Nica del Rosario (L) shares a photo of her and partner Justine Pena in front of the Sydney Opera House in Australia on Thursday, August 18, 2022. (Photo from nicadelrosario’s Instagram) MANILA, Philippines – Musician Nica del Rosario will soon marry her partner, Justine Pena, in Australia. Del Rosario on Thursday took on Twitter to share a snapshot of the sky through an airplane window. “Off to get [married],” she wrote in the post’s caption. The singer later revealed that she and Pena flew to Sydney, Australia for their upcoming wedding. Contrary to the Philippines, same-sex marriage has been legal in Australia since 2017 – even for couples that are only tourist visa holders. Del Rosario and Pena, together with fellow artist Jelo Mateo, were behind former Vice President Leni Robredo’s campaign song “Kay Leni Tayo” for the 2022 presidential race. RELATED STORIES: PH LGBT-friendly, but 61% oppose same-sex marriage Keep fighting for same-sex marriage, CHR urges … [Read more...] about Nica del Rosario to wed partner in Australia
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How a Disney Map Helped My Company Survive the Death of the Direct-to-Consumer Model
Every week, the same headline repeats: DTC upstart heads to retail. You can now find Magic Spoon at Target, Glossier at Sephora, and Away at Amazon, and the list goes on. This month, Yumi, the company I co-founded, also threw our proverbial hat into the brick-and-mortar ring, with a full nationwide launch at Target and nearly 2,000 stores. So, yes, the "era of DTC" as we know it is dead . But I would argue that the DTC era was an important pit stop to the inevitable omnichannel future. In the initial version of our company pitch deck, we created a future road map inspired by Walt Disney's famous Synergy Map in 1957, when he envisioned Disney's 60-year road map in a napkin sketch. He doesn't explicitly name Disney+, its big gambit in connected TV, or the purchase of Pixar, but all the breadcrumbs are there for the sprawling online and offline empire we know today. Our Disney map slide showed Yumi's later-stage selling channels would include real-life festivals for … [Read more...] about How a Disney Map Helped My Company Survive the Death of the Direct-to-Consumer Model
‘Kid Cudi’ Criticizes Erratic Behavior Of Former Friend, Kanye West
(CTN News) – A former friend and collaborator of Kanye West, Kid Cudi, has railed against the rapper as he speaks about his erratic behavior. Kanye and Kid Cudi had a public fall out in February after Kanye removed Kid Cudi contributions from his ‘Donda 2’ album. This is because Cudi is friends with ‘Saturday Night Live’ star Pete Davidson, who was dating Kim Kardashian after she ended her marriage to West, reports Variety. During an interview with Esquire magazine, Cudi stated: I’ve appeared on every album he’s ever released. The only two he’s been on are mine and his. Considering that, you should be able to figure out what he’s suffering through,” Cudi told Esquire. Please don’t think I didn’t ask.” West posted several anti-Cudi images to his Instagram account after removing Cudi from ‘Donda 2’, Variety reports. There was a photo of West seated at a table with Kid Cudi , Davidson, and Timothee Chalamet. Everyone’s face except Chalamet’s had an ‘X’ over it. … [Read more...] about ‘Kid Cudi’ Criticizes Erratic Behavior Of Former Friend, Kanye West