Each year on Nov. 2, Catholics flock to cemeteries and columbariums to pray over their loved ones who have passed on in celebration of All Souls’ Day. It’s a solemn period, where families gather together to remember the deceased and talk about the memories they have left behind. But it leaves...
AN IRISH PARTY Irish artist Daniel Maclise’s Snap-Apple Night showcases the early Halloween tradition of bobbing for apples, a game thought to predict who would get married next Each year, by the end of October, when the leaves start to fall and the days grow shorter, we celebrate the holiday...
On Halloween night, anything and everything horror-related rules our screens. Think ghosts, werewolves, vampires, and so on wreaking havoc on the spooky holiday. For older audiences, the usual go-to flicks would be either the hack-and-slash murder spree by a crazed lunatic or monsters feasting upon...
A TOAST TO MACAU From left: Melco Resorts and Entertainment senior vice president Kevin Benning, Tourism Congress of the Philippines president Roberto Zozobrado, Macau Government Tourism Office director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, Department of Tourism NCR regional director Sharlene Batin,...
As we go through the daily grind of life, we can’t help but sometimes overlook an essential aspect of our life—the quality of our sleep. According to a survey carried out last year by Sleep Cycle, a sleep-tracking application, Filipino adults get about six hours and 30 minutes of sleep daily....
SWEDISH SUPERSTAR Felix Kjellberg, better known as PewDiePie, is the second most-subscribed independent YouTuber If you’ve never heard of the name Felix Kjellberg, chances are you’ve heard of his online moniker, PewDiePie. For the longest time, PewDiePie has reigned as the...
Enter, curious minds, into this magnificent time machine as we go over the history of watches. Our journey begins as far back as the days of early civilization. Let's start by visiting prehistoric England. While its existence is largely a mystery, some historians have theorized that Stonehenge was...
GIMME A CUT OF THAT Wolfgang Steahouse’s USDA Prime Dry-Aged Porterhouse Steak Perhaps one of the highest quality meals one can get out there is a perfectly cooked high-quality steak. Just imagining the thick flavorful slab of meat is enough to send a rumble into anyone’s tummy. But to make...
A PICKLEBALL FAMILY From left: Jaime Alfonso Zobel de Ayala, Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, and Lizzie Zobel de Ayala Pickleball, not to be confused as a formal event dedicated to the flavorful treat, has recently made a name for itself as one of the fastest-growing sports worldwide. But what...
ALL SMILES Ahn Hyo Seop speaks to members of the press about his excitement for his fan meet tour in Manila For lovers of K-dramas, Ahn Hyo Seop has become a household name after his roles in iconic series such as Dr. Romantic and Business Proposal . But this wasn’t always the case. Ahn...
WOMEN IN ART Several Filipina artists’ works were featured at the ‘Her Story in Color: Celebrating the Diversity and Creativity of Women’ art exhibit When we think about great classical artists, we mostly only remember male artists. Try it for yourself, can you think of any women artists who...
A COLORFUL CAST The cast and crew of Snow White and the Prince during its opening performance at the Onstage Theater in Greenbelt 1, Makati City (Photo Madison) “Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?” It’s a question that almost everyone knows by now. Or if not the true...
