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Swedish singer Zara Larsson, known for her songs Lush Life and Never Forget You, shares she had cut ties with Chinese telco giant Huawei, admitting it wasn’t “the smartest deal I’ve done.” In an interview with Swedish broadcaster TV4, Larsson answers questions about her collaboration with the brand following accusations from a local politician that […]
If there’s anything we’ve learned about motivational speakers anywhere in the world, it’s that some of them cannot walk the talk. It seems this is the case for evangelist and anti-bullying advocate Nick Vujicic, after his former assistant revealed that he was encouraged to resign when the motivational speaker learned that he was gay. Having […]
Olympians are so extra when they flex. In an Instagram video, US Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky swims a full lap with a glass of chocolate milk on her head and never spills a single drop. https://www.instagram.com/p/CDbzlwrlHfK/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link The video is the Olympian’s response to the Tiktok Got Milk? Challenge, which is part of the promotional […]
A rapper based in Connecticut, USA seems to have culturally appropriated all of Asia in a single music video. Conscience Castillo released his music video “Rush Hour” and it got so much flak online that he supposedly received a number of death threats and harassment because of it. The video in question was filled with […]
“There is no better time than now to engage in innovation.” These were the words of Ayala Corporation Chairman and CEO Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala during the Ignite the Spark: RVR SIKLAB Youth Nation Builders Webinar last July 25. He talked about how people-centric innovation and having a spirit of unity and commonality of […]
Filipinos all over the world are seemingly divided over a recent cultural appropriation issue on social media. In Washington DC, USA four Americans named their newly opened bar as Barkada Wine Bar, in reference to the Tagalog term for a group of friends. A Filipina based in Washington DC recently posted on Facebook a photo […]
Life has been difficult for most of us since lockdowns were imposed last March 2020 to contain the spread of the Covid-19 virus and mitigate the health risks of the pandemic. Enforced social distancing measures meant that people need to physically break away and retreat into as much isolation as possible to protect everyone’s health. For the Party […]
It seems like popular British author J.K. Rowling is feeling the effects of her recent controversy over transgender identity, after reports in the US show that the author’s book sales are lagging behind the industry’s overall growth in June of this year. Figures from industry expert NPD Bookscan noted a 31.4% overall growth from May […]
Green tea is known to have numerous health benefits, among which are protection against cancer or heart disease, improved brain function, and fat loss. But it seems there’s another health benefit we can add under its belt—it can lower your chances of catching the highly contagious norovirus when you eat contaminated food. Yes, norovirus. Not […]
