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She is a freelance writer, editor, breast cancer and depression survivor, environmental advocate, dog mother to three asPins and a three-legged pusPin, and BTS Army Tita. She is an occasional online English writing coach and grammar nazi, and is happily blowing her hard-earned money on scuba-diving while she can still carry an air tank.
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    Birkin bag—the original—fetches a record US$10 million at Sotheby’s

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    Jane Birkin, some time before her death in 2023 (photo from the Associated Press) IT was, announced Jessica Kwon’s article in The Business…
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    Dancing with my father
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    Dancing with my father

    By Alya B. Honasan
    THERE’s a very touching song by the late, brilliant singer Luther Vandross, Dance With My Father, written by Vandross and Richard Marx…
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    Laughing all the way to Festa 2025: Some of BTS’ funniest videos
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    Laughing all the way to Festa 2025: Some of BTS’ funniest videos

    By Alya B. Honasan
    IT’s going to be an especially significant Festa this year in celebration of BTS’ anniversary.  First, the biggest band in the world…
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    ‘It’s Rob’: Why I’m optimistic about Papa León—even if he’s, uhm, ‘American’
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    ‘It’s Rob’: Why I’m optimistic about Papa León—even if he’s, uhm, ‘American’

    By Alya B. Honasan
    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…
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    I forgave my mother by asking her to forgive me
    Before I Forget
    May 11, 2025

    I forgave my mother by asking her to forgive me

    By Alya B. Honasan
    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…
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    Why the death of Pope Francis is hitting me so hard
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    Why the death of Pope Francis is hitting me so hard

    By Alya B. Honasan
    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…
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    Siena: My facetime with relics of kick-ass saint, the original influencer
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    Siena: My facetime with relics of kick-ass saint, the original influencer

    By Alya B. Honasan
    Inside the dramatic Duomo di Siena, with its black and white marble columns, and the intricate pulpit carved by Nicola Pisano at left All…
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    Mama Ranger goes to Washington
    Passions and Obsessions
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    Mama Ranger goes to Washington

    By Alya B. Honasan
    JUST in case there was any doubt on how well Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (TRNP) Protected Area Superintendent Anqelique Songco was doing…
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    ‘Mga sawi’: Losing hope for j-hope concert tickets
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    February 21, 2025

    ‘Mga sawi’: Losing hope for j-hope concert tickets

    By Alya B. Honasan
    I HAD a good laugh when my friend Tiffany sent me a meme mimicking a screenshot from a ticket purchase website that read, “Purchase…
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    Hermano Puli: How a 'minor revolutionary' made it to global stage
    Art/Style/Travel Diaries
    February 13, 2025

    Hermano Puli: How a 'minor revolutionary' made it to global stage

    By Alya B. Honasan
    Curator Carlos Quijon Jr. presents an image of the bust of Hermano Puli in Lucban, Quezon, during a workshop-lecture in Udine, Italy. …
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