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Art, Bozanians, and the Secret History of the Edsa Revolution

On view till March 26 at Tin-Aw Art Gallery: Transmission, an exhibition of the work of artist-mentors and their mentees. The anniversary show features pieces by Elmer Borlongan and Mike Adrao, Renato Habulan and Alfred Esquillo, Eduardo Orozco and Mark Justiniani, Don Salubayba and Henrielle Pagkaliwangan, Santiago Bose and Alwin Reamillo, Jose Santos III and […]

Ang Pagtatapos ng Gandang Ganda Sa Sarili Sa Disyerto: Queen of the Desert starring Nicole Kidman

By Noel Orosa, ECD, Campaigns & Grey ACT 2 Sa British Embassy sa Tehran kung saan pinagdududahan ng mga opisyales ang pakay ni Gertrude. BRITISH CONSUL: Ano’ng ginagawa mo dito? GERTRUDE: Nagpunta ako rito para magmaganda. BRITISH CONSUL: ‘Yun lang? ‘Yun lang talaga ang pinunta mo rito? GERTRUDE: Oo. BRITISH CONSUL: Hindi ako naniniwala sa […]

Gandang Ganda Sa Sarili Sa Disyerto: An epic synopsis of Queen of the Desert starring Nicole Kidman

Iskrinpley ng GGSS SA Disyerto AKA Desert-Proof Ang Ganda Ko A synopsis of Queen of the Desert (not Priscilla, Gertrude), written and directed by Werner Herzog and starring Nicole Kidman by Noel Orosa, Executive Creative Director, Campaigns and Grey ACT 1 Sa bahay ng mga Bell, kung saan sinesermonan ng kanyang ina si Gertrude. MOMMY […]

Should you join an org? Go to grad school, maybe Wharton? Join the government? Vince Perez answers your career questions.

What should you major in? What extracurricular activities should you choose in college (Do you have any hazing stories?)? Should you go to graduate school? Should you work abroad? Work in the private sector or join the government? How do you make a plan? Former energy secretary and now renewable energy proponent and part-time scribbler […]

Should you join an org? Go to grad school? Join the government? Vince Perez answers your career questions.

What should you major in? What extracurricular activities should you choose in college (Do you have any hazing stories?)? Should you go to graduate school? Should you work abroad? Work in the private sector or join the government? How do you make a plan? Former energy secretary and now renewable energy proponent and part-time scribbler […]

Support your local police

Brewhuh, our Chief of Research, sent us this photo. “Who is that?” we asked. “He’s a policeman from Roxas City.” “And?” “He’s a policeman from Roxas City.” “And?” “Look at the photo. He’s. a. policeman. From Roxas City.” “Oh.” So today’s post is courtesy of Brewhuh. The fetching cop is Ford John Orbida. Do not […]

Your boyfriend Tom Hiddleston stars in John le Carré’s The Night Manager

Our column in BusinessWorld on Friday is about BBC One’s spy drama The Night Manager starring Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie, Olivia Colman, Tom Hollander and Elizabeth Debicki. (Tobias Menzies is in the trailer!) Here’s a preview for the Hiddlestoners, who are legion. Hiddleston is the boyfriend of the Internet, and his every smile and gesture […]

The new movie-inspired Oishi snack is genius

They’re called Oishi Mobsters Caramel & Cheese Popcorn. They’re salty and sweet, like a meal with dessert built in, and the challenge is to stop yourself from inhaling the entire bag in five minutes. Perfect snacks to take to the movies. Get one each, sharing is impossible.

At last, John Oliver takes down Trump and reveals Drumpf

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Nora, Christopher & Vilma in Ikaw Ay Akin: Portrait of a Threesome as a Socialist Manifesto

By Noel Orosa in BusinessWorld 23 February 2016 IN THE late Ishmael Bernal’s 1978 masterpiece Ikaw Ay Akin, Teresita Valdez, the horticulturist played by Nora Aunor, unwittingly foreshadows the love triangle that she will soon be a part of as she explains to her long-time companion Rex Aguilar (Christopher de Leon), a sky diving jeepney […]