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Viñas DeLuxe Serves Sexy Camp in New #DragPop Music Video
Viñas DeLuxe, drag comedy queen, gets candid at her music video launch.

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Feb 28, 20236 min read
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The next stage
Musicians of the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) relive their Carnegie Hall concert and discuss new musical direction.

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Sep 1, 201610 min read
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Love and pain are neighbors
Love is messy, and unpredictable, and all shades of awkward in Almost, Maine.

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Feb 26, 20164 min read
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A love letter to Broadway?
Actor-director Joel Trinidad talks about the irreverence of Forbidden Broadway.

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May 12, 20124 min read
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Englishman in Manila
After a low-key dustup over the change in concert venue, Sting performs to an appreciative crowd.

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Dec 10, 20114 min read
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Two minutes with Adam
A quick interview with the glamorous Mr. Lambert.

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Sep 21, 20104 min read
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In the raw
Singer-songwriter Cynthia Alexander is charmingly philosophical at her live recording of Walk Down the Road.

johannapoblete
Jan 16, 20096 min read
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Hamlet exposed
Hamlet in a post-apocalyptic world remains a moral dilemma resolved too late.

johannapoblete
Feb 8, 20084 min read
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Sci-fi Hamlet
A futuristic Hamlet promises a fresh, edgy and more action-packed play—enough to draw in the non-theater-going youth.

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Feb 1, 20084 min read
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Sensibility and restraint
One for the books: Jose Mari Avellana and Bart Guingona bring 'Tuesdays with Morrie' to life onstage.

johannapoblete
Jan 18, 20085 min read
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Lessons in living: Inspirational tale Tuesdays with Morrie goes onstage
Jose Mari Avellana, playing opposite Bart Guingona, returns to the stage as the titular character in "Tuesdays with Morrie."

johannapoblete
Jan 12, 20084 min read
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Rockin' the church (Salamin converts the uninitiated to Christian rock)
A conversation with Salamin frontman Paolo Valenciano on rock, Christianity, and being "victims of parents that burn tapes, CDs."

johannapoblete
Sep 7, 20073 min read
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Branding the bands: mixing music with fashion
Filipino bands build their branding from head to toe to “be the trendsetter, as opposed to just following the trend."

johannapoblete
Aug 6, 20075 min read
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A passing fancy
A (rather harsh) review of Evanescence's album, The Open Door. Mein (inner/buried) goth forgive me.

johannapoblete
Nov 17, 20063 min read
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A major jones for The Little Willies
Norah Jones plays to her country roots in a band that pays homage to Willie Nelson, and it's rollicking fun.

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Mar 17, 20063 min read
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