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Pinoy mailman’s retirement message melting hearts online

RHIA GRANA
Updated as of Jan 31 01:20 PM

‘Thank you Lord, I’m done.’ The video of Anthony Vives’ last day at work is spreading good vibes online. It was even picked up by US evening news Read more »

Booksale: How bargain books built a P600-M-a-year business

RHIA GRANA
Updated as of Jan 29 09:28 PM

After 40 years of running the biggest bargain book store chain in the country, Manny Sison is sharing his journey, and a new mission Read more »

Holocaust remembrance on TikTok

Johanna Rüdiger, Deutsche Welle
Updated as of Jan 29 11:43 AM

Holocaust survivors and concentration camp memorial sites are taking to the video-based social media platform to raise awareness among young users. Read more »

Illusion, immortality, and the Hollywood dream

Andrew Paredes
Posted at Jan 28 07:38 PM

Thanks to a fluid camera, a caffeinated, jazz-infused score, and propulsive editing, Damien Chazelle shows us how moviemaking skates on the edge of disaster Read more »

Art Fair PH’s biggest achievement on its 10th year

ANCX Staff
Updated as of Jan 27 06:35 PM

This February marks the fair’s 10th year. Organizer Trickie Lopa looks back on how it all started and what it’s achieved Read more »

White Castle Whisky closes chapter on an old formula

GIAN LAO
Updated as of Jan 29 11:40 AM

“There’s tradition,” says Aaron Limpe-Aw. “But if it doesn’t work anymore, [you have to change].” Read more »

40 years since Nena's '99 Luftballons' became a global hit

Silke Wünsch, Deutsche Welle
Posted at Jan 24 09:20 PM

Despite the recording company's initial doubts about the song's potential, "99 Red Balloons" topped charts worldwide. Read more »

How the myth of whiteness in classical sculpture was created

Sarah Hucal, Deutsche Welle
Posted at Jan 24 08:56 PM

The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ideological purposes. But recent exhibitions have shed new light on the colorful ancient world. Read more »

2023: Year of the Rabbit

Brenda Haas, Deutsche Welle
Posted at Jan 22 11:33 PM

A symbol of prosperity, abundance and fertility in Chinese, European and some American cultures, here's a look at some famous rabbits of pop culture. Read more »

What awaits Marcos Jr this year of the Water Rabbit

ANCX Staff
Posted at Jan 22 07:06 PM

According to Feng shui master Chau Kam Shing, it will be a challenging year for the President who was born under the sign of the Fire Rooster Read more »

The queen of rock 'n' roll: Remembering Janis Joplin

Rick Fulker, Deutsche Welle
Posted at Jan 21 08:48 PM

Texan girl, blues queen and music pioneer: The iconic figure in the 1960s hippie and women's liberation movement, who would have been 80, remains legendary to this day. Read more »

The cult of the 90s

Torsten Landsberg
Posted at Jan 21 07:33 PM

Remember "That '70s Show"? Netflix has revived the hit TV series with "That '90s Show," a sequel that indulges in 1990s nostalgia. But what defined the era? Read more »

Tom Hanks is reason ‘A Man Called Otto’ is a warm hug

Andrew Paredes
Posted at Jan 20 12:48 PM

The Oscar-winning actor might be the film’s biggest drawback but he’s also the reason audiences will warm up to this dramedy Read more »

This show attempts to bring Dalagang Bukid back to life

Gary-Ross Pastrana
Updated as of Jan 20 10:03 PM

A new show at Silverlens Manila sets the lost film by Jose Nepomuceno into motion, thru bits of information, AI and early viewing devices Read more »

How homeschooling strengthened this young family’s bond

PARTNER FEATURE
Updated as of Jan 19 06:22 PM

The former ANC anchor and PLDT Home ambassador talks online learning, strengthening family and friendship ties, and staying connected through the power of the internet Read more »

'American Psycho' author Bret Easton Ellis returns

Verena Greb, Deutsche Welle
Updated as of Jan 18 09:32 PM

Ellis' first work of fiction after a 13-year-long gap is called "The Shards" and is set in Los Angeles in 1981. Read more »

Pinoy in 2018 Thai cave rescue on living fearlessly

RHIA GRANA
Updated as of Jan 18 06:55 PM

While unheralded, Cedjie Aquino and his friends also risked their lives just to try and rescue the 12 young Thai athletes Read more »

3M faithful join foot procession for Sto. Niño de Cebu

Annie Perez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 15 11:11 AM

After two years, the Cebuano devotion was seen back on the streets as the solemn foot procession for the feast of the Santo Niño De Cebu or Senyor Santo Niño was held Saturday afternoon. Read more »

Cebu holds fluvial procession for Santo Niño de Cebu

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 14 12:33 PM

Participating vessels in this year's fluvial procession for the Santo Niño de Cebu have sailed Saturday as part of the Sinulog 2023 celebrations. Read more »

Grief for Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Jan 14 07:32 AM

The 54-year-old singer was rushed to a hospital hours before her death. Celebrities from Tom Hanks to Donatella Versace have reached out to her family. Read more »