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vehicles before a bike box at a red light intersection
LOOK: Pasig opens bike boxes at Kapitolyo intersections to make roads safer for cyclists

Intersections are notoriously difficult for cyclists. But with the newly unveiled designated priority areas at Kapitolyo, Pasig aims to make them a little less stressful for two-wheeled commuters

manila at dusk street view
Manila is apparently the 2nd best city in the world for sleeping. Seriously? How?

As if this “study” can get any more dubious, it’s based on tweets. As if we Filipinos tweet about stressful nights as religiously as we do about earthquakes

money cakes
These cakes with hidden treasures inside make birthdays *extra* special

Here’s where you can order those cakes stuffed with money—or pain relief patches—inside

Feeling disconnected from the world? Try touching some grass

“Touch some grass” isn’t just a Twitter meme, it can actually be a form of therapy

LIST: Warm desserts to keep you cozy on cold, rainy days

If the stormy weather has you feeling down, these warm, sweet desserts are the pick-me-up you deserve

met theater repainting
How the Met Theater’s restorers recreated its original wall finish

Arch Lico design consultancy is basing it on the historic layers of paint scrapings the Metropolitan Theater accumulated through time

carolina reaper pepper fruit in a tree
World’s hottest pepper Carolina Reaper grows in Cotabato. Bloggers can get half a kilo for free

A local farm employing T’Boli farmers grows Carolina Reaper, the undisputed king of peppers. Want to try it?

cast of repertory philippines' the great christmas cookie bake-off
If you love cookies and musicals, check out REP’s upcoming Christmas show

The musical is the first Filipino production to be available internationally on Broadway On Demand

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Online shoppers care about shopping-induced waste, so it’s time e-commerce platforms do, too

Greenpeace Philippines, Youth Strike 4 Climate Philippines, and JuanBag are leading a petition for major e-commerce platforms to “reveal, reduce, and redesign” their waste systems

john lloyd cruz in lav diaz’s history of ha talking to his puppet Ha
Lav Diaz’s new 4hr film stars mustachioed John Lloyd Cruz as a 1950s ventriloquist/disillusioned Marxist

“History of Ha” (Historya ni Ha) will premiere at the British Film Institute London Festival in October