South Trading Post is bringing ‘Manda Madness’ this weekend

South Trading Post is bringing ‘Manda Madness’ this weekend

Lifestyle.INQ     •     August 26, 2026, 5:38 pm

South Trading Post is heading to Mandaluyong for the very first time with a dual-venue takeover: "Manda Madness."

What 600,000 macarons say about Manila’s appetite for accessible global luxury

Lifestyle.INQ     •     August 26, 2026, 9:05 am

The appeal behind Maison Ladurée lies not only in the food but in the world constructed around it—French heritage, presentation, and luxury

Dolly Parton: Quotes on life, love, and music

Lifestyle.INQ     •     August 26, 2026, 7:03 am

Country music legend Dolly Parton was never at a loss for words—she estimated that she wrote 3,000 songs over the course of her career

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Olivia Rodrigo’s latest release is inspired by ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’

Olivia Rodrigo’s latest release is inspired by ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’

Lifestyle.INQ     •     August 25, 2026, 4:29 pm

Olivia Rodrigo continues her feminist advocacy as she releases “Serena Joy” ahead of her inaugural all-women music festival

Damn your resilience

Lifestyle.INQ     •     August 25, 2026, 7:00 am

Resilience is a dirty word. It’s a cop-out, a surrender. Resilience is what happens when the government fails its people

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Flood, waste, and a two-way street

Flood, waste, and a two-way street

Lifestyle.INQ     •     August 24, 2026, 6:30 am

The recent habagat rains left behind piles of trash clogging our drains and waterways, putting to question our role in the flooding.

The cost of losing our shared public spaces

Lifestyle.INQ     •     August 24, 2026, 6:00 am

Metro Manila did not lose its shared spaces overnight. We traded them away for wider roads, disappearing sidewalks, trees sacrificed for street parking, highways in the sky, and, finally, the idea…

Best running spots in Metro Manila

Lifestyle.INQ     •     August 24, 2026, 5:30 am

Metro Manila has a number of running spots that range from beginner-friendly to more challenging routes

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Who the stars call when showbiz gets messy

Who the stars call when showbiz gets messy

Lifestyle.INQ     •     August 23, 2026, 7:00 am

Erik Matti’s “Call My Manager” puts the spotlight on talent managers and gives an irreverent look at the fun and frenzy of Philippine showbiz

Can government-mandated celibacy save us from romantic despair? 

Lifestyle.INQ     •     August 23, 2026, 6:30 am

The film begins as an amusing critique on right-wing conservatism, but by the end it reinforces those very values

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Striking Out on Dating Apps? There's Always LinkedIn

Striking Out on Dating Apps? There's Always LinkedIn

Lifestyle from Newser     •     August 22, 2026, 12:10 pm

LinkedIn may bill itself as all business, but some users are quietly treating it as a soft-focus dating app. With fatigue over swipe-based platforms rising, professionals are testing whether a resume…

Mondo Duplantis can sing, too

Lifestyle.INQ     •     August 22, 2026, 7:36 am

Swedish pole vaulter Armand “Mondo” Duplantis is singing about his favorite color in a promotion for the first Ultimate Championship

9 artists trace the wild paths of growth in ‘Where Vines Grow Wild’

Lifestyle.INQ     •     August 22, 2026, 6:49 am

At the group exhibition ‘Where Vines Grow Wild’ at Artinformal gallery, nine artists find lightness in the unruly.

Who will carry the Philippine flag to Eurovision Asia?

Lifestyle.INQ     •     August 22, 2026, 6:30 am

For the 10 Filipino hopefuls of the Eurovision Song Contest Asia, the challenge isn’t to replicate the competition’s sensibility, but to use it as a guide and make it Filipino.

Your blush might be missing a transition shade

Lifestyle.INQ     •     August 22, 2026, 6:00 am

The mid-tone blush technique uses two blush shades instead of one: a deeper, more muted color to create the transition, followed by the brighter shade you actually want to see.

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World's Oldest Living Person Just Turned 117

World's Oldest Living Person Just Turned 117

Lifestyle from Newser     •     August 21, 2026, 2:20 pm

Ethel Caterham just added another candle to a cake that's already made history. The British woman, officially certified by Guinness World Records as the planet's oldest living person and oldest…

Neutrogena Gives Panettiere a Posthumous Apology

Lifestyle from Newser     •     August 21, 2026, 1:09 pm

After public backlash , Neutrogena is publicly reckoning with how it handled Hayden Panettiere more than a decade ago when she spoke out about suffering postpartum depression, reports NBC News . Days…

Pizza Hut's Name Just Got a Lot Shorter, in Honor of Football

Lifestyle from Newser     •     August 21, 2026, 11:45 am

Pizza Hut is slimming down its name just in time for football season. The chain says it will simply be "Hut" for 25 weeks, starting with the kickoff of the 2026 NFL season, a nod to the "hut" command…

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Well, Now Your Vodka Can Taste Like Dill Potato Chips

Well, Now Your Vodka Can Taste Like Dill Potato Chips

Lifestyle from Newser     •     August 20, 2026, 2:31 pm

Your chips can now come in a shot glass. Sugarlands Distilling has rolled out Pringles Dill Pickle Potato Vodka, a 60-proof spirit meant to mimic the snack maker's tart, briny dill pickle crisps—with…

ChatGPT Rolls Out Version Teen.0

Lifestyle from Newser     •     August 20, 2026, 11:02 am

OpenAI on Tuesday introduced a version of ChatGPT designed for teenagers—the first generation to grow up with artificial intelligence—who are already using it for schoolwork, questions about daily…

Ice cream cones, the ingenious invention of American immigrants

Lifestyle.INQ     •     August 20, 2026, 10:45 am

As anyone from George Washington to Ben & Jerry could tell you, on a hot summer night it’s a treat that’s hard to beat

Is ‘slow cinema’ the biggest enemy of cinema today?

Lifestyle.INQ     •     August 20, 2026, 10:16 am

The biggest enemy of cinema today is the smartphone and our inability to cut out being connected for an hour and a half or two

‘Camp Rock 3’ can’t quite find the note

Lifestyle.INQ     •     August 19, 2026, 4:37 pm

“Camp Rock 3” pales in comparison to its predecessors, and it’s more serious than you think

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