were given a chance to describe their skin color, they came up with 136 shades and variations. The survey was done in 1976 by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, and was published again in a 2011 Congressional document titled: The Constitutional Commission on Justice and Citizenship.
The export success of South Korea’s TV dramas has spawned a hard-selling world of branded entertainment that uses product placement to push everything from smartphones to lipsticks.
Cause-oriented groups on Sunday warned pet owners that loom bands can be dangerous for humans and animals.
To mark 20 years of “love and life,” Dennis and Tessa Valdes are building 20 homes for 20 families rendered homeless by last year’s Supertyphoon “Yolanda.”
DEAR EMILY, I was a 24-year-old bride-to-be when my fiancé suddenly dumped me last month. It was to have been a June wedding, but we’d been bickering over the details.
Some people are in jail and most of us are not, that is obvious; but beneath the surface are others who are imprisoned by fear, sickness, resentment and ill will.
Filipino businessman Ben Chan recently underwent a series of grilling sessions in glitzy Monaco—but they’re the kind that should do every Filipino proud the world over.
Ben Chan’s thoughts and the secrets to his success, revealed in an exclusive e-mail interview from Europe. Excerpts:
In May 2013 we caught the AMP Big Band’s first few gigs at the then newly opened Balete@Kamias. A lot has happened since, with AMP gaining more exposure, playing in many other places—including Malacañang Palace as house band in April during the state dinner for US President Barack Obama.
After having lived and worked in various cities around the world for nearly a decade, Hungarian model Simon Sandor is in transition. In between posing for the cameras, the 29-year-old media and communications graduate now finds himself often behind the lens as a photographer.
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