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Marathoner, anthem singer Jim Diego has died
By Gerald Tabios The running community has lost a beloved member. Jim Diego, a resident of Jackson Heights, Queens, has died at the age of 38. Cause of death remains unknown. On Monday, the parents issued a statement regarding Jim’s sudden demise. “It is with great sadness to share the news about the untimely passing of our beloved Jim Diego. Jim was our only child and was everything to Vic and me. Not only was he our […]
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The community is missing an Angel (Ram)
By Cristina DC Pastor In case you’re missing the gravelly singing style of Angel Ram, one of the community’s frequently-invited musical performers, it may take a while to see her back on stage. She’s been in a hospital since July undergoing one medical procedure after another, according to a GoFundMe fundraiser organized by her friend […]
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‘Harry and Meghan:’ Shame and scandal in the (royal) family
By Wendell Gaa Scandals and intrigue have been a bedrock of the British Royal Family since time immemorial, but there is just something about the fallout between Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle and the rest of the royal family which has angered, intrigued and captivated public imagination. This never-ending royal saga is even […]
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‘Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros’ screens at NYU on Dec 9
By Gil Quito Years after the MoMA and Film Society of Lincoln Center chose “Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros”/The Flowering of Maximo Oliveros as its opening night presentation for the annual New Directors/New Films exhibition, Auraeus Solito’s “Pagdadalaga” will make a rare return appearance to a New York theater on Friday, December 9, at 7:30 p.m. The screening at New […]
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A Christmas movie full of charm and hilarity
By Wendell Gaa Christmas is always peak season for films and TV specials. From the classic “It’s A Wonderful Life” with the late great Jimmy Stewart to the comedic “Home Alone” films of Macauley Culkin, holiday movies have warmed our hearts and drawn our families closer together this time of the year. Now available for […]
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Remember Tam of ‘Miss Saigon’? Meet Geena Quintos!
By Cristina DC Pastor How many of us who watched “Miss Saigon” on Broadway in the 1990s, thought the young child who played Tam was a boy? How so wrong we were! This week I met 29-year-old theater actress Geena Quintos who remembers going to Broadway Theatre every day for more than a year to […]
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OnlyFans millionaire is ex-Vegas Pinay stripper CJ Miles
One of the highest earning models at OnlyFans.com is a Filipina who was once an in-demand stripper in Las Vegas. The Daily Mail UK is reporting that CJ Miles, who “grew up in poverty in the Philippines,” is among the biggest earners of the popular adult-oriented site where she now makes $200,000 a month. “Now, […]
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Ruby Ibarra wins immigrant award for ‘creative promise in music’
Ruby Ibarra is one of three recipients of 2023 Vilcek Foundation Prize for Creative Promise in Music. She receives the Vilcek Prize for her hip-hop and spoken word performances that center her experience as a Filipina American woman, and for her powerful lyrics that address colonialism, immigration, colorism, and misogyny. Born in Tacloban City in […]
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Fil-Irish artist Julie Ann Earls makes a #Metoo film
Filipino-Irish actor Julie Ann Earls is doing a film inspired by the MeToo movement. It shines a light on the dating culture and asks the question whether there will come a time when men will no longer assume a woman cannot fight back. In her maiden short “Alpha,” Julie Ann is the writer, the producer […]