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Bloomingdale’s today, N.Y. Fashion Week next?
By Cristina DC Pastor The t-shirt was the beginning for designer Robin Tomas, son of Imelda Marcos impersonator Tessie Tomas. But, boy, was it a jumpstarter: The shirt he designed for Supima – marketing unit of American Pima cotton — won in 2009, impressing the likes of New York Times fashion editor Horacio Silva and […]
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A Copa moment with Frank, Joe and Andy
By Tony Joaquin In the fifties, as I was attuned to jazz music and new talents in bands and performers, I read a lot about the Copacabana Club of Manhattan where big name stars like Bing Crosby and Bob Hope used to perform. I had no inkling that one day I would be part of […]
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Women’s advocate Pilar Pilapil survives stabbing attack
By Ludy A. Ongkeko, Ph.D. Actress-beauty queen Pilar Pilapil’s voice rang loud and clear on April 14 as a well-known advocate for abused women. Yet, her voice was unheard several hours later as she cried “help” as she was being stabbed repeatedly by two armed men. That same date, paradoxically and woefully, Pilar joined the […]
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• ‘Dulcie Dee ‘glorifies’ the penis • Rich Kiamco hosts comedy benefit April 17
In an email, Dulcie Dee announced that in her next series of paintings, she will “glorify” the penis. I took one look at the attached photos and it appeared like she was actually prettifying it. I’ve never seen penis richly decorated with rhinestones and ribbons, lace and leaves, fish and flowers, and hearts and glitters. […]
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• Activists denounce all U.S. wars • Catch flick in Jersey theater • A busy week for new ambassador
FilAm activists formed part of the Asian American contingent during the April 9, 2011 United National Anti-war Coalition mobilization at Union Square. Demonstrators called for an immediate end to U.S. wars in Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, and other parts of the world, as well as a reallocation of public funds towards public services, such as health […]
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‘Soho’s the new kid on the block for now’
By Cristina DC Pastor Film critic and journalist Luis Pedron is co-founder and president of the Soho International Film Festival now on its second year. TF: I didn’t know the Soho filmfest was founded by Filipinos. LP: Yeah, the SIFF NYC was founded by Filipinos all: Jorge Ballos, Noli Parumog and me. We decided to […]
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‘I couldn’t be Manny Pacquiao, so I joined a band’
By Anna Sian Last February, I was in the midst of editing a proposal for an engineering consulting firm, when the phone at my desk started ringing. I was called into the Human Resources office and promptly laid off. Well, not the worst thing in the world, I thought, it wasn’t really my thing anyway. […]
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When Manila manufactured its own Elizabeth Taylor
By Tony Joaquin The Philippines in the 1950s exuded arts and culture. Perhaps, it was because the country had just begun to slowly recover from a horrible world war barely five years before. In Manila there were stage presentations galore in schools as well as by private drama groups such as the Barangay Theatre Guild […]
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‘Spider-Man’ actress: Racism is the real villain
By Maricar CP Hampton An accident in “Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark” did not deter Teresa Victoria Carpio – nicknamed T.V. — from taking on the role of Queen meanie Arachne. TF: You suffered an injury in one of your performances. How are you doing now? TVC: I’m much better. Hopefully I’ll be going back […]