It is now over a year since the tragic passing of rock star Chris Cornell, lead vocalist of Soundgarden and Audioslave fame. He had been found in his hotel room following a concert performance in Detroit May of 2017, his death ruled as a suicide by hanging. This event caused a ripple effect in that…
By this time of the year many of the major award-giving bodies have handed out their accolades this year to the worthies of the year before, in the various media of film, television and music. On Monday of this week it was the turn of MTV to present their golden popcorn buckets once more. This…
When Disney-Pixar released “The Incredibles” in 2004, they awakened in their fans a new appreciation for the studio: the ability to make a superhero movie that is just right for the whole family. Perhaps it would become a factor in Disney eventually acquiring Marvel, who knows. It is known however that the House of Mouse…
As early back as the days of “Astroboy” and more importantly “Voltes V”, Filipinos have been exposed to the prominent bastion of Japanese pop culture that is their animation, called Anime. And with the advent of “Dragon Ball Z” and similar shows, we were introduced to manga or Japanese comics, from which these anime usually…
It was a great year for superhero movies, 2017. Specifically, that was the year when super-heroines became big, in the form of “Wonder Woman” from Warner Bros. and DC. This installment of the DCEU film franchise successfully introduced the most globally recognized female superhero to a new generation, made a star of its lead actress…
Nowadays, more than ever, increasing numbers of Filipinos count the passport as among their most vital documents. Whether it is for preparation to be employed overseas on lucrative job orders from abroad, or simply as a means to travel internationally for tourism, passports are a highly sought-after personal document commodity. That said, the process to…
The ride-hailing market worldwide can be pretty cutthroat. Much has been said of the travails suffered in Southeast Asia by Uber, the ride-hailing giant. Nigh-invincible on its stateside turf, it found itself outperformed by similar, local companies. These days Southeast Asian ride-hailers tend to rely on Grab, a tech company based in Singapore. They were…
Those who had childhoods growing up during the 1990s would most likely have been among the most enchanted (if a little bit scared) by the wonder of dinosaurs brought to life by blending then-revolutionary CGI and puppetry, as seen in Steven Spielberg’s 1993 epic, “Jurassic Park”. Such was its success for Universal Pictures that it…
When writer George R.R. Martin started his “Song of Ice and Fire” book series in 1996 with “A Game of Thrones”, he probably never could have imagined that it would become popular enough to warrant a TV adaptation on HBO in 2011. Perhaps it was due to the story being set on a medieval fantasy…
While it might come off as bad form to take advantage of another’s misfortune, many places in the Philippines – especially along the country’s super-lengthy combined shoreline – are looking to capitalize on the half-year long closure of Boracay in order to entice tourists from local and international quarters to visit their places instead. Normally…
In 2001, the first year of the 21st Century, a modest comedy film by way of MGM came into theaters and became a hit for main star Reese Witherspoon. “Legally Blonde” followed the misadventures of airheaded fashion student and sorority president Elle Woods, who followed his ex-boyfriend to Harvard Law School to win him back…
Collectors of trendy handbags might be more likely talking about what brands like Louis Vuitton would be bringing out next from their designers, but back in the 1990s there was another name that was on the mouths of many girls and women of the time: Kate Spade. One might say that her bags, the brainchild…
