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In August 2012, Gillian Bayford and her then-husband Adrian Bayford won $187.5 million in a EuroMillions lottery. However, 15 months after the huge win in the lottery, the couple separated ways. Adrian Bayford revealed in a report in 2013 that the win was “stressful” and the stress of managing caused them to spend little time […]
Before the advent of digital printing which uses special ink crafted to resist weather damage and fading due to sunlight exposure, movie billboards were once hand-painted. For Taiwan, this was once a thriving tradition that is now on the brink of fading into a memory in history. Yen Chen-fa is the sole hand painter for […]
Life is hard. It doesn’t matter what country you’re living in; life is bound to be hard. As a nation, we always have this notion that somehow, life is better when you’re not in the Philippines. While there’s some truth to it (because who wouldn’t want to get rid of the increasing mundanity of our […]
After 34 years of Homer strangling his son Bart when things go wrong, ‘The Simpsons’ has seemingly stopped this shtick. On the 3rd episode of the show’s 35th season, The Simpsons family patriarch Homer was seen to declare that he’s a changed man/father while on a welcoming visit to their new neighbor, Thayer. Prior to […]
Someone, somewhere on X (formerly Twitter) could be saying right now, “Jesus stans are one of the worst fandoms in the world.” That statement, which has the potential to illicit some violent reactions from traditionalist thinkers and believers, might be true in some cases. Though hot as a take it is, many people also believe […]
France Volontaires has come a long way as a global force of goodwill since its inception in 2009. Operating under the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, the organization serves as a hub that unites the French government, local authorities, and different associations in the pursuit of promoting international volunteerism and solidarity. At its […]
Life is lived by dates. We start our journey on this earth on our birth date—a person’s first bookend, if you will—commemorated every year with an obligatory candle-blowing and butchering of the birthday song. Each year thereafter, we add page after page of dates, each date with a record of story or event of varying […]
Unfortunately, this is the sad reality for most Filipinos. At this point, we really can’t blame those who are now choosing to work either abroad or remotely due to high transportation costs and low wages in the Philippines. In a recent post on popular Facebook group, some local employees expressed their dismay at the uneven […]
Nero, the emperor of Rome who ruled from AD 54 to AD 68, was known to have an inclination towards the arts, particularly poetry, music, and theater. His famous last words were, “What an artist dies with me!” Experts believe he may have left behind physical remnants that refer to his love for the arts […]
