Table of contents for April 2021 in Mega Man

Temperatures are rising and the country is heating up literally and figuratively. I’m referencing the sweltering weather as well as the level of frustration that Filipinos are experiencing. Call it a really bad case of déjà vu or Groundhog Day, but the events of the last few weeks have become reminiscent of 2020. Last March 21, 2021, the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on emerging infectious diseases announced a new set of quarantine guidelines due to the rapidly increasing number of COVID-19 infections. Reports of full capacity hospitals and a looming breakdown of the healthcare system have forced the IATF to tighten restrictions yet again. This move brings the national capital region to square one, a familiar scenario we saw at the exact same month of 2020. While we have adjusted…

STYLE TIP You must have been biking or doing a lot of walking at home, so show off all that work with micro shorts. Don’t forget to punctuate the look with off-kilter sunglasses and accessories…

It lingers long past the hour you decide to turn in for the day. No matter how hard you try, the letter Z in succession just doesn’t want to come. Here, your thoughts race, running through everything from the past, present, and future. You write your litanies, which end up in kilometric at every tick of the clock, all leading towards one thing–the yearning for a soul to intertwine and call a part of you. In his evocative series, Long Night Stands With Lonely Lonely Boys, visual artist, photographer, and storyteller, Augustine Paredes, digs deep and dissects the concept of home in the many people he has met along the way. Now more than ever, these letters and stories echo loudly, especially at a time when connections are challenged at…

Marvin Agustin’s star shone so brightly during his heyday in show business that even now, years after stepping away from the spotlight, his name still resonates. He’s still a natural in front of the camera. And he’s still a good lookin’ fella. Nowadays, Marvin is one of the beacons of a restaurant industry beleaguered by the pandemic and confusing quarantine requirements. It hasn’t been easy, but Marvin keeps on thinking of new ways, new businesses and new solutions. The cover shoot was held in Kondwi, the art-filled cocktail bar in Poblaction, Makati. Wearing pastel and neutral-toned suits, Marvin mugged for the camera, even obliging a cochinillo with a photo-op. Charming, funny and smart, Marvin has clearly not lost any of his star appeal. This, plus his dogged determination to survive…

1 ONE/SIZE No matter where you find yourself on the skincare spectrum, it can be agreed that the least intimidating way to ease into a skincare regimen is through the simple layering of a mask at the end of the day. In this carved out self-care moment, it has even become so imperative and specific that aside from the face, there has been an influx of eye masks that are targeting the area that is highly indicative of stress. Now, from the brainchild of Patrick Starrr and his beauty brand, One/Size, comes the no slip, no drip Secure The Blur Hydrating Under Eye Patches that focus on rejuvenating tired and textured skin. Formulated with hyaluronic acid, plant collagen, caffeine, guava extract, and calamansi juice, the under eye is plumped, smoothed,…

STYLE TIP Avoid looking like a bag of marshmallows by applying the same rules of tone on tone or pairing pastels with white and biscuit…