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War of posts on Maria Ressa: Don’t lose sleep over it
Commentary
October 22, 2021

War of posts on Maria Ressa: Don’t lose sleep over it

By Thelma Sioson San Juan
A friend from overseas messaged me a few days after Maria Ressa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. She wanted to know why it wasn’t…
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Women movies not made for Meryl or Cate
CommentaryVideo
October 18, 2021

Women movies not made for Meryl or Cate

By Edmund Dennis Ladaw
It seems that Netflix has been bankrolling films about women who have to move heaven and earth to survive. The heroines tend to find…
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Some were there at dawn: Our voter’s registration experience
Commentary
October 18, 2021

Some were there at dawn: Our voter’s registration experience

By Luis Carlo San Juan
As the voter’s registration resumed on October 11 and extended to the 30th, here are some voter’s registration stories showing how…
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What have we become?
Commentary
October 8, 2021

What have we become?

By Conchita C. Razón
MY CHAIR ROCKS I wish I were the bearer of good news. Then I would happily announce that the virus is gone and that we, in unrestrained…
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The musical about Diana Spencer is no singular sensation
CommentaryVideo
October 4, 2021

The musical about Diana Spencer is no singular sensation

By Edmund Dennis Ladaw
Credit: Netflix/YouTube Diana: The Musical Cast:  Jeanna de Waal Roe Hartrampf, Erin Davie Directed by Christopher Ashley The stage show…
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A ‘woke’ Cinderella out to be <br> a dress designer; a wholesome <br> ‘Heights’ neighborhood
Commentary
September 27, 2021

A ‘woke’ Cinderella out to be
a dress designer; a wholesome
‘Heights’ neighborhood

By Edmund Dennis Ladaw
Credit: Amazon Prime Video/YouTube Cinderella Cast: Camila Cabello, Idina Menzel, Nicholas Galitzine Written and directed by Kay…
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Etiquette, please: There’s a right way <br> to post about death on Facebook
Commentary
September 27, 2021

Etiquette, please: There’s a right way
to post about death on Facebook

By Thelma Sioson San Juan
Facebook is the graveyard in this pandemic era. We say this not with levity, but with disheartening sense of irony. You dread checking your…
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BTS champions the ‘Welcome Generation’—and says they are vaxxed
CommentaryVideo
September 21, 2021

BTS champions the ‘Welcome Generation’—and says they are vaxxed

By Nikko Dizon
BTS at the UN: ‘We thought the world had stopped, but it continues to move forward.’ (BigHit photos) In a world scourged by a…
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Binge-watching: Good Doctor, New Amsterdam, Hospital Playlist
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September 13, 2021

Binge-watching: Good Doctor, New Amsterdam, Hospital Playlist

By TheDiarist.Ph
New Amsterdam (official poster): Compelling characterCredit: Amazon Prime Video UK/YouTubeAgnes Dominique: Why we binged on three…
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My rude awakening: Films <br> that are turning 50 in 2021
Commentary
September 13, 2021

My rude awakening: Films
that are turning 50 in 2021

By Edmund Dennis Ladaw
Not a few moviegoers who grew up on ’70s cinema are having a rude awakening. Films that were released in 1971 are marking their 50th…
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