There is no question that Japanese manga and anime has long become well-known to the whole world. Generally however, certain manga/anime series and genres seem more popular in one global region than all others. “Shounen” action anime like “Saint Seiya” are hits in Latin America, as are sports anime which is shared in turn with…
The 61st Annual Grammy Awards played out the evening of Sunday, February 10, at the Staples Center with Alicia Keys as host, and despite its roll of nominations coming across as an act of contrition to last year’s list which was dominated by male performers the overall mood was that it was not so hot.…
There were many other contestants in the 2018 Miss Universe beauty pageant that caught the hearts of the audience in Thailand and around the world, than just the eventual winner the Australian-Filipina Miss Philippines, Catriona Gray. There was also Miss Spain Angela Ponce, who despite never placing even in the Top 20 was remembered for…
It seems as if the Filipino people are, whether deliberately or not, striving being one of the biggest users of electronic communication devices out of most other countries in the world. It was just over a decade or so ago, when analysts were sort of declaring the Philippines to be the widest users of short…
There is little question on which between local and international ride-hailing services are dominating in Southeast Asia. And among the regional icons of that industry, Grab from Singapore stands at the top. Its infrastructure is well known to have been bolstered by its acquisition last year of the assets left behind by the abortive Uber…
There is a marked increase in difficult challenges when a new reality competition tries to premiere on network TV in the US. There are either already existing shows with multiple seasons already with an established audience like NBC’s “America’s Got Talent”, which is currently running a spinoff subtitled “The Champions” which brings many popular contestants…
If a Filipino music fan that has listened to decades’ worth of songs, is asked who might be best identified as being the foundation of the “Pinoy Rock” genre, it would have to be the Juan de la Cruz Band. It started in 1968 as a five-player ensemble with an ever-changing lineup, but the band…
