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Blonde simply exploits Marilyn Monroe
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October 3, 2022

Blonde simply exploits Marilyn Monroe

By Edmund Dennis Ladaw
It’s hard to be oblivious to or ignorant of Marilyn Monroe. She was a sex symbol, a glamorous movie star, and today, a cultural icon. So…
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My journey of defiance, defeat, and some hope
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September 20, 2022

My journey of defiance, defeat, and some hope

By Nikko Dizon
Assassination. Concede. Revolution. These were the first big English words I learned as a child even before I turned 10 years old in 1986.
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Revisiting Jaws on IMAX: It’s still got the bite
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September 19, 2022

Revisiting Jaws on IMAX: It’s still got the bite

By Edmund Dennis Ladaw
Jaws is the quintessential monster movie.  As we all know, the monster in the film is a 25-ft Great White shark, an eating machine that…
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It’s never too late for me to be a Serena Williams fan
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September 12, 2022

It’s never too late for me to be a Serena Williams fan

By Thelma Sioson
Her gaze aflame and her body bent a bit, poised to attack, like a hunter finally ready to pounce on her prey, Serena Williams lightly…
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Jo Koy’s Easter Sunday: I don’t know anyone who knows Pacquiao’s birth date— Everyone here does
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September 5, 2022

Jo Koy’s Easter Sunday: I don’t know anyone who knows Pacquiao’s birth date— Everyone here does

By Edmund Dennis Ladaw
So popular and funny is Fil-American stand-up comic Jo Koy it was inevitable for him to be in the movies. Thus he stars in Easter Sunday…
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Can't wait for season 2: The dose of positivity that is Extraordinary Attorney Woo
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September 2, 2022

Can't wait for season 2: The dose of positivity that is Extraordinary Attorney Woo

By Rowena Wendy Lei
It seems that everything and everyone needs to be represented in media these days. Representation now goes beyond race, into gender…
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‘Hindi ako nag-iisa’
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August 27, 2022

‘Hindi ako nag-iisa’

By Rapa Lopa
Inspired by the homily of Bishop Soc Villegas, I decided to do my own imagined conversation with Uncle Ninoy to find out what he might want…
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Why Filipinos don’t—and can’t—rest
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August 27, 2022

Why Filipinos don’t—and can’t—rest

By Mica Sarenas
A thought came to mind during a conversation with some people. Someone said, “Filipinos don’t rest.” It dawned on me how true this is.
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Why the daring rescue of Thai boys is a Ron Howard must-see
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August 16, 2022

Why the daring rescue of Thai boys is a Ron Howard must-see

By Edmund Dennis Ladaw
Here’s an amazing true story that just needed to be told on film for the world to see.  13 Lives, produced and directed by Ron Howard…
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Joseph the Dreamer: It lifted the heaviness I felt
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August 8, 2022

Joseph the Dreamer: It lifted the heaviness I felt

By Anna Isabel C. Sobrepeña
We were in the audience when Joseph the Dreamer was staged at Meralco Theater more than 30 years ago.  My husband Chito and I have been…
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