Much can be said about how many times a certain market seems to be a tug-of-war between only two entities. In superhero comics the most instantly-remembered are Marvel (under Disney) and DC (under Warner Bros.). Here in the Philippines the struggle for local broadcast TV seems only between GMA and ABS-CBN. Then there is the…
R-E-S-P-E-C-T, we know what it means, don’t we? This was a famous line from “Respect”, a song originally by Otis Redding in 1965 that found new life and new meaning through a 1967 rearrangement by R&B artist Aretha Franklin. This version became an anthem of sorts for the feminist movement at the time, and turned…
With Blizzard Entertainment, the highly-regarded PC videogame developer and subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, you can pretty much tell which of their game franchises they love most from the gap between releases of sequels or expansions. There is no doubt that “World of Warcraft” the MMO spinoff of the once-iconic RTS series “Warcraft” is their cash…
Nothing quite catches the interest of an engagement or marriage in show business than a noticeable age gap between the couple. This is perhaps why fans and the media are currently paying attention to the wedding plans of American pop star Nick Jonas, age 25, and international superstar from India Priyanka Chopra (ABC’s “Quantico”), 36.…
Uber has been regarded as one of the major pioneers of the ride-hailing service. Through their meteoric rise it became a welcome option to call for transport on the dot by contacting contracted drivers on a smartphone app. The success of Uber in this regard helped it to establish an international presence years ago. However,…
Some government and private employees may be loath to admit it to the same levels as a majority of students at school, but it is true that many people look forward to the year’s Holidays. These are the days when classes are cancelled and no work is scheduled; that is something to like, right? Well,…
Perhaps, to someone with a casual knowledge of consumer-use electronic cars, the first brand name to come to mind is Tesla, one of the many company brainchildren of Elon Musk. Not only is it trying its hard best to break into true mass-production with their latest Model 3 sedan, Tesla is also well established globally…
We know of at least four upcoming movies from Disney that are live-action adaptations of installments from their long-running Animated Canon. Next year alone there will be three films: “Dumbo”, “Aladdin” and “The Lion King”. On 2020 a live-action “Mulan” is scheduled to premiere. That film has already gotten plenty of discussion buzz from Disney…
It is well known among followers of the long-running “James Bond” film franchise that the current actor, Daniel Craig, is considering perhaps only one more film project before he finally retires from the role of the suave world-saving British super-spy. It is also a prominent topic of discussion with the fandom that, among the UK-based…
The 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang will be having its opening ceremony this coming Saturday, and from the early part of this week basketball enthusiasts around the country were feeling the frustration of yet another pipe dream. Just how difficult could it be to have NBA player Jordan Clarkson, a Philippine passport-holder, to…
Anybody who hears the title “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” will most likely, if not cite the original character from Archie Comics, recall the hit ABC sitcom that aired in the nineties starring Melissa Joan Hart. The character would probably be remembered as the kind-hearted if occasionally mischievous spell-caster saddled with mundane teenage problems from that…
The grownups (mostly) have fired their salvos for what they think to be the most deserving movies and TV series for this year in the many awards ceremonies that that already taken place earlier this year. This time it is the turn of a much younger demographic to vote for their favorites to give awards…
