This day last week, me and a few friends participated in the Men’s Health Miracle Run (my influence obviously). You see, if there’s one other lesson I’ve learned from my stint as publisher of Men’s Health, it’s that you can never be too paranoid when it comes to your health.
To a lot of people, it may seem boring blah blah blah… or the whole health is wealth thing is overrated. But if you think about it even more, do you really want to worry about your health several years down the line?
Not all doctors look like Meredith Grey, unfortunately.
You see, I grew up in a household where there was food was food on the table 24/7. There was too much of it in fact, that even if I was a very active kid growing up, I never got to experience how it felt to have a flat midsection. My mom […]
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Literally. Well, for Esquire at least.
The September* issue of will have an e-ink cover. 100,000 of the total 720,000 print run will be assembled by hand, with parts criss-crossing the globe before ending up newsstands, jumping out at your eyes with shifting images.
Link to full news item here.
While obviously another way to go when it comes to standing out on the newsstand, we just have to wonder if such a move is just a way for the print industry to desperately cope with the fast changing times. As the business model for magazines in the US is more geared towards subscription than newsstand sales, there is really no need for publishing companies to stick their necks out for the price of evolution.
Of course, locally, it’s an entirely different story.
Take the July issue of FHM Philippines, for example, which came arrived in the local industry’s first ever foil package. The […]
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Literally.
The September* issue of will have an e-ink cover. 100,000 of the total 720,000 print run will be assembled by hand, with parts criss-crossing the globe before ending up newsstands, jumping out at your eyes with shifting images.
Link to full news item here.
While obviously another way to go when it comes to standing out on the newsstand, we just have to wonder if such a move is just a way for the print industry to desperately cope with the fast changing times. As the business model for magazines in the US is more geared towards subscription than newsstand sales, there is really no need for publishing companies to stick their necks out for the price of evolution.
Of course, there are some notable exceptions.
Take the July issue of FHM Philippines, for example, which came arrived in the local industry’s first ever foil package. The thing you have to take note […]
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Literally.
The September* issue of will have an e-ink cover. 100,000 of the total 720,000 print run will be assembled by hand, with parts criss-crossing the globe before ending up newsstands, jumping out at your eyes with shifting images.
Link to full news item here.
While obviously another way to go when it comes to standing out on the newsstand, we just have to wonder if such a move is just a way for the print industry to desperately cope with the fast changing times. As the business model for magazines in the US is more geared towards subscription than newsstand sales, there is really no need for publishing companies to stick their necks out for the price of evolution.
Of course, there are some notable exceptions.
Take the July issue of FHM Philippines, for example, which came arrived in the local industry’s first ever foil package. The thing you have to take note of […]
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After Neyo, Alicia Keys, and a few other recording superstars, seems like these foreign artists aren’t done with Manila yet. According to an officemate, there’s an ad in the paper today saying Rihanna’s squeeze Chris Brown is coming to Manila. I still would have wanted to see Usher, Justin, or Madonna, but Chris Brown is more than good enough.
Here’s hoping Rihanna tags along. And “dance forever ever ever…”. I listen to the song going to work every friggin’ day!
Will update this post with details as soon as they are available.
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The August issue of Playboy Philippines greets us with Miriam Quiambao on the cover. Though I’ve always believed that there is absolutely no way for a magazine to change overnight, Playboy has finally taken the first steps towards meaningful (and necessary) change by getting rid of Beting Laygo Dolor. Good riddance.
Here are a few things about the cover.
White text on white background in some parts of the cover.
They may have overdone the accessories a bit with those gigantic earrings. They take too much attention away from Miriam’s eyes and body.
Miriam Quiambao falls into the “Cindy Kurleto” category. They’re both tall and sexy, but lack the top heaviness to warrant a two piece outfit. It would have made more sense for her to assume a full body stance so she could showcase those long limbs of hers.
Also Regarding Miriam Quiambao, her name should have been placed at the top left instead […]
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The August issue of Playboy Philippines greets us with Miriam Quiambao on the cover. Though I’ve always believed that there is absolutely no way for a magazine to change overnight, Playboy has finally taken the first steps towards meaningful (and necessary) change by getting rid of Beting Laygo Dolor. Good riddance.
Here are a few things about the cover.
White text on white background in some parts of the cover.
They may have overdone the accessories a bit with those gigantic earrings. They take too much attention away from Miriam’s eyes and body.
Miriam Quiambao falls into the “Cindy Kurleto” category. They’re both tall and sexy, but lack the top heaviness to warrant a two piece outfit. It would have made more sense for her to assume a full body stance so she could showcase those long limbs of hers.
Also Regarding Miriam Quiambao, her feature should have been placed at the top left instead […]
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Or so the DOJ says.
“Accordingly, having been born on February 9, 1985, of a Filipino mother makes Gabriel Daniel Norwood, a Filipino citizen under Sec. 1(2) of Article 3 of the 1973 Constitution which declares as citizens of the Philippines those whose fathers or mothers are citizens of the Philippines at the time of their birth,” he said.
Full article can be found here.
My opinion? After making him play in an Olympic qualifying tournament as a Pinoy a few months back, this was the only way to go. After settling on Devance by default in a very lean 2007 PBA draft, Norwood may very well be the franchise player Welcoat is looking for.
For the PBA’s sake (and their own) though, I hope the Welcoat management surrounds him with all the support he needs. I’d sure hate to see versatility like that go to waste.
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I know this is 2 months overdue, but I just had to say something about this magnificent cover. It seems that Rogue caused quite an outrage when they painted the Philippine flag on Joey Mead’s body.
My take on the cover — this particular cover was done tastefully in my opinion. And no, I don’t think the people behind Rogue had intentions of desecrating our Philippine flag.
Why so? Read the cover lines people.
THE STATE OF THE NATION: The naked truth about who we are and where we’re going.
ROGUE’S HONOR ROLL: Nine Portraits of Philippine Pride
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE NATIONAL LANGUAGE?
Nowadays, people tend to think that stunts like this are only pulled off to get more media attention. Maybe so, but it takes more from a person to actually look past the cover and see what’s inside the magazine (or book). More than that, the people from Rogue got millions of […]
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Okay, okay, I know this is 2 months late, but in line with my attempt to try and give my two cents about magazine covers that catch my attention, I just had to say something about Rogue’s controversial Joey Mead issue. It seems that Rogue caused quite an outrage when they painted the Philippine flag on the body of a naked woman.
My take on the cover — this particular cover was done tastefully in my opinion. And no, I don’t think the people behind Rogue had intentions of desecrating our Philippine flag.
Why so? Read the cover lines people.
THE STATE OF THE NATION: The naked truth about who we are and where we’re going.
ROGUE’S HONOR ROLL: Nine Portraits of Philippine Pride
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE NATIONAL LANGUAGE?
Nowadays, people tend to think that stunts like this are only pulled off to get more media attention. Maybe so, but it takes more from a […]
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