Secrets and speedy thumbs as Blanchett and Cuaron team up for Disclaimer TV series
LONDON — Oscar winners Alfonso Cuaron and Cate Blanchett say their new television show Disclaimer is woven around characters that challenge audiences to suspend...
Diego Luna, Gael Garcia Bernal bring boxing drama to Hulu
Mexican actors and childhood friends Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal have paired up again, to deliver Hulu’s first Spanish-language series, La Máquina.
Mr. Luna...
K-Fever hits Conrad
THE Korean Wave is reaching new heights, thanks to various K-pop acts and all other aspects of Korean culture arriving on our shores. Conrad...
Kiwami changes name, adds new member
KIWAMI in BGC is dropping its “food hall” branding and adopting the new name Kiwami: Japanese Master Kitchens. In addition to the rebrand and...
Dining In/Out (10/10/24)
NEWPORT WORLD RESORT (NWR) has once again partnered with German brewery Weihenstephan Brewery, as its official beverage partner for the celebration of Oktoberfest 2024 at The Ballroom, Hilton Manila, from Oct. 24 to 26.
US candy companies sideline pricey Halloween chocolates for gummies, licorice, flavored crèmes
NEW YORK — Trick-or-treaters hoping to collect handfuls of chocolate candy this Halloween might be facing a bit of a letdown.
US confectionery companies are...
In Russia, an upstart whiskey distiller looks to break the vodka mold
KEMLYA, Russia — Russia may be known for its vodka, but in a rural village a few hundred miles east of Moscow, a whiskey...
Art Jakarta’s steady growth: a bigger venue, more visitors
AS Art Jakarta settled down in its new home at the JIExpo Kemayoran — a large convention space with high ceilings that it moved...
Pinoy Pride: Olivia Rodrigo’s homecoming concert draws 55,000 fans, and scalpers
FILIPINO-AMERICAN popstar Olivia Rodrigo’s sold-out one-night concert, GUTS, held at the Philippine Arena on Oct. 5, was a visual and musical spectacle that saw the singer serenading 55,000 fans with her raw lyrical storytelling and vocal prowess.
ManilART holds satellite exhibits
MANILART’24, the National Art Fair, will kick off on Oct. 8 and will run up to the 13th at the SMX Convention Center in...
Arts & Culture (10/09/24)
AN upcoming project of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) is In Situ, Performance as Exhibition, The Philippine Edition, which aims to bring the power of performance to a transformative exhibition format, set against the backdrop of the urban and rural environments in the Philippines.
Entertainment News (10/09/24)
THE highly anticipated 10th album of pop band Coldplay, titled Moon Music, has landed in stores and on streaming services. Produced by Max Martin, it contains the chart-topping single “We Pray” with Little Simz, Burna Boy, Elyanna & TINI, as well as the single “feelslikeimfallinginlove.”