ABBA (AFP) STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Swedish pop sensation ABBA is making a comeback on Friday with their new album ''Voyage'', nearly 40 years after they split up, with a digital avatar concert eventually planned in London. Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny and Anni-Frid -- forming the acronym ABBA -- have not...
Medium Rare Jullie Y. Daza On All Souls Day when millions of the living were back at work or doing their WFH chores, I chose to register my existence with the state’s stamp and documentation to prove it. It is not as if I had no passport or senior citizen’s card or a driver’s license, but...
Katy Perry (Instagram) Pop star Katy Perry makes sure she wakes up every morning with positive feels by listening to two immortal pop songs. In an interview by People Magazine, for its Kindness Issue, Perry said that she plays at home the songs "Lovely Day" by Bill Withers and "All You Need Is...
Jon Guelas Filipino-British singer-songwriter Jon Guelas explores the “what ifs” and “what could have beens” of a past relationship in his single “Did I Let You Go,” dropping on music platforms this Friday (Nov. 5). The new Tarsier artist began his singing career when he joined “The X...
if You Could Read My Mind: The four novels today take us around the world, and beyond It’s always interesting to note a new Colson Whitehead novel, while Miles Jupp has been called one of the funniest men in England. Silvia Moreno-Garcia is a Mexican writer turning people’s heads, and TJ Klune...
Kal Penn (Facebook) A former adviser of President Obama and actor Kal Penn has come out as gay, saying he's getting married to his long-time boyfriend. Penn made the revelation in an exclusive interview with People Magazine, ahead of the release of his new tell-all memoir titled "You Can't Be...
K-pop boy band Seventeen became a “million-seller” again through their ninth mini-album “Attacca.” Based on sales on Korea’s Hanteo Chart, “Attacca” sold 1,335,862 copies in the first week of release from Oct. 22 to 28. Seventeen (Twitter) “Attacca” sold 491,139 copies on the...
Cheat Codes Multi-platinum hit-making trio Cheat Codes, popularly known for their smash single “No Promises'' (feat. Demi Lovato), are churning out new music at record pace in genre bending areas. Coming off the heels of releasing their highly anticipated album Hellraisers, PT 2. How Do You Love...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta These days, the query — what have you done for the country? (Ano bang nagawa mo para sa bayan?) — is a galling trick question intended to mock and discredit. The malicious interrogator does not want you to state how you perform your civic duties, on the contrary, he...
K-pop boy band Seventeen’s ninth mini-album “Attacca” sold nearly 482,000 copies on the first day of release. According to Korea’s Hanteo Chart, “Attacca” garnered sales of 481,909 copies on Oct. 22, its first day of release, and placed No. 1 on the daily album chart. “Attacca” is...
The Peninsula Manila celebrates its 45th anniversary with an unbelievable rooms offer starting at ₱4,545 a night with a chance of a room upgrade WORK IT OUT The Peninsula Manila Fitness Center Until Nov. 30, 2021, the Peninsula Manila is marking its 45th anniversary milestone from its address on...
'Will You Marry' and 'Ikaw' showing on SKY PPV SKYcable brings a heartwarming movie set to make families at home laugh and cry with the premiere of Mavx Productions' film shot in Denmark entitled "Will You Marry," starring K Brosas and Elisse Joson, on SKY Pay-Per-View starting Oct. 22 (Friday)....
