The New Generation of Online Culture Curators, The Big Cigar, BLU-SWING's Summertime, Bombvinos Bodega Lunch Specials, Amekaji Vintage Event, KAGATAN 41
In this issue:
The New Generation of Online Culture Curators
The Big Cigar
BLU-SWING - Summertime
Bombvinos Bodega Lunch Specials
Amekaji Vintage Event
KAGATAN 41
Goût de France
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The New Generation of Online Culture Curators
“Perhaps the best way to think of these guides is as curators; like a museum curator pulling works together for an exhibition, they organize the avalanche of online content into something coherent and comprehensible, restoring missing context and building narratives. They highlight valuable things that we less-expert Internet surfers are likely to miss. Andrea Hernández, the proprietor of Snaxshot, a newsletter and social-media account dedicated to “curating the food and beverage space,” told me recently, “Curation is about being able to filter the noise.” (I follow Hernández for her skill at discovering the wildest examples of direct-to-consumer drinks startups, such as Feisty, a purveyor of “protein soda.”) She continued, “I go out and I scour through the Internet and I come to you with my offerings.” Unlike a museum curator, however, the digital personalities I have taken to following also become the faces of their work, broadcasting recordings of themselves, on TikTok and Instagram, as a way of building a trusting relationship with their followers.”
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The Big Cigar
“Based on the magazine article by Joshuah Bearman (“Argo”), who will also serve as executive producer, “The Big Cigar” is the incredible true story of Hollywood revolution meeting social revolution: it’s a wild caper of Black Panther founder Huey P. Newton escaping from the FBI to Cuba with the assistance of famed producer Bert Schneider in an impossibly elaborate plan — involving a fake movie production — that goes wrong every way it possibly can. And somehow, it’s all true. Mostly.”
The Big Cigar is available on Apple TV+. Watch the trailer here.
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BLU-SWING - Summertime
Eat & Drink
If you’re in the Makati CBD looking for a boozy brunch check out Bombvinos Bodega’s new lunch specials. Coffee is on them while supplies last.
Bombvinos Bodega is located at Unit 3, The Zone Sports Center, 7224 Malugay Street, Brgy, Makati, 1209 Metro Manila. Call 0968 851 4682 to book a table.
Events
Amekaji Vintage Event at XCEPTION on June 1-2
Amekaji Vintage Event returns for a third run at XCEPTION MAKATI this weekend. If you’re into Americana (western, military, Ivy/Trad/Preppy) clothing you’ll find a good selection of both new and old.
KAGATAN 41! Manila’s Quarterly Record Fair at Makati Central Square on June 1
Manila’s quarterly records fair returns this weekend at the Makati Central Square. It’s two days of record digs, CD binges, cassette tape revivals and other analog collectibles.
Goût de France
“On June 1 and 2, the Goût de France Street market will offer residents and visitors of Makati a taste of French « street food », crêpes, pastries and other delights together with wines, liqueurs coffees and other beverages on the tree-lined Paseo Avenue along Ayala Triangle, the new address of the French Embassy to the Philippines (and Micronesia). The public will be entertained and introduced to the preparation of some French dishes as Chefs and apprentice chefs from Enderun, partner of the Ecole Ducasse in Manila, will conduct cooking demonstrations. Meanwhile, with Paris hosting the Summer Olympics and Paralympic Games this year, celebrating Gastronomy and Sports, Goût de France will treat runners and bikers on Car-Free Sunday, June 2 on Ayala Avenue to a French breakfast of croissants and coffee at the French Market. To further entertain the public, a traditional race of waiters is being organized on the Sunday afternoon.”