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Rookies of the Year: This Band of Young Talents Leads the Charge for the Next Generation of Multimedia Stars
Jove Moya & Leo Balante | December 13, 2021

When the pandemic upended lives around the globe, people sought the Internet for refuge. Artists in different sectors of the entertainment industry carried on and produced an array of content that kept everybody alive—it is in this noble pursuit that the members of Gen C thrived. Today, under Cornerstone Entertainment these fresh, new talents are staking their claim as the brand new faces of the local show business, raring to take on a global stage.

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MADE to Last: The Making, Blossoming, Remaking and Continuing Legacy of Metrobank Art & Design Excellence
Pauline Nacar | November 3, 2021

A community with as much talent, passion, and diversity as Philippine art needs to have its own blazed advocate. One that’s as vigorous about its success as the very people creating its constantly growing collection. Here, we look into the history of the Metrobank Art & Design Excellence competition as it’s being written, and its inspiring commitment to Filipino artists in and out of the pandemic.

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Review
Air It Goes: Preparing Guilt-free Meals with the Electrolux Explore 6
Christina Zabat | October 28, 2021

Now, more than ever, with the growing concerns brought by the global health crisis, staying healthy and being healthy, has gone from a “trend” to a need. Rank Magazine got dibs on the Electrolux 3L Explore 6 to see what innovations the new model adds to the air fryer hype that brings consumers to a gateway to a healthier way to cook our food.

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Authenticity, Change, and Dialogue: Inside Tommy Hilfiger’s Fall 2021 Campaign that Tells the World to ‘Pass the Mic’
Rank Magazine | October 21, 2021

Tommy Hilfiger introduces the Fall 2021 brand campaign “Pass the Mic” that gathers a group of diverse voices on a global platform with the aim of sharing and amplifying the message of change.

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Mastermind
The Ballad of Erik Santos
Leo Balante | October 18, 2021

From landing on his now-iconic winning finals piece to becoming the quintessential balladeer of his generation, Erik Santos‘ stake in the entertainment industry is every bit divinely-ordained. As he turns a year older, Rank Magazine editor Leo Balante sits down with the celebrated artist and OPM mainstay on the making and remaking of the artist facing the “new normal”, boxes left unticked on his creative bucket list, and the poetic justice in continuing to perform on the very stage that gave him his first steps into an illustrious two-decade career given today’s situation.

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Childhood Games Take a Deadly (and Life Changing) Turn in ‘Squid Game’: Inside the Internet’s Newest Dystopian Phenomenon
Pauline Nacar | October 1, 2021

What happens when you take 456 people and offer them a 45.6 billion won prize to play a game they’ve known since childhood? In this wildly addicting series from Netflix, a cast of characters desperate for money go through lengths to win the prize, and to survive. Starring Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Jung Ho-hyeon, Heo Sung-tae, and Wi Ha-joon, “Squid Game” is one K-series for the books, and it’s definitely not for the faint-hearted.

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EXCLUSIVE: The 2021 Metrobank Art & Design Excellence (MADE) Champions the Art of Possibilities with this Year’s Awardees
Rank Magazine | September 13, 2021

Following this year’s theme of “Spectrum: The Art of Possibilities”, the Metrobank Art & Design Excellence (MADE) strengthens its commitment to amplify the reach of local creative talents and visionaries with this year’s batch of winners. Out of the record-breaking 701 submitted entries across the country, eight Filipino painters and sculptors have come out victorious with pieces that resonate present-day realities from introspective look on our collective pandemic state of mind, natural and man-made disasters, to a ringing indictment on existing social arrangement of powers.

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Shifting Gears: David Bay Breathes New Life to an Iconic Track for Debut Release
Pauline Nacar | September 3, 2021

If a particular song can’t seem to escape your mind for months and years on end, that’s a striking sign it’s probably meant to play a big part in your career. Such is the case for David Bay and his long-standing relationship with his debut track, way before it was even a single to begin with.

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On Healing, Comfort, and New Optimism: ‘Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha’ Takes Viewers on a Wave of Warmth and Community
Pauline Nacar | September 3, 2021

Netflix premieres its newest romantic-comedy K-drama with a flair for the special intricacies of normal life. Starring Shin Min-a, Kim Seon-ho, and Lee Sang-yi, this series is a weekend getaway perfect to destress and relax with, with stories of love, healing, and solidarity.

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Mastermind
Kyle Cruz and the Art of Seeing through Genderless and Minimalist Fashion
Pauline Nacar | August 27, 2021

The “CRUZ” brand has rapidly grown in reputation within the Philippine fashion arena since its initial launch in 2018. As the young designer, Kyle Cruz, prepares for his latest collection, he sits down with Rank Magazine to talk about his beginnings, his burgeoning fashion career and the brand’s beginning, middle, and never-ending explorations.

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