I’VE long been a fan of late-night American talk shows and their funny hosts. I loved David Letterman for years, caught Jay Leno and Conan…
Jane Birkin, some time before her death in 2023 (photo from the Associated Press)
IT was, announced Jessica Kwon’s article in The Business…
THERE’s a very touching song by the late, brilliant singer Luther Vandross, Dance With My Father, written by Vandross and Richard Marx…
IT’s going to be an especially significant Festa this year in celebration of BTS’ anniversary.
First, the biggest band in the world…
The official portrait of Robert Francis Prevost, Pope Leo XIV, released by the Holy See
I STILL have the smiling face of Pope Francis as my…
IT’s the day before Mother’s Day 2025, May 11, as I write this, and I’ve just come from the cemetery to lay flowers at the graves of…
AS I write this, my eyes are swollen from sobbing, as I deal with what feels like a death in the family. Minutes ago, I learned that Pope…
Inside the dramatic Duomo di Siena, with its black and white marble columns, and the intricate pulpit carved by Nicola Pisano at left
All…
JUST in case there was any doubt on how well Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (TRNP) Protected Area Superintendent Anqelique Songco was doing…
I HAD a good laugh when my friend Tiffany sent me a meme mimicking a screenshot from a ticket purchase website that read, “Purchase…
