Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars lead nominees for MTV Video Music Awards

LOS ANGELES — Pop singer Lady Gaga and her “Die With A Smile” collaborator Bruno Mars landed at the top of the list of...

Reframing fairytale twists and turns

THE FIRST production of Theatre Group Asia (TGA) is a local interpretation of a beloved Broadway musical, Into the Woods, boasting a star-studded cast of Filipino talent based here and abroad.

Goldman Sachs pitches wealthy Asian heirs on leveraging family art

GOLDMAN Sachs Group, Inc. is building up its art advisory services in Asia, as wealthy families catch up with those in the US and...

Solaire North’s giant glass tube installation earns Guinness World Record

THE END of July saw Solaire Resort North in Quezon City mount a formal ceremony naming The Mangrove — an artwork by American glass...

Arts & Culture (08/06/25)

AVANT-GARDE footwear designer and art provocateur Joel Wijangco unveiled his latest exhibit at the Yuchengco Museum, blurring the line between fashion, sculpture, and social commentary.

Love-struck trucks and diggers: Estonia’s take on Romeo and Juliet

RUMMU, Estonia — A production of Romeo and Juliet in Estonia uses a cast of vehicles to tell Shakespeare’s story of star-crossed lovers, with...

Ancient pre-Hispanic grave unearthed under residential Lima street

LIMA — Human remains pointing to a 1,000-year-old pre-Hispanic cemetery were unearthed in northern Lima by workers digging under the Peruvian capital to install...

Lindsay Lohan comes full circle with Freakier Friday

LONDON — Lindsay Lohan says she drew upon her own experiences of motherhood for Freakier Friday, the highly anticipated sequel to her hit 2003...

An attempt at a cynical romcom

WHILE it largely misses the mark in terms of execution, Materialists stands out because of the lightness with which it displays cynicism towards love in late-stage capitalism. It straddles the boundary between typical romantic comedy tropes and a yearning to tell a story of something more.

Loni Anderson, who played smart against stereotype on WKRP in Cincinnati, 79

LOS ANGELES — Actress Loni Anderson, who won acclaim for her US television sitcom role as the brainy, glamorous radio station receptionist defying workplace...

Too many em dashes? Weird words like ‘delves’? Spotting text written by ChatGPT is...

By Roger J. Kreuz
PEOPLE ARE NOW routinely using chatbots to write computer code, summarize articles and books, or solicit advice. But these chatbots are also employed to...

Entertainment News (08/05/25)

Clara Benin to hold a two-night concert FOLLOWING the sold-out success of her 2023 concert at the Music Museum, Clara Benin returns to the stage...