A walking tour of Escolta
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- Category: Life
- Published on Wednesday, 19 June 2013 18:34
- Written by Benjamin Layug
I HAVE been dying to do a walking tour of Escolta, Manila’s historic version of High Street. The name of this short (less than a kilometer long) stretch was derived from the Spanish word escortar, meaning “to escort.” From the early 1900s to the 1960s, Escolta was the country’s premier shopping mecca. With the emergence of the commercial and business districts of Makati and Quezon City, the prestige of Escolta gradually faded. On a shopping assignment along nearby Soler Street, I decided to include a visit to Escolta in my itinerary.
Getting to know Neil Gaiman
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- Category: Life
- Published on Wednesday, 19 June 2013 18:31
- Written by Rebecca Keegan / Los Angeles Times
AUSTIN, Texas—In Neil Gaiman’s passport case, on a scrap of paper beside his green card, are two verses of an unfinished work called “Pirate Stew.”
Is it time for an inbox detox?
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- Category: Life
- Published on Tuesday, 18 June 2013 18:47
- Written by Jen Weigel / Chicago Tribune
WHEN I found out that last week of January had been declared “Clean Out Your Inbox Week,” I wondered why it was necessary to dedicate a whole week to one task. But then I saw the 1,012 e-mails I had yet to delete in my own inbox.
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