Painted drinking glasses found to contain high concentrations of lead
A shot of liquor could give you a dose of toxic lead.
July 12, 2014
A shot of liquor could give you a dose of toxic lead.
The rainy season provides many opportunities to enjoy indoor activities with canine and feline friends and there is no better time to learn about them than now. Rainy day fun with your furry friend may not be a problem, but keep in mind that pets are more susceptible to common diseases in this weather.
A children’s book inspired by a real-life story of two male penguins raising a baby chick in New York’s zoo has been deemed inappropriate by state-run Singapore libraries, and the conservative city-state’s information minister said he supports the decision to destroy all copies alongside two other titles.
David Byrne has gone more than an extra mile to ensure his immersive show “Here Lies Love” about Filipino ex-first lady Imelda Marcos is as authentic as possible as it goes international: He’s just finished casting in Manila.
It’s been a great week for Harry Potter fans. First, J.K. Rowling released a new short story about our beloved wizards (see related articles on page C2); second, Potted Productions, Concertus Manila and Lunchbox Theatrical Productions just announced that they are bringing “Potted Potter” to Manila again.
The internet left one mighty fine Easter egg for Potterheads around the world when Pottermore’s website released an article from the Daily Prophet written by Rita Skeeter. Of course, the puppet master Rita was actually J.K. Rowling in disguise.
J.K. Rowling can’t seem to stop dropping one “Harry Potter” shocker after another.
It all started with a virus. In 2011’s “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” James Franco’s character Dr. Will Rodman had just developed a virus called ALZ-112, which was intended to cure Alzheimer’s Disease.
Follow the creators Daniel Clarkson and Jefferson Turner, on Twitter and Instagram (@daniel_veronica and @actorjeff).
While I sat quietly in the front row of the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Tanghalang Huseng Batute, still reeling from the mix of amusement and shock at the opening scene of Joy Ann Icayan’s “Last Ten Minutes,” my seatmate muttered, “writer na naman” when it was revealed that Eric, the protagonist in this dissection of sadness of promiscuity set inside a motel room, was an author of romance novels.
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