Gold Digger 2.0
In the past, gold-diggers were defined by some mothers as that woman she caught your father with. But as style editor/columnist Celine Lopez writes in her essay about the New Trophy Wife, such definitions are fluid—that “nothing defines things more than history itself.” As more people in their 20’s become millionaires, she wryly observes that “marrying the ‘take-it-to-the-top men’ has almost become like a feminist movement.”
The Ballad Of Lintang Bedol
His name has been implicated in the last two big election scandals in recent memory. In Philippine politics, no other character but the COMELEC’S Lintang Bedol has figured prominently (and flagrantly) in the controversies that have haunted the present administration of President Gloria Arroyo. As Bedol hits the headlines again, Ricky Torre writes (and almost sings) a fitting, honest paean to the man.
Strange Attraction
In the secret lair of a popular bookstore, Yvette Tan—one of the winners of the 2nd Philippine Graphic Fiction Awards—dines with her idol, fantasy author Neil Gaiman, who planted her a knee-numbing kiss on the cheek only a few hours before and complimented her on her short story. For someone immune to the glamor that surrounds celebrities, Tan finds herself in rare moment of weakness.
