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The romantic movement
Filipinos just can't get enough of romance novels. Here's why. 

johannapoblete
Apr 24, 200910 min read
 
 


Up close and personal
Transgender individuals in the midst of the transition process share their experience. 

johannapoblete
Mar 27, 20098 min read
 
 


Cultural inheritance
Intervention is needed to save what is left of our vanishing architectural heritage. 

johannapoblete
Mar 20, 20098 min read
 
 


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
 
 


Living history
The barong gets full coverage in this coffee table book.

johannapoblete
Jan 12, 20096 min read
 
 


Story thread
Acclaimed designer Patis Tesoro observes that, in the end, it's all about the craft.

johannapoblete
Jan 1, 20094 min read
 
 


Bobby Chinn: chef, restaurateur, global mutt...
Bobby Chinn talks shit (in isaw), having no limits, and cooking in the Wild, Wild, East.

johannapoblete
Nov 6, 20089 min read
 
 


High jinks
A crash course in skydiving starts gnarly but ends well for the writer. 

johannapoblete
Jul 18, 20089 min read
 
 


In the bag
Designer Rafé Totengco reveals where he keeps his ideas.  

johannapoblete
Jun 1, 20083 min read
 
 


Pinatubo on a shoestring
"Let’s go climb Mt. Pinatubo and swim in the crater, on the cheap, it will be fun!"

johannapoblete
Apr 30, 20089 min read
 
 


Going off the deep end
An open water diving experience from someone who, at the time, did not really know how to swim. 

johannapoblete
Mar 7, 20086 min read
 
 


The Art of Natori
A quick catch-up with Josie Natori, home after 44 years abroad.

johannapoblete
Feb 29, 20084 min read
 
 


Hamlet exposed
Hamlet in a post-apocalyptic world remains a moral dilemma resolved too late. 

johannapoblete
Feb 8, 20084 min read
 
 


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

johannapoblete
Feb 1, 20084 min read
 
 


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
 
 


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
 
 


Good impression
Jeweler Hans Brumann takes inspiration from the father of the impressionists. 

johannapoblete
Dec 1, 20074 min read
 
 


Surf's up
Why the surfing craze is here to stay. 

johannapoblete
Nov 23, 20076 min read
 
 


Drop-dead gorgeous
Morticians name their favorite cosmetics brands—and some of them are in your glam kit, too. 

johannapoblete
Oct 29, 20074 min read
 
 


Crossing oceans to crash on couches
Long before Airbnb became a household name, adventurous travelers tried CouchSurfing. 

johannapoblete
Sep 17, 20077 min read
 
 
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