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Visions of mermaids and tangos in a bar

There was at first a slight confusion over the name of the jazz bar where the event “Mermaids and Tangos” would be held. The numerals 78-45-33 served as the bar’s name. After some thinking, eureka! Those numbers refer to the formats of vinyl records—their revolutions per minute or RPM, depending on the record’s size (75, 45 or 33).

Visions of mermaids and tangos in a bar

A day of wine and roses with Pablo Tariman

Whenever I’d complain aloud to Pablo about the financial challenges of being a freelance writer, he would quiet me down by saying, in his serious baritone voice, “It’s the only good thing we know how to do.”

A day of wine and roses with Pablo Tariman

BTS’ j-hope is born to be onstage

j-hope definitely has to come back — this time with his brothers — to have a blast with Filo-ARMYs again and introduce them to his new favorite Filipino food! J-hope was obsessed with halo-halo and absolutely loved Filipino restaurant Manam’s spread: garlic rice, sisig (“My favorite!” he declared), crispy pata, and his charming take on sinigang na baboy sa sampaloc — “singnigang na baboy sa sampolic.”

BTS’ j-hope is born to be onstage

Tsek.ph relaunching on Feb. 7

Dedicated to combating disinformation with verified information, Tsek.ph – the Philippines’ pioneering fact-checking coalition – will relaunch on February 7, ahead of the May 12 elections.

Tsek.ph relaunching on Feb. 7