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2 days ago | 
lifestyle.inquirer.net | Pauline Miranda
After three seasons, the beloved coming-of-age LGBTQIA+ romcom “Heartstopper” is soon seeing its end. On the anniversary of “Heartstopper”’s very first episode release, Netflix announced that a movie adaptation of the yet-to-be-published final volume of Alice Oseman’s graphic novel will start filming this summer. The film will also be written by Oseman, and will feature the return of Kit Connor and Joe Locke as Nick and Charlie.
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4 days ago | 
lifestyle.inquirer.net | Pauline Miranda
Being one of the most (if not the most) influential bands in the world, The Beatles’ life and legacy would unsurprisingly be the perfect subject of many a tribute. There have been documentaries and movies made over the years, but nothing yet quite as ambitious as the upcoming biopics to be directed by Sam Mendes. The upcoming Beatles films—four of them—will feature and be told from the perspective of each band member.
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1 week ago | 
lifestyle.inquirer.net | Pauline Miranda
Milan once again burst with creativity as it held its annual Milan Design Week or Salone del Mobile, one of the world’s most anticipated events as the most brilliant creators and innovators in fields like art, culture, fashion, architecture, and even tech converged in the Italian city. Beyond the major design week festivities, various other adjacent design events took place simultaneously around the city. One of which is the Fuori Salone, which traces its roots back to the 1980s.
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2 weeks ago | 
lifestyle.inquirer.net | Pauline Miranda
Unveiling the story behind the rarely talked about Lenten practice For Catholics, Lent means a period of sacrifice. Often, we think of this in terms of food: abstaining from meat on Fridays (hence the popularity of fish and monggo among Filipinos), or temporarily giving up certain comforts or pleasures. In church, a number of practices also change every Lenten season.
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3 weeks ago | 
lifestyle.inquirer.net | Pauline Miranda
As they fly into Manila for the National Basketball Training Center Tournament, hundreds of young Fil-Am basketball players are also bringing in shoes and basketballs to donateWhile Filipinos are now becoming known in a wider range of sports, we can’t deny the place basketball will always hold in the heart of our culture. It’s a “way of life,” so to speak—and for many, simply having a hoop and a ball is enough to enjoy the game.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
asianews.network | Pauline Miranda
August 8, 2024 MANILA – Catering the entire Paris Olympics is no simple operation. In a day, the Olympic Village restaurant, which runs 24/7, puts out 40,000 meals and is run by 200 cooks. To serve the needs and preferences of up to 15,000 athletes, it’s also essential to have variety on the menu. The chefs of Sodexo Live, the caterer of the Olympic Village restaurant, created over 500 recipes that span four different culinary themes (international, French, Asian, and African and Caribbean).
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Jul 9, 2024 | 
asianews.network | Pauline Miranda
July 9, 2024 MANILA – It’s likely impossible to meet a person who is not part of any sort of fandom today, especially that of an artist. With such easy access to music and the artists’ lives themselves through the internet and social media, it’s not surprising how deeply intertwined music fandom now is with daily life. But this isn’t an entirely new phenomenon. Girl groups and boy bands have been popular since time immemorial—even way earlier than the hit pop artists of the ’90s and early aughts.
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Jun 25, 2024 | 
lifestyle.inquirer.net | Jar Concengco |Inquirer.net BrandRoom |Pauline Miranda |Christian San Jose
Okada Manila recently mounted an exclusive launch party with Rémy Martin for the introduction of Rémy Martin XO Night, which is exclusively available at Okada Manila. Rémy Martin XO Night is the newest addition to Remy Martin’s iconic cognac collection, an exceptionally abundant, aromatic cognac expertly blended from a multitude of eaux-de-vie from Grande Champagne and Petite Champagne, aged for at least 10 years.
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Jun 24, 2024 | 
asianews.network | Pauline Miranda
June 25, 2024 MANILA – It’s not just film and TV where we’re seeing more stories of the LGBTQIA+ experience get told; theater, too, has become a large platform for the community’s representation.
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Jun 24, 2024 | 
lifestyle.inquirer.net | Jar Concengco |Carl Martin Agustin |Lala Singian |Pauline Miranda
Ahead of the release of her debut single “Leave a Message,” a!ka recalls the moments of self-doubt and clarity that shaped her into the musician she is todayWe’re all to some extent afraid of failure. Whatever the reason may be, the fear of not living up to expectations can be paralyzing. After all, one can’t fail when there’s nothing to fail in. As talented as she is, even Aika Zabala felt the very same.
