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After devoting more than 30 years to daily newspaper editing (as Lifestyle editor) and a decade to magazine publishing (as editorial director and general manager), she now wants to focus on writing—she hopes.
    Budji Layug reveals design <br> of his own home
    Art/Style/Travel DiariesStyle
    May 17, 2021

    Budji Layug reveals design
    of his own home

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    Budji Layug chills in the roofdeck, on his iconic bamboo furniture. (Photo by Thelma San Juan) Art makes a home: Budji Layug designed the…
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    Why 2021 Art Fair is crucial <br> to Philippine art scene
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    May 14, 2021

    Why 2021 Art Fair is crucial
    to Philippine art scene

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    Screenshot of Art Fair Philippines website (All photos and videos from 2021 Art Fair Philippines) I never thought I’d see the day I’d…
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    The method to Carlo Tanseco’s ‘madness’
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    April 26, 2021

    The method to Carlo Tanseco’s ‘madness’

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    Carlo S. Tanseco finds freedom in the green paradise of Siargao, and the chance to focus on his art. (Video from Carlo Tanseco, drone shot…
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    Bout with COVID shows <br> Dennis Lustico’s best
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    April 26, 2021

    Bout with COVID shows
    Dennis Lustico’s best

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    When I marveled at the closeup of the baro’t saya that Dennis Lustico posted in social media last week, hardly did I know that there was a…
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    Chasing the mighty vaccine
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    April 12, 2021

    Chasing the mighty vaccine

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    UPDATED These days trying to decide whether or not to get the jab, or which vaccine brand to get, is suddenly a moot point. When you…
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    Loose Thoughts, Loose Talk
    April 9, 2021

    FB like a graveyard

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    Facebook is reading like a graveyard these days, with posts of goodbyes and deaths running one after another. But like in a graveyard, we…
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    Harper’s honors Anna Bayle <br> among 20 top supermodels of the ‘80s
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    April 5, 2021

    Harper’s honors Anna Bayle
    among 20 top supermodels of the ‘80s

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    In a week that brought news of pandemic deaths every day, it was truly a good morning to wake up to a message that bore good news. It was…
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    Pandemic fatigue is becoming <br> more real than I thought
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    March 26, 2021

    Pandemic fatigue is becoming
    more real than I thought

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    We didn’t expect the pandemic to end this year, one year from the start of lockdown, but we at least expected to see the light—even if…
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    BTS: Awards no longer define you (say it one more time)
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    March 19, 2021

    BTS: Awards no longer define you (say it one more time)

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    BTS in 2022 Grammys (Photo from BigHit official) (This was written in 2021, after BTS lost the Grammys. Again they did this year. These…
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    This mom is thinking of William <br> and Harry, not H&M
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    March 12, 2021

    This mom is thinking of William
    and Harry, not H&M

    By Thelma Sioson San Juan
    I know, I know, there are more urgent issues to worry about—like, do I get the vaccine and how, will this government bungle this…
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