The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) eagerly brings Filipino foodies “Serve It, Singapore!” — a brand new online series featuring the one-of-a-kind dining experiences waiting to be had at the Lion City for the rest of 2023. In one Featr episode, Erwan Heusaff goes on a mission to find the best …
Read More »Murray leads Nuggets rally in Game 2 win
LOS ANGELES: Jamal Murray scored 23 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter as a furious finale carried the Denver Nuggets to a 108-103 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday (Friday in Manila) and a 2-0 lead in their NBA Western Conference final series. Two-time NBA Most …
Read More »Quebec funeral homes offer space for families to gather, say goodbye at assisted deaths
While funeral homes are places where you usually end up after you die, Patrick Savoie’s father-in-law decided to die in one instead. That choice underscores the difficulty of finding a supportive environment in which to die, one palliative care doctor says. Quebec’s Seniors Ministry looking into legality of charging money …
Read More »This Makati resto-pub boasts massive on-site brewery
In 2014, Alec, Raymond, and Noel Jr. Tempongko set out to create a place where people could treat themselves to a tall, refreshing glass of craft beer after a hard day’s work. The Tempongko brothers wanted it to be where expertly crafted beers were paired with a delectable menu of …
Read More »High school theatre is back — and students are hungry to hit the stage
Auditoriums went dark and many productions were paused indefinitely or cancelled during the pandemic. A mostly regular school year has changed that. Staff and students eager to get on stage have returned in numbers rivalling pre-pandemic times. After the pandemic cancelled performances, rights companies say licenses are returning to pre-COVID …
Read More »CBRM mayor says financial plan is new, but problems and solutions aren’t
Cape Breton Regional Municipality has sent a plan to the province that it says addresses red flags raised by the municipal affairs minister earlier this year. In January, John Lohr said he was alarmed by CBRM’s level of uncollected taxes, the municipality’s low financial reserves and its debt management. Mayor …
Read More »Tough spring for allergies? Meet a man who’s been doing pollen counts since 1968
Jim Anderson gathers pollen samples from the roof of the building where he works in London’s SoHo neighbourhood. It’s a labour of love for the aerobiologist who’s been gathering samples since the late 1960s. The data is sent to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Almost every day, …
Read More »Make time for museums
While literature, dance, music, books, films and electronic media all have their intrinsic roles in the enhancement and preservation of a nation’s culture, nothing beats museums in presenting physical — and therefore incontrovertible — evidence of the historical epochs that occurred in the distant and not-so-distant past. This utility of …
Read More »Sounding the alarm on the rise of chatbots
AI systems have the capability to not only distort facts, but also to mislead and deceive. To underscore this potential for evil, one senator at the hearing, Richard Blumenthal, presented a recorded speech delivered by someone that sounded like him, but was actually a voice clone created by a ChatGPT. …
Read More »Marcos mum on seeming speakership row
At a Glance Marcos: I won’t make any comments about the speakership. Duterte’s resignation from Lakas-CMD came after the party’s chairman emeritus, former president and Pampanga Second District Representative Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, was replaced as senior deputy speaker at the House of Representatives. House Speaker Romualdez is the president of Lakas-CMD. …
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