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Commentary: The imperfections of
Perfect Crown

By Emil Hofileña

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LOOK, I may no longer be able to pull all-nighters of writing and editing. Text I could churn out in a couple of hours some years ago may now take a whole afternoon, and my brain feels like oatmeal afterwards.  Still, there is very little I forget when it comes to work. I remember interesting quotes and insights from interview subjects, how their eyes or tone of voice changed. Since I’m an…
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Text and photos by Vincen Gregory Yu The famed Japanese pines of Matsushima. Imagine El Nido, but more subdued, less imposing, fun-sized: That’s…
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(The author was brand manager of the defunct ABS-CBN Publishing, which published such titles as MeTro magazine, then brand manager of Inquirer for its…
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When did I last read or hear the word “soirée”? Easily when we girls from a Catholic high school would arrange with boys from a similar…

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