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PENNYLANE
Biblinimal kingdom
by Rebecca C. Rodriguez - September 25, 2009 - 12:00am
The simple pleasures of childhood despite a fair share of loneliness and tragedy: finishing a good drawing, climbing a tree, and swimming in a carabao’s mud pool.
Walking on sunshine
by Rebecca C. Rodriguez - July 17, 2009 - 12:00am
Ah, the Philippines — where chaos meets calm.
Havin' a ball
by Rebecca C. Rodriguez - May 22, 2009 - 12:00am
There was a time when beach volleyball was so cool to watch.
Ocean deep and beyond
by Rebecca C. Rodriguez - May 15, 2009 - 12:00am
In Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic flick, Team Zissou goes on an expedition to hunt down the mysterious Jaguar Shark that killed a crewmember during the filming of their latest adventure.
Dig out the Britpop soul
by Rebecca C. Rodriguez - May 8, 2009 - 12:00am
It was the greatest gig ever, at least for me.
Brotherhood of the wolves
by Rebecca C. Rodriguez - December 5, 2008 - 12:00am
Back in the Nineties, the guys from Wolfgang — vocalist Basti Artadi, drummer Wolf Gemora, guitarist Manuel Legarda and bassist Mon Legaspi — stormed the heavy metal and hard rock scene.
Give 'em shelter
by Rebecca C. Rodriguez - November 14, 2008 - 12:00am
Being an advocate of change, the whole world was caught up in the buzz about Barack Obama winning the presidency in America. Out with the old from two wars to a damaged economy and in with the new...
Crossing the fine lines
by Rebecca C. Rodriguez - October 15, 2008 - 12:00am
Anti-aging has always been major concern for women. As the age goes up, the face goes down. Take a cue from Ancient Egyptian ...
Leading the way to a healthy lifestyle
by Rebecca C. Rodriguez - July 1, 2008 - 12:00am
An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but with today’s high-stress environment of toxins here, there, and everywhere, proper nutrition, coupled with an exercise regimen, might not be enough to maintain a healthy...
Ride the Rock Xpress
by Rebecca C. Rodriguez - June 27, 2008 - 12:00am
Beneath its austere beginnings during the martial law era, Pinoy rock has been bright and kaleidoscopic, with bands like Juan Dela Cruz, Sampaguita, Asin, Maria Cafra, Anakbayan and a whole lot more — all of...
Here’s to women’s health
by Rebecca C. Rodriguez - June 17, 2008 - 12:00am
In the 1990s, the all-girl British pop group the Spice Girls coined the term “girl power.” It aptly described the cultural phenomenon of women empowerment through ambition, assertiveness, and individualism....
Valley of the glammed
by Rebecca C. Rodriguez - May 21, 2008 - 12:00am
It is Sex and the City fever once again. At the London premiere held at Leicester Square, Sarah Jessica Parker wore a Philip Treacy acorn plant hat sculpture, which only her character Carrie Bradshaw can pull o...
Misty mountain hop
by Rebecca C. Rodrigu So I’m packing my bags for the Misty Mountains, where the spirits go now/ Over the hills where the spirits fly – Led Zeppelin
The new brew in beauty
by Rebecca C. Rodriguez - April 30, 2008 - 12:00am
What’s the best part about waking up? A hot cup of coffee to perk up our hung-over mornings. On Oprah, Ivanka Trump even admitted to drinking at least five cups a day to get her caffeine fix. Well, it turns...
After high school, i-school
by Rebecca C. Rodriguez - April 18, 2008 - 12:00am
At some point in our bubblegum pop lives, we may feel like Holden Caulfield of The Catcher in the Rye or Claire Danes from My So-Called Life. Being a teenager has never been easy, as teens constantly have do deal...
A view to a thrill
by Rebecca C. Rodriguez - April 16, 2008 - 12:00am
If the ’70s had glam rock, the ’80s had the New Romantics, pre-Smiths era. This movement somewhere between punk and new wave had Brit bands like Spandau Ballet, Ultravox and Duran Duran dressed in androgynous,...
The mark of time
by Rebecca C. Rodriguez - April 2, 2008 - 12:00am
Ordinary watches rarely achieve pop culture icon status. Then again, there’s nothing very ordinary about S.T.A.M.P.S., a brand of funky watches that sticks on to anything you could possibly think of.
It’s getting cool in here
by Rebecca C. Rodriguez - March 30, 2008 - 12:00am
Locks are everything
by Rebecca C. Rodriguez - March 19, 2008 - 12:00am
What is the story with our crowning glories? With tip-top mane condition, it makes us femmes feel confident and beautiful just like celebrities on the red carpet. But if we wake up to a bad hair day, our ever-changing...
Paint the town Maroon
by Rebecca C. Rodriguez - March 14, 2008 - 12:00am
It’s impossible not to be obsessed with lead singers of rock bands, especially if they are oozing with sex appeal. I am pretty sure that there were times when we all got mesmerized by front men or women and...
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