A couple of weeks ago, I posted an entry at the Food Talk Community about Gwyneth Paltrow's upcoming cookbook. A writer from Vogue magazine interviewed her, cooked with her, … [Read more...]
We’re familiar with a “man’s man”; what about a “woman’s woman”?
July 20, 2010 By 25 Comments
When I was in UP Law and the People Power happened, Gringo Honasan became a household name and an object of curiosity. A friend and classmate who lived most of her life in … [Read more...]
If you wear a bra to bed, pay attention
May 7, 2010 By 48 Comments
I received a forwarded e-mail about a study that links breast cancer with prolonged wearing of bra. My antennae went up immediately. But since I'm not in the habit of … [Read more...]
I’m all for supporting one’s spouse, but this is ridiculous
May 6, 2010 By 41 Comments
Every spouse knows that mutual support is a huge factor in any successful marriage. And I'm not just talking about financial support -- I'm talking about emotional, mental, … [Read more...]
Perceptions and images of women
July 21, 2009 By 8 Comments
In a television commercial, an attractive young woman calls out “Darling” to the out-of-focus image of a man in the crowd. She runs to him, he picks her up, she tells him … [Read more...]
Why I like Kate Winslet
February 24, 2009 By 19 Comments
So, I missed the live telecast of the 81st Academy Awards. I had to work, what can I say? It would have been nice to say, "Play now, work later" but newspapers don't move … [Read more...]
Liberation
February 5, 2009 By 41 Comments
Some twenty years ago, the 20-year-old daughter of a distant relation left for the United States with her fiancé who was more than thirty years her senior. We didn’t even … [Read more...]
Revisiting Manderley
November 11, 2008 By 4 Comments
I'm reading Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca for the second time. The date on the flyleaf of the book says I bought it when I was 15 years old and I must have read it not too long … [Read more...]
Who’s heard of Henry Enfield?
October 7, 2008 By 13 Comments
We have BBC in our Dream satellite subscription but I have never seen the "Harry and Paul" show. In fact, I've never heard of Henry Enfield until today and only because the … [Read more...]
Another iconic woman
September 22, 2008 By 2 Comments
That's Christine Keeler in the photo. If you haven't heard of her before, modern history credits (or discredits) her for bringing down the Conservative government of British … [Read more...]
A trophy running mate
September 18, 2008 By 94 Comments
(Today's column) Iconic women (iconic for the right or wrong reasons) have been on the news lately. After Hillary Clinton lost her shot at the Democratic nomination and the … [Read more...]
Poor little rich girls
July 15, 2008 By 19 Comments
While watching the trailer of the film "Mamma Mia!" on television a couple of nights ago, there ensued a discussion as to whether the lead star is one of the three witches in … [Read more...]
Protest march: alleged rape of Filipina in Okinawa
March 7, 2008 By
American soldiers allegedly raped a Japanese and a Filipina in Okinawa. When I saw the video footage of the protest march, my immediate reaction was to wonder why the protest … [Read more...]
A new hot and sexy Filipina image
July 14, 2007 By 16 Comments
After all the brouhaha over the benighted commenter in Sexy Mom's blog, some light at the end of the tunnel. I visited the site of a current advertiser of Pinoy Cook and … [Read more...]
Sexy is not sex-starved nor a sex toy
July 6, 2007 By 34 Comments
I was waiting for the furor to die down before writing my thoughts about the "sexy mom" slash "sexy Filipina" issue. I figured there wasn't any point in raising another angry … [Read more...]
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