The metaverse is a complex topic. This emerging multisensory iteration of the web is a concept that has been heavily discussed by tech industry leaders, Satya Nadella of Microsoft as well as Mark Zuckerberg of Meta (formerly known as Facebook). Now, everyone’s talking about this infinitely...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza This time it’s fear that’s fueling the surges. Fear is good if it keeps parents from taking their tykes out for a walk in the park along with 20,000 other people. Fear is good if it pulls us back from going out for the sake of going out. Fear is good if it keeps us...
IT’S ALWAYS A GOOD TIME Andy Warhol (leftmost) and Diana Vreeland (second to the right) in Studio 54 I’m not exactly in the mood to baby-sit my inner child, but it’s Christmas Eve and on the tree the little stars are a-twinkle and at its feet the gifts demand I recall how I used to have my...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz The title of this commentary could perhaps be one of the opposition’s most stinging and truth-seeking conversation-starters as we march towards the election. It is a question that waits to be answered by workers who despite repeated claims of economic growth or recovery have...
The Saturday-Sunday dramas “Young Lady and Gentleman” and “Jirisan” topped the nationwide weekly TV ratings in South Korea. Nielsen Korea released the weekly rankings for shows on terrestrial channels and cable TV for the period Nov. 15 to 21. (Clockwise from top left) “Young Lady and...
•    Craft makers fashion are now in the process of upcycling face shields •    Instead of adding to tons of garbage, those upcycled face shields are made into notebook covers, journal kits, bookmarks, specimen cards So what do we do with the tons of face...
“Now, We Are Breaking Up,” the anticipated Korean drama starring Song Hye-kyo and Jang Ki-yong, premiered on Nov. 12 on SBS and streamed on OTT platform Viu. According to Nielsen Korea, episode 1 of “Now, We Are Breaking Up” garnered a rating of 6.4 percent nationwide in South Korea and...
“Squid Game” star Wi Ha-joon has been named by People magazine as one of the 25 Sexiest Men You Can Watch on TV Now. “Let's be honest, we watched a lot of TV this year. And who could blame us? Not only where there a plethora of great shows to choose from, there were also these gorgeous men...
Local financial technology platform Cashalo has kicked off its Visayas- Mindanao expansion through the launch of Shop Now, Pay Later service in Cebu. Photo 2 Cashalo partnered with Robinsons Department Store-Fuente Cebu, Robinsons Department Store-Galleria Cebu, Gear Up-Jakosalem Cebu, Spyder-SM...
K-pop superstars BTS member Jin’s main theme song for the Korean drama “Jirisan” topped iTunes in more than 80 countries and set a record. “Yours” by Jin was released on major music sites at 6 p.m. KST (5 p.m. Philippine time) on Nov. 7. This is the first time that Jin has participated in...
Prompted by wanderlust and inspired by a memorable all-Filipino birthday and thanksgiving dinner at The Maynila Ballroom of The Manila Hotel FINDING FILIPINO The Eiffel tower Fresh Spring Roll of Heart of Palm Traditional Lumpia Sauce Chimichurri Sauce In Paris, I walk the length of Lafayette,...
Zombies are the perfect metaphor for human greed, our tendency to devour everything in our path because we want more, more, more and we can’t help ourselves IN DUE CORPSE Movie poster of Filipino zombie film Block Z by Mikhail Red I don’t know why I am obsessed with zombies. I’m not a zombie...
