This is the story of a song that was not supposed to be a hit, a surprise life in a different country and a death no one expected.In 2004, American singer-songwriter-producer Keith Martin’s song “Because of You” was everywhere. You heard it on the radio. People were covering it on TV. Singers were recording and …
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Manix Abrera really is out of this world. The cartoonist (who just turned 40, thus is an Aquarius) behind the Inquirer’s “Kikomachine Komix” strip boasts a style that can only be described as cute on acid, stories which depict the daily tribulations of students at a university (everyone pretty much agrees it is a stand-in …
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Dance is something that has long been identified with Filipino women. The only dance exclusively identified with men, for good or ill, was something we had to learn for cultural or field demonstrations. Yes, this is the bane of grade school or high school experience involving coconut husks and being half-naked, the maglalatik. Cut to …
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Shefra Zamora can’t pinpoint a specific moment when they came out to their family. They never had “the talk” or made an announcement about them being nonbinary. “I just gradually changed and had a girlfriend. Acceptance was gradual as well. With my family, I didn’t think they knew until I went home for my grandparents’ …
If you’ve ever hung out at Route 196, Madz Ofalsa would be a familiar face. As the bar’s supervisor and head staff, Madz went above and beyond his duties in making sure that everyone who walked into those doors (or chose to chill outside) was having a good time. Whether it was a quiet night …
Millie Bobby Brown’s “Enola Holmes” co-star Louis Partridge hasn’t seen “Stranger Things.” And the young actor, who plays Lord Tewksbury, thinks that actually helped him during filming. “I didn’t go, (gasp) ‘It’s Eleven. It’s you.’ It was nice. I just got to see her as like, ‘I’ve heard a lot about you. You seem nice.’ …
Jose Mari Chan has become an ubiquitous symbol of the Filipino yuletide season, thanks to his holiday hit “Christmas in Our Hearts” and the countless memes counting down to September, the very early start of Pinoy Christmas. The singer-songwriter spent Sept. 1 with us on Zoom, talking and singing to us from his Makati home. …
When I was learning how to drive, I’d volunteer to park our cars in the garage so I can practice. One time I was parking my dad’s pick-up and when I thought I had done a good job considering the tight space I had to maneuver in, I forgot to put the gear into neutral …
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To celebrate Mother’s Day, we asked twenty-four to people share touching, sweet, funny stories about their mothers. Best adobo My Nanay cooks the best pork adobo. I can eat it every day! I’d always bring it as my potluck “ambag” in high school and college. My friends would expect it during reunions and other celebrations. …
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Dr. Marcelo “Mar” Jaochico’s personal battle against COVID-19 started with fever. Then came the loss of appetite, fatigue, diarrhea and shortness of breath. A week later, Dr. Jaochico, who is the provincial health chief of Pampanga, was in the ICU. As he fought to recover from the dreaded coronavirus, his daughter Cielo, a nurse, who …
