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Foodie high wiTh mArkki sTroem in ‘TAsTe buddies’
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n awesome Saturday awaits viewers of Taste Buddies as Solenn Heussaff and Iya Villania discover a new food destination: Tuscany in McKinley Hill. The girls are not doing it on their own because hunky actor-model Markki Stroem is joining them. Together, they check out three restaurants: Bag O’ Shrimp for a seafood feast, Lucky’s Burger and Bar for a burger and pasta overload, and Sophie’s Mom cake shop for Iya’s sweet challenge this week. While Iya’s being served with a platter of red velvet cupcakes, Solenn, meanwhile, dares Markki to take the ‘Quickie Quiz.’ It’s a fun Saturday night with Taste Buddies at 8:45 p.m. on GMA News TV. HHHHH Typhoons wiTh celebriTy nAmesAkes Did you notice how PAG-ASA people seemed to have played with the names of the recent typhoons that visited the Philippines? Typhoons Egay and Falcon, which came a few days apart last week, had people asking whether ABS-CBN had a hand in choosing these cyclones’ local monikers – naming them after Kapuso actor Ejay Falcon, one of the stars of the network’s Pasion de Amor. Maybe we will have more celebrity namesakes among the typhoons that will enter PAR in the coming weeks.
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Markki Stroem joins Taste Buddies Solenn Heussaff and Iya Villania for a gastronomic journey
The onset of the typhoon season, meantime, underscores the need to ensure our safety and that of our loved ones while at home, outside on the streets, and on the road. One TV infomercial that gives useful tips that will surely help keep your family safe during typhoons is the Meralco Advisory, aired during primetime TV newscast on major networks (ABS CBN 2, GMA 7 and TV5). Meralco Advisory’s typhoon safety tips include turning off your
electricity supply if rain water is nearing the level of your electrical outlets, and keeping outdoor electrical outlets and extension cords protected from getting wet to avoid the danger of electrocution. I also learned that one could also dial the Meralco hotline 16211 and have tree branches that touch power lines cut by the utility’s professional tree-trimmers. Celebrating its second anniversary last month, the Meralco Advisory is anchored by a tan-
dem from the stable of Meralco’s good-looking executives, namely, Meralco’s Public Information Office (PIO) Head Joe Zaldarriaga, and Maita David, Meralco customer retail services officer. Its attention-grabbing news on developments from Meralco and the power industry in general – complemented by infographics, safety and energy-efficiency tips and, sometimes, guest experts – makes the Meralco Advisory one to look forward to every month.
‘Wild AustrAliA’ on AnimAl PlAnet
‘sixth sense’ stAr bACk in ‘sex ed’
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he boy who saw dead people is back, and this time he’s talking about the birds and the bees. It’s been more than 15 years since Haley Joel Osment uttered that famous line as the haunted boy in Sixth Sense and after taking a break from the big screen, Osment is making a comeback-- and this time he is seeing a virgin in the mirror. From being Forrest Gump Jr. to his break out role as Cole Sear, which made him the second youngest to be nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Academy Awards, Osment seemed on his way to a long and successful acting career. In addition to his follow-up movies Pay It Forward and A.I. (Artificial Intelligence), Osment made regular TV appearances and even did voice work for the hit Disney video game series Kingdom Hearts, but when he turned 18, Osment took a break from Hollywood and headed to New York. “It was always college. My mum’s a sixth-grade teacher, so it was never really negotiable. And luckily, I wanted to go to college, too,” he said in an interview.
Haley studied experimental theater and graduated from the NYU’s Tisch School Of The Arts. “You can only go to college at that time in your life once, when you are 18, in order to sort of figure out what you want in your life,” he adds. Haley said having that college experience and a social life that didn’t revolve around Hollywood was absolutely crucial for him. While Haley has been working steadily since graduating in 2011, his biggest role upon his return was in Entourage where he played the main antagonist Travis McCredle, which for a lot of people shattered their childhood image of Haley. Something he redeems in the upcoming romantic indie comedy movie Sex Ed from Solar Pictures. In Sex Ed, Haley plays Eddie Cole, a down on his luck teacher who lands his first teaching gig at an inner-city middle school. He soon finds that his highly pubescent pupils are receiving no form of sexual education. And though he isn’t really equipped to teach them, he’s takes on the challenge of explaining “the birds and the bees”, much to the chagrin of their parents.
Wild Australia features the animals that abound in the land down under
Haley Joel Osment plays sex education teacher in Sex Ed
Teacher Ed (Osment) teaches sex using unconventional methods
But his biggest problem isn’t the students or their parents—it’s himself. How can a “virgin” teach Sex Ed? It’s a fascinating role for Haley, as the former child star now finds himself the “teacher” to a new generation of kids who are also aspiring to be actors. The movie is backed by a talented and comedic cast led by Matt Walsh
(Veep) and Retta (Parks and Recreation), Lorenza Izzo (The Green Inferno, Hemlock Grove), Glen Powell (Expendables 3, The Dark Knight Rises), Laura Harring (Gossip Girl), Abby Elliott (Saturday Night Live), George Eads (CSI), and Lamorne Morris (The New Girl). Sex Ed, uncut and in all its glory, will be hitting theaters on July 22, released through Solar Pictures.
The most unusual animals are gracing your TV screens this July on Animal Planet. From the bizarre animals of the land down under, to the aggressive cats of Los Angeles and New York – Animal Planet gives you a look at the world’s unique and misunderstood creatures from each side of the world. The new series Wild Australia features one of the largest and most extreme wildernesses on Earth. Australia’s animals are the product of millions of years of evolution in isolation, producing some of the planet’s strangest, and most unique creatures-from mammals that lay eggs, to trees made from gold, to lizards that drink through their feet and the spiky yet cute echidna. This two-hour special explores the bizarre, deadly, and quirky characters that live in the world down-under. Wild Australia premieres tonight and airs 10 p.m. every Friday thereafter.