• Only a few more nights and Ploning, Panoramanila’s debut film starring Judy Ann Santos, is opening. We’re really looking forward to it, and we hope it exceeds expectations. Go watch!
• There are many things you can do with candies, especially Jelly Beans. Here the people behind Candy Corner, the official retail distributor of Jelly Beans, share with us the many ways you can use candy. The possibilities are endless!
• The thresher sharks issue. While they may not appear on the list of rare, threatened, or endangered species, they’re actually vulnerable. Watch this documentary about them on Probe TV.
• Martial arts guru Antonio Graceffo is in the Philippines to learn EMS, and he hopes to go back to the Shan and continue his work documenting human rights abuses there. Read parts 1, 2, and 3 of his story.
• Some stationery and paper love here: Designer Marge Defensor-Manalaysay has some new canvas pencil cases out now, and Catrina Paulino has some handmade notecards. We discovered these at Rockwell’s Urban Bazaar.
• Filipina expat Thelma Bowlen, whom you may know as Joey in an FM morning show long ago, is now based in Florida. She writes about how she’s never mistaken as a Filipina and how she shifts into Tagalog when she speaks with a Filipino customer service rep from back home. Read her essay here.
• Beyond the Barrelman is an art exhibit that will open in Chicago in September, and they’re calling for submissions from Filipino contemporary artists . Read the details here.

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Photo: “The Battle for the Title of “Karyada King” by My Visita Iglesia
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