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Press Club warns of disaster fraud: ‘Important to use our heads before we give with our hearts’
Make a generous donation but beware of scams and bogus solicitations. More important: Practice due diligence to make sure that your donations are making a real and direct impact on the devastated lives of the victims of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) in the Philippines. When the Super Typhoon swept through the Visayas, it destroyed billions worth […]
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Jersey City violinist to perform in Dec. 8 winter concert
Ryan Ramos of Jersey City will perform in the Greater Newark Youth Orchestra’s 24th annual winter concert on Sunday, December 8, at the Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway. The program showcases New Jersey’s student musicians in one concert. They include the Greater Newark Youth Orchestra (GNYO), the Greater Newark Chamber Orchestra (GNCO) and […]
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He repaired typewriters for Woody, Coppola; after 28 years he’s closing up shop
By Heather Dubin Bino Gan of Typewriters ‘N Things (profile) from Rupeshi Shah on Vimeo. After 28 years in the business, Bino Gan, owner of Typewriters ’N Things in the West Village, is closing up shop. Gan and his wife, Nita, who also sell office supplies and stationery, will bid their loyal customers a final […]
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‘Metro Manila’ and ‘Transit:’ Ambitious, impressive (Part 2)
By Joel David Sean Ellis’s “Metro Manila” is made of more ambitious stuff, the same way that Danny Boyle presumed that he was in a position to envision the slums of Mumbai as an Oscar-worthy film in “Slumdog Millionaire.” Alas, just as “Slumdog Millionaire” could only hope to repackage a proletarian children’s fantasy via all […]
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The OFW finds well-deserved recognition in Hollywood (Part 1)
By Joel David The present year, 2013, will be memorable for Pinoys mainly for the succession of national traumas it proffered, from the usual showbiz decouplings and sex scandals to pork-barrel exposés, separatist-militia violence, and global-scale natural disasters. On the other hand, those who wish to remember whatever positive developments occurred will have enough to […]
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‘Forever Families:’ What happens when adoption does not work out?
By Lorial Crowder On November 27th, an Ohio couple returned their 9-year old adopted son to Butler County Children’s Services with claims he was “displaying aggressive behavior and earlier threatened the family with a knife.” The boy was adopted and raised from infancy, according to reports. The couple was indicted on “misdemeanor counts of nonsupport” […]
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