Batang Poz sequel highlights how teens face HIV
THE LATEST release by author Segundo Matias, Jr., titled Stigma: Mga Batang Poz 2, offers a glimpse into the lives of young Filipinos living...
Shaping tomorrow’s stories at the Singapore Writers Festival 2025
THE 28th edition of the Singapore Writers Festival (SWF), which ran from Nov. 7 to 16, made a stab at the future with its special focus on sci-fi, fantasy, and speculative writing, featuring marquee names associated with the popular genre such as the Americans Ken Liu and R.F. Kuang and the Philippines’ own Dean Francis Alfar.
Fabergé Imperial Winter Egg eyes auction record with $26-million price tag
LONDON — A Fabergé Imperial Winter Egg, commissioned by Tsar Nicholas II as an Easter gift to his mother, heads to auction this week...
Tom Stoppard, playwright who dazzled with verbal gymnastics, 88
LONDON — “What’s it about?” was a frequent response from bemused theatergoers to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Tom Stoppard’s first stage triumph.
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Putting Pompeii’s pieces together, with the help of a robot
POMPEII, Italy — Pompeii’s ancient Roman frescoes, shattered and buried for centuries, could get a second life thanks to a pioneering robotic system designed...
Siargao beyond the surf
WHEN people think of Siargao Island, they visualize foreigners flocking to the waves to surf in the day, then crowding the bars, mingling with locals and fellow travelers in the night.
Bang & Olufsen launches centennial collection
NOW that it has turned 100, Danish luxury audio brand Bang & Olufsen (B&O) has unveiled its Centennial Collection to mark a century of...
Disney’s Zootopia 2 fuels box office frenzy with $556 million worldwide
LOS ANGELES — Walt Disney’s animated Zootopia 2 racked up an estimated $556 million in global ticket sales over the US Thanksgiving weekend, providing...
Paris’ Louvre raises prices for non-EU tourists to fund renovations
PARIS — The Louvre in Paris is raising ticket prices by 45% for most non-European Union (EU) tourists to help finance renovations of the...
Entertainment News (12/02/25)
SONY Music Entertainment has announced the release of The First Take versions of “DAM” and “Time,” two of SB19’s most celebrated hits.
Uniqlo gives for the holidays
UNIQLO has given thousands of clothes to disaster relief efforts for the recent calamities that have struck the Philippines, as well as to farming...
Armani names new board to steer company through succession plan
ITALIAN luxury group Armani said on Friday it had appointed a new eight-member board, keeping three seats for representatives of the family and bringing...