CULTURE

People in Binondo are burning money during Ghost Month for luck

During a food crawl I recently had around Manila’s trademark dumpling and pancit central, Binondo,…

Is this goodbye to Escolta’s Capitol Theater?

Manila is reviving its cultural and heritage treasures. The Manila Metropolitan Theater (Met) is already…

Savory piaya and other new discoveries at the Negros Trade Fair

The Negros Trade Fair is back this year with the theme “Food for Thought,” which…

If you know how to knit, you can help dress up trees in this exhibit

The idea that knitting is exclusively for people over 60 is long gone, thanks to…

These game shows need to go back on air

The game show is a fixture in every TV network. While we sit across the…

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Feeling stressed? Listening to Christmas songs helps

The -ber months have begun and you know what that means: It’s Christmas. Don’t lie,…

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You can feast like a Ghibli hero, too

There are a thousand things to see at Tokyo’s popular Ghibli Museum. There’s a life-sized…

A budgetarian’s guide to ArteFino

The first ever ArteFino at the penthouse of 8 Rockwell is showcasing over 70 homegrown…

Surprise: The Philippines has the best cotton variety in the world

In my years of supporting local goods and then transitioning to “slow fashion,” I was…

Series to binge watch this weekend (that isn’t Game of Thrones)

For homebodies like me, weekends mean two things: catching up on sleep and catching up…