Lifestyle & Features

By Candice Choi / The Associated Press New York—Oreos are getting a skinny new look, and its maker says the new cookie is a “sophisticated” snack for grown-ups that isn’t meant to be twisted or dunked.

New York—Chips made out of broccoli, chickpeas and kale. Wine-spiked ice cream. Popcorn that didn’t quite fulfill its destiny.

By Thomas Adamson / The Associated Press Paris—Summer was in the air in Paris mens- wear collections with white roses and lashings of colors. Here are the highlights from Dior Homme, Kenzo and Balmain’s debut menswear show.

Power Mac Center marked last month its first appearance at Philippine Fashion Week at the SM Aura Pre- mier mall in Bonifacio Global City. As the official technology retail partner of the country’s grandest fashion extravaganza, Power Mac Center takes inspiration in bringing together technology and style to glam up the experience of Manila’s fashion glitterati for three days filled …

Well-made timeless basics, be it a crisp white polo or a pair of well-fitted khakis, are a great foundation to any wardrobe. But more often than not, high-quality basics come with a hefty price tag.

Review by Douglass K. Daniel / The Associated Press A theater up the street asks its employees to include the title of a favorite movie on their nametags. The choices of these teenagers and twentysomethings can be anything from Fast and Furious 5 or The Hunger Games to the occasional retro pick, like The Sound of Music.

Summer may be over, but the fun continues in Albay this June, and it’s all because of the festivals in the province that showcase its rich cultural legacy. This month’s merrymaking started with the just-concluded Pinangat Festival, inspired by the pride the inhabitants of Camalig town, Albay province, have for their cuisine. A signature Bikolano delicacy, pinangat is made up …

By Alvin I. Dacanay Later this month the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), its resident theater company Tanghalang Pilipino and respected playwrights’ group Writer’s Bloc will open the 11th edition of the Virgin Labfest, a three-week laboratory theater festival of untried, untested, unstaged and unpublished plays by new and veteran dramatists.

From that first bicycle ride to that first trip to the countryside, fathers have always been the go-to guys for adventures. Under the care and protection they have provided, life’s journey became easier for their children.

Wouldn’t it be perfect to come home and smell the aroma of freshly baked homemade pie? It would surely leave a wonderful memory to those who experience this. Growing up, I thought pie-making was hard to do, given the things it requires—the cutting in of the fat into the flour, the handling of the dough when adding the water, the …