Eco-friendly shoe brand opens first store in Manila
STARS like Bella Hadid, Scarlett Johansson, Aubrey Plaza, and Jenna Ortega are said to be fans of the shoe brand Vivaia, with K-pop star Jennie of the girl group BLACKPINK spotted wearing them as well. While it has already made its presence felt in the Philippines since January through pop-up stores (in Power Plant Mall and Shangri-La Plaza), it officially opened its first permanent store in SM Megamall on May 8.
60 years of Seikos diving for time
TIME TICKS forward for Seiko’s diver’s watches as the company releases its 60th anniversary diver’s watch, a tribute to several pieces that they have...
RTW pioneer, fashion designer Larrie Silva, 74
LARRIE SILVA, pioneer of ready-to-wear (RTW) Filipino fashion, died last week on May 14. He was 74.
Born on Sept. 20, 1950, Mr. Silva was...
Fashion finds at Habi Fiesta
WHILE HABI FIESTA, a gathering of local weaving businesses supported by the J. Amado Araneta Foundation through the Gateway Gallery, ended on May 18...
Gold’s Gym x Metcon introduces Hyrox training
THE FITNESS RACE format Hyrox, which blends endurance running and functional workouts, may not be in the Philippines just yet, but many Filipinos have...
The B-Team*
By Noel Vera
So about that asterisk in the title — (skip this one paragraph if you haven’t seen the picture!) turns out it’s exactly what it signifies, a mark meant to refer to a footnote or omitted matter, in this case the movie’s real name The New Avengers, suggesting several things: 1.) this is about the level of humor we’re getting here on out, more meta and complicated and not really that much funnier, and, 2.) this movie and the characters in it are placeholders for when the real thing arrives.
Stuff to Do (05/16/25)
FILIPINO band Over October is celebrating the release of its new single, “BITIN,” on May 16 with a show that will feature two back-to-back sets packed with chart-toppers, deep cuts, and crowd favorites by the band.
Another deadly surprise destination
FINAL DESTINATION BLOODLINES brings back the warm, fuzzy feeling that kids and teenagers in the 2000s got from watching grisly, shocking deaths unfold in the first few Final Destination movies (which we were definitely way too young to be seeing), each one building on the creativity of the last.
It’s not Max, it’s HBO Max: Streaming service flips name again
TWO YEARS AGO Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. ditched the HBO brand from the title of its flagship streaming service, counting on the name Max...
CNN revisits streaming with new subscription service this fall
THREE YEARS after canceling the short-lived CNN+ streaming service, Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. is launching a new online offering built around its 24-hour news...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ ex-girlfriend says he raped her, paid $20 million in settlement
NEW YORK — Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ex-girlfriend Casandra Ventura testified on Wednesday that the hip-hop mogul raped her in 2018 after they ended their...
For saké’s sake
SAKÉ is one of the most important drinks of Japan, as it should be, coming from one of their most important food staples, rice...