Last goodbye
By Joseph L. Garcia
鈥淒eath alone can make others respect our sufferings; and through death the most pitiable sufferings acquire dignity,鈥 said Thomas Mann in...
Why did Lambo give Marvel a Hurac谩n to destroy in Dr. Strange?
IN THE LATEST Marvel Comics film, Doctor Strange, the titular character is a wealthy neurosurgeon who loses the use of his hands in a...
Cheap style is expensive
By Joseph L. Garcia, Reporter
If it is true that the outcome of desire is oppression, then the fashion industry has a lot to answer...
Discovering more than gold in Compostela Valley
By Carmencita A. Carillo and Maya M. Padillo
COMPOSTELA VALLEY 鈥 The ride down the smooth, winding road leading to this province from its southeastern...
Self-defense 101:聽engage,聽escape,聽run
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman
In a Utopian world, the genders are equal and violence is a foreign concept. But in reality, women are...
When is a coffee mug a donut?聽Topology explains it
PARIS -- A topologist is a person who cannot tell the difference between a coffee mug and a donut -- so goes a joke...
The blurry drunk driving situation
By Dinna Louise C. Dayao
The extraordinary thing about Republic Act No. 10586 or the Anti-Drunk and Drugged Driving Act of 2013 is that it...
Cambodia gets road safety data right
THE World Health Organization (WHO) was part of a partnership that developed the road traffic injury information system in Cambodia. The system began in...
When hunger strikes
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman, Reporter
It鈥檚 part of our culture to tidy things up when a visitor is expected. When foreign leaders and...
Walk beyond the wall
By Marifi S. Jara
BERLIN is not quite in the league of London, Paris, Rome, or Amsterdam in terms of making it to people鈥檚 bucket...
Beer and loafing in Laos
By Robert JA Basilio, Jr.
VIENTIANE, the capital of Laos, had me worried.
No, it wasn鈥檛 the socialist government nor the state-controlled media.
It was the city鈥檚...
Bar-hopping in Dallas after Orlando
By Joseph L. Garcia
SEVERAL NEWS OUTLETS reported on the haunting din of the ringing of mobile phones on the early morning of June 12...