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Badass transformation
Angelina Mead King, carchitect and racing enthusiast, discusses how true love drives transformation.

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Mar 3, 201711 min read
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A smorgasbord of delights
Nigella discovers the Philippines.

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Oct 1, 20164 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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Feats of shoemaking
The origin story of Sapatero.

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Jul 7, 20168 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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The genuine article
Artist and jewelry designer Wynn Wynn Ong explains her creative process.

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Jan 21, 201612 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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Born free-range
In Abra, an entrepreneurial couple produces free-range chickens — the French Label Rouge way — and Grade AA eggs.

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Sep 15, 20105 min read
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Crazy little thing called love
Why do we fall in love when it leaves us so vulnerable? And what do we do when that love dies? The doctors weigh in.

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Feb 12, 201010 min read
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Philippine idol
Multimedia artist Dr. Joaquin Gasgonia Palencia shares his fascination with the Ifugao rice god.

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Feb 1, 20105 min read
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The romantic movement
Filipinos just can't get enough of romance novels. Here's why.

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Apr 24, 200910 min read
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Up close and personal
Transgender individuals in the midst of the transition process share their experience.

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Mar 27, 20098 min read
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Cultural inheritance
Intervention is needed to save what is left of our vanishing architectural heritage.

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Mar 20, 20098 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.

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Jan 16, 20096 min read
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Living history
The barong gets full coverage in this coffee table book.

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Jan 12, 20096 min read
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Story thread
Acclaimed designer Patis Tesoro observes that, in the end, it's all about the craft.

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Jan 1, 20094 min read
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Bobby Chinn: chef, restaurateur, global mutt...
Bobby Chinn talks shit (in isaw), having no limits, and cooking in the Wild, Wild, East.

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Nov 6, 20089 min read
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High jinks
A crash course in skydiving starts gnarly but ends well for the writer.

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Jul 18, 20089 min read
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