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Forgotten Victims: Spare a thought for India’s Muslims during coronavirus

admin 30 March No Comments

4 minutes

Victimhood and suffering are relative. India’s Muslim population has been dealt severe blows in recent months. Now they have to reckon with coronavirus as it encroaches upon Indian soil, and a nationwide lockdown. In December […]

Features

The Day the Earth Slowed Down: The Three Gorges Dam is damn big, and that’s not all

admin 30 March No Comments

7 minutes

It is of mythical proportions, impossible to truly grasp. It makes mountains look like molehills and molehills look like very small piles of dust. That’s right, I’m talking about China’s 3 Gorges Dam, astride the […]

Features

Silver Linings Playbook: Is the coronavirus a necessary wake-up call?

admin 22 March No Comments

7 minutes

Coronavirus has struck at an interesting time. These are turbulent days. Commentators speak in seismic proportions of ‘before’ and ‘after’ replacing such indulgencies as past and future. We are living in the midst of an […]

Food/Drink

10 Best Vegan Food Places in Makati City, Metro Manila

admin 19 March No Comments

7 minutes

If you plan on spending any time in Makati as a vegetarian or vegan, it can be helpful to know in advance where to eat. There are a range of spots to eat vegan food […]

Food/Drink

Top 5 Vegan Food in Poblacion, Makati City

admin 19 March No Comments

5 minutes

Here is a starter list for anyone looking for vegan or vegetarian food in Poblacion, Makati City. From vegan pizza to Makati’s second-best hummus.

Features

What is the most interesting thing about Coronavirus [COVID-19]?

admin 12 March No Comments

6 minutes

Coronavirus has devastated swathes of China and infected tens of thousands in Italy, Iran, South Korea and northern Europe. Experts predict it could infect half the world’s population in its lifetime–some say it is here […]

Food/Drink

Milking the issue – arguments about the best milk substitute

admin 6 March No Comments

9 minutes

Milk substitutes get a lot of flak — they are hypocritical, they are unhealthy, they are bad for the planet, they use too much water, they shouldn’t be called milks, and so on. In trying to sort wheat […]

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