Besides being an Academy Award®-winning actress, Reese Witherspoon is now also a powerhouse producer heading Hello Sunshine, her billion-dollar production company, whose first feature film is Where the Crawdads Sing, based on Delia Owen’s best-selling mystery novel. “I read the novel in one day. I just couldn’t put it down,” says Witherspoon. “I fell in love with Kya as a main character, as a little girl who’s growing up in a very rural area, shunned by society and trying to find a way to just save herself, just survive. The experiences she has with the two men in her life...

In an exhilarating nod to the Philippines’ vibrant culinary scene, Abi Marquez, hailed as the internet’s “Lumpia Queen,” has been officially nominated for the prestigious 28th Annual Webby Awards under the Social - Food and Drink category.      The nomination—one of five in its category and handpicked from out of 13,000 projects submitted from around the world—places her among the top 12% of entries submitted. This also puts her in esteemed company alongside notable figures and entities such as America's Test Kitchen and Jennifer Garner. It likewise signifies Marquez’s impactful contribution to the digital food community.     At...

In celebration of the highly anticipated release of NewJeans’ second EP, Get Up, Spotify has teamed up with the rookie powerhouse to bring the world of NewJeans to listeners across the globe.   Since NewJeans' explosive debut in July last year, the quintet, made up of MINJI, HANNI, DANIELLE, HAERIN and HYEIN, has been making waves with their music and winning Bunnies over worldwide. Today, the girls have over 23 million monthly listeners on Spotify, and are once again proving that they are a force to be reckoned with. In a week since the release of Get Up, the EP,...

Airbnb is wrapping up 2023 by revealing its annual holiday season trends, revealing trending domestic and international destinations, as well as the Airbnb Categories that are popular among Filipinos. With travel returning in full swing this year, Filipinos are exploring more off-the-beaten-path destinations or crossing borders to soak up different cultures.    Domestically, Filipinos are gravitating towards the country's pristine waters, with the laidback city of Sorsogon City in Bicol as the leading trending destination for the holiday season. Following closely are beach destination San Felipe in Zambales and urban retreat Las Piñas City in Metro Manila. Hotspots Puerto Princesa...

PUMA is marking the return of the Palermo, a terrace legend and a shoe that pays homage to the coastal capital of the island of Sicily.   After being teased by PUMA collaborator and ambassador Dua Lipa earlier in 2023, the Palermo OG is now set to make its official return. This storied low-top originally made its debut in 1980s football stadiums, where it was a staple amongst the terrace crowd.   PUMA’s 2023 bring-back features the shoe’s original blue-and-white colorway, complete with a retro T-toe construction, a classic gum sole, and the shoe’s signature tag featuring PUMA lettering in...