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LOS ANGELES—The giant stuffed bear, its face a twisted smile, lumbers across the screen. Menacing music swells. Is that a sledgehammer about to pulverize a minor character’s head?
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LOS ANGELES—The giant stuffed bear, its face a twisted smile, lumbers across the screen. Menacing music swells. Is that a sledgehammer about to pulverize a minor character’s head?
Last February, I joined my father on an 11-day trip to the infinitely fascinating land of China, also known as Zhōngguó, the Middle Kingdom, home to tofu nao, tea soup, and sweet, sweet sorghum liquor.
Former chef Jespher Millano may have hung his apron, but he continues to create sensorial experiences in the F&B scene as a restaurant and bar consultant
STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) skills are sought after, both by schools as well as workplaces that see the primacy of having these in their midst.
For the Catholic Church and many other Christian denominations, the Sunday before Easter marks the beginning of the most important week of the year, Holy Week.
CHICAGO (AP)—Not even education can close the pay gap that persists between women and men, according to a recent US Census Bureau report.
As more people reconsider how they travel on a warming planet, a small but growing contingent in Europe wants to switch from high-emission, short-haul planes to more climate-friendly sleeper trains.
Editor’s Note: BusinessMirror photojournalist Nonie Reyes embarked on a recent visual journey to Vietnam. This is the first of a two-part series.
In a country where the most common idea of family bonding is a Sunday stroll in an airconditioned mall, many were surprised with what was taking place at the SM Mall of Asia (MOA) Music Hall during one, sunny February weekend.
Of all the words in the English language, the word “OK” is pretty new. It’s only been used for about 185 years.
Everyone has been there. You get invited to something you absolutely do not want to attend—a holiday party, a family cookout, an expensive trip. But doubts and anxieties creep into your head as you weigh whether to decline.
A few months ago, Derek Carrier started seeing someone and became infatuated. He experienced a “ton” of romantic feelings but he also knew it was an illusion. That’s because his girlfriend was generated by artificial intelligence.
The CEO of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI said Tuesday that the dangers that keep him awake at night regarding artificial intelligence are the “very subtle societal misalignments” that could make the systems wreak havoc.
There are at least three holidays and cultural traditions centered on romantic love in China, including Valentine’s Day on February 14.
From setting a 60-minute daily screen time limit to having a new youth-focused section on its community guidelines, social media platform TikTok shared ahead of Safer Internet Day on Tuesday the manifold ways it promotes youth privacy and safety online.
Sexual predators. Addictive features. Suicide and eating disorders. Unrealistic beauty standards. Bullying. These are just some of the issues young people are dealing with on social media—and children’s advocates and lawmakers say companies are not doing enough to protect them.
Barbie was the biggest hit of 2023, the highest-grossing movie ever directed by a woman and a bona fide cultural sensation that turned movie theaters pink and left a still-going trail of think pieces in the wake of Greta Gerwig’s feminist fantasia.
The winner in the Oscar nominations race after a bruising year for the film industry was “Oppenheimer” with 13 nods, followed by the otherworldly “Poor Things” with 11 and the period epic “Killers of the Flower Moon” with 10.
Daniel Shapero has been at LinkedIn since 2008, when the Great Recession rocked the labor market. He’s since risen through the ranks to become the company’s chief operating officer, guiding the platform through significant strategic shifts.
More than three-quarters of professionals in Asia are considering taking new jobs this year, a LinkedIn report found, indicating that employees in a region known for long office hours are increasingly unwilling to “stick out” work they don’t want to do.
Many researchers have voiced ethical concerns about the potential effects of machine companionship. They are concerned that the more that people turn to machine companions, the more they’ll lose touch with other humans—yet another shift toward an existence of being “alone together,” to use sociologist Sherry Turkle’s term.
Tim Chi, the CEO of The Knot Worldwide, attended eight weddings in the year leading up to his own 2005 nuptials. After seeing all that stress and emotion firsthand, he started thinking about ways to make wedding planning easier.
It’s going to be a bumper time for space missions in 2024—especially to the Moon, our nearest neighbor. Here are some interesting space missions to watch out for this year.
During the pandemic, a third of people in the UK reported that their trust in science had increased, while 7 percent said that it had decreased. Why is there such a variety of responses?
Dick Coffee attended 781 consecutive University of Alabama football games. Meg Roh surfed through illness, storms and nightfall to maintain a seven-year daily surfing streak. Jon Sutherland ran at least 1 mile every day for over 52 years. Needless to say, an activity streak has the power to compel behavior.
People are gradually adopting more sustainable lifestyles, but many find it hard to change habits and often don’t know where to start their sustainability journey. So if you’re looking to make your life greener in 2024, here are some manageable and affordable changes you can make.
Christmas and New Year’s are days of celebration in many parts of the world when people gather with family and friends. One thing many typically don’t celebrate on those days is a birthday.
A sudden realization hit me. It’s from a line I read a year ago before starting my job.
It’s been a terrific year for video games. Developers hit their stride on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox X/S consoles, unleashing massive adventures big enough to satisfy gamers for weeks.
Global apparel retailer UNIQLO presented customers with a grand holiday festivity with their recent Tree Lighting Celebration at East B Parking Lot, 9th Avenue cor. 30th Street, Bonifacio Global City. It was a well-rounded kick-off to the holiday season, featuring the lighting of the larger-than-life UNIQLO Holiday tree, special treats from UNIQLO’s holiday partners, and memorable live performances from iconic local acts Jose Marie Chan and Ben&Ben.
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