London Film Festival launches with Daniel Craig’s third Knives Out movie
LONDON — Daniel Craig’s third outing as the charismatic detective Benoit Blanc in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery opened the London...
Dolly Parton says ‘I ain’t dead yet’ after sister sparked alarm
COUNTRY SINGER Dolly Parton sought to reassure fans about her health on Wednesday after comments by her sister stoked concern that the Grammy winner...
Disney raises admission prices for its theme parks during key holidays
DISNEY said on Wednesday it will raise prices for certain tickets to its theme parks in the US during key holidays such as Thanksgiving...
Film aims to show how King Charles’ once-mocked views on nature became mainstream
LONDON — Britain’s King Charles has said he was considered “rather dotty” for voicing concern about damage to the environment in the past. An...
Stories and drinks all the way from Albania
QUICK — how many Albanians do you know? Thanks to its unstable politics and its history of isolation, probably not many. During a bar...
Gordon Ramsay’s Knife Edge spotlights culinary world’s chase for Michelin glory
LONDON — Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay goes behind the camera for a new series, Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars, that shines the spotlight on...
Lucky Me-rch: Pancit hops from plates to T-shirts
FOR THIS month’s National Noodle Day — which fell on Oct. 6 — noodle giant Lucky Me! has released a line of T-shirts and...
UK man pleads guilty in New York to $99-million wine fraud
NEW YORK — A British man pleaded guilty on Tuesday in New York to involvement in a nearly $100-million fraud whose victims invested in...
France trims wine output estimate after summer heatwave
PARIS — France’s farm ministry lowered its projection for this year’s wine output on Tuesday to 36 million hectoliters, down from the 37.4 million...
Dining In/Out (10/09/25)
OKTOBERFEST 2025 is in full swing, and Newport World Resorts is transforming the Hilton Manila into a Bavarian haven from Oct. 8 to 11.
AAA winners are meditations on colonial history, faith, and memory
ARTWORKS that ponder Philippine colonial history, personal and collective memory, and expressions of faith came out on top in the 2025 edition of the...
Bringing back magic and myth
“TELL THE STORY. Make a song,” is how Filipino novelist Erwin E. Castillo concludes his preface to the new edition of The Firewalkers. In...