K-Drama/K-Pop

From BTS to Sandara Park, best K-pop releases of 2026 (so far)

Comebacks prove just how many stories of perseverance fill the industry, and make its music that much more interesting

Passions and Obsessions

Alex Eala: Gift, grit, and grace

More than in any combination of weapons from tennis armory, her strength lies in her character

Passions and Obsessions

The believe-it-or-not story behind the Honesty Trophy

The woman who received it did so after correcting a mistake that benefited her—and in the process cost her own team a title

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“But I almost had PTSD from wearing high heels for 16 weeks. I feel like I should get a Medal of Freedom!”—Meryl Streep in an interview with British Vogue on her role as Miranda Priestly in Devil Wears Prada 2  I’ve forsworn high heels since my thirties. My late Lifestyle editor in the 1970s, Tere Orendain, introduced me to them after seeing me in clogs or slip-ons when I reported for…
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I’ve spent the last couple of months clutching my phone to my chest every morning and before bed, checking on Punch. It’s become a ritual—wake…
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ASIDE from my wallet, abanico, and handphone, there should always be a book in my bag. Its absence means I wouldn’t be able to read while having…
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Inevitably in my narratives, I turn my focus on my partner of 42 years, Rolly Fernandez. Our best times are when we’re eating and chatting. Oh, we…

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