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JT Nisay
No kid with a dream ever loses in Disney
SIX Disney Princess-inspired girls chosen from a nationwide search starred in the first Disney and Globe Studio digital reality series, titled Disney Princess: I Dare to Dream. In a 10-webisode journey of self-discovery, what the finalists were all wishing upon a star was the prize of a Tokyo Disneyland trip and a ticket to the premier of Beauty and the Beast in Japan.
Right in the heart of the action
IN 1946 film mogul Darryl F. Zanuck made a bold prediction about a burgeoning invention: “Television won’t be able to hold on to any market it captures after the first six months. People will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every night.”
Economist says football can blossom into a ‘major industry’ in PHL
It won’t be quick, but it can be done.
CNN PHL announces revamped flagship newscast, new shows, hosts shuffle
FOUR new shows, including a relaunched flagship newscast and a rotation of hosting assignments, highlight CNN Philippines’s plans of a refreshed news program lineup for 2017.
Lea Salonga on ‘Fun Home’ role: ‘I’ve been waiting my whole career to do something like this’
THEATER star Lea Salonga said in a recent news conference she primarily identifies herself as a singer. That’s why she raved over her casting in the award-winning musical Fun Home, where the singing was “secondary”.
The talking comes only after the walking
THE sun was at its highest but the closed curtains kept the heat and the public’s eyes from entering the quaint Makati City restaurant that was closed for a function. CNN Philippines was set to announce its new lineup of news programs, and minutes before the press conference began, a courteous woman in the venue was making rounds from one table of media members to another. She was equipped with a warm smile and a uniform greeting: “Hi. How are you? I’m Armie.”
Trading it all for the sweet life
GEL Salonga took her place behind the table, and started her cooking demo of the Bibingka Cheesecake. She started with a rundown of the ingredients for the crust: “You’ll need ¼ cup of melted Magnolia Gold Butter Unsalted, 1-1/2 cups of La Pacita Graham Crackers and 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar.” Everything has to be measured right.
How does ‘AlDub’ keep each new project familiar yet fresh? Think ‘adobo’, says Alden Richards
REMEMBER when Maine Mendoza first flashed “the look” at Alden Richards?
Do you want to feel relaxed or recharged? Read on
SPA visits don’t always have to start with confused skimming of treatments that you know little about or have never heard before. To save you time from asking what does what and which gives you the best care pronto, I’M Onsen Spa in I’M Hotel does all the asking.
Watching and learning from every nook and cranny
A little girl who can’t be older than 5 was holding her father’s hand through a walk at Bonifacio High Street. The father traded glances between the stores on the left and the walkway in front, while all throughout the daughter had her sights at the open space on the right.
Flowers? Chocolates? How about a scrapbook
Gentlemen, in case her subtle hints aren’t enough, it’s already the 14th next week. Keep that in mind the next time you wonder why she has recently started to bring up the trip that never was, or why she makes kwento over and over and over again how sweet her friend’s significant other is—all of which are just bound to get “less subtle” as Tuesday approaches.
Bounce back: A reminder from Roger Federer and Steve Harvey
ALONG with assigned readings, the other thing in college that our Philippine Government and Constitution class studied is the professor’s body language.
What’s your ‘Wednesday Resolution’?
It’s the first time since 2014 that the Chinese New Year celebration falls in January, giving the month two New Year observations, and the people double opportunities to start fresh in a span of four weeks, so to speak. But that’s nonsense.
Never out of character
It’s fair to feel frightened when Cherie Gil starts to pull out a fan from the depths of hell, or maybe her bag. The Filipino audience has despised the actress for her countless masterful portrayals of antagonists over the years that they’re predisposed to fill in the sequence: Cherie will whip the fan to its full stretch, lay it flat it on her chest and fan herself in the least efficient but most sinister way possible—all before raising her chin to shoot squinted death stares.
Engaging in a recreational activity can afford you the world
“So how does it feel? To stand on the board?” a friend asked, after I told him of a recent surfing trip. To answer that it was “fun” won’t be inaccurate, but it’s just too weak a description for an experience that merits more than a lazy adjective. I wanted to give the rush justice with an elaborate answer, because it was an elaborate feeling.
The sound of healing and the symphony of beginnings
American Alphonse Cassone was working in his garage on a device to separate gold from shale with the use of sounds when, just like all previous garage inventors before him, he hit what later proved to be a medical breakthrough.
Paolo Ballesteros has always been ready for his close-up
THE master of makeup metamorphosis, Paolo Ballesteros said that he is color blind.
‘Mano Po 7’ director rues MMFF snub, but says their ‘ultimate goal is to make a good film’
DIRECTOR Ian Lorenos admitted he was saddened his film Mano Po 7: Chinoy was among the cuts from this year’s revamped Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF). However, he maintained all is not lost for the latest instalment in the 14-year-old film franchise.
Hidalgo’s prized ‘La Inocencia’ and other ‘kingly treasures’ hit the market
AT the foreground of a spring Parisian garden in Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo’s La Inocencia stands a young lady wearing a translucent yellow dress and a colorless gaze. The woman, who experts argue was Hidalgo’s favorite-model-turned-companion Maria Yrritia, has her head slightly tilted and looks straight at the viewer while nibbling on a flower’s stem.
Have a lit holiday season
IT’S more than just Christmas lights that illuminate the spirit of the holidays. At The Gallery in Greenbelt 5 recently, Ayala Malls rolled out its series of festivities for the Yuletide season, titled “Lov’Em Lit Holidays.”
The more things change, the more Tutuban stays the same
ONE never truly knows the extent of his strength and dexterity until he binge-shops at Tutuban Center, and then see how many stuffed multicolored plastic sando bags can hang on his curled fingers. In no other situation in life does the pinky hold a higher purpose.
HP casts good ‘Omen’ to gaming
There’s a growing sense that the next big industry will be eSports, or professional video gaming, with numbers from several studies to back up the claim, including HP’s February 2016 research on gaming brands and behavior.
Moto says ‘hello’ again with not just phones, but a whole ‘ecosystem’
ALL smiles, the opening speaker at Motorola Mobility’s recent relaunch in the country took the stage, calling the event the “dawn of a new era in the smartphone industry.”
‘Why check in if you can move in?’
BOLD but not without bearing is the question in that headline, which also serves as the tagline of the newly unveiled premier lifestyle address in Cebu, The Residences at the Sheraton Cebu Mactan Resort.
Smooth skin, bro
THAT men roll out of bed and hit the shower with a mere bar soap to be used for their body, face, hair and soul (regardless of whether the soap is theirs), not bothering to comb at all before stepping out of the house—all that may be true.
What Annie’s red dress originally stood for
WHEN Annie first said you can bet your bottom dollar the sun will come out tomorrow, it wasn’t just herself or the orphans in whom she’s inspiring optimism.