WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE and Miguel de Cervantes, two of the most important writers of literature, are surrounded by a halo of mystery related to authorship.

From the outset, Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla feels like a mish-mash of games, incorporating the very best of its lineage into its makeup.

THE ORTIGAS Library has released an e-book version of one of its titles, Hispanic Philippine Churches: An Architectural Study by Benito Legarda, Jr. The book — in PDF format with a file size of 96MB — is available for purchase for P250. For details, e-mail the library at ortigasfoundation@ortigas.com.ph.

LOCAL streaming service iWantTFC starts the year with its first original offering, horror anthology Horrorscope about how one’s astrological sign can bring misfortune and terror, which begins streaming worldwide on January 13.

SINGER Daryl Ong, known for his covering songs such as Willie Revillame’s novelty song “Ikaw Na Nga,” has signed as an artist for Filipino music label Viva Records, putting him in the same company as singers Sarah Geronimo and Katrina Velarde.

IT SEEMS the once taboo subject of group sex is finally entering the mainstream--one of the reasons for this is the prevalence of organized sex party networks like Kinky Salon, Klub Verboten, Crossbreed, Le Boudoir and Killing Kittens.

TV MARIA, the Filipino Catholic TV channel celebrates its 15 years of broadcasting this 2021, as the Philippines also celebrates the 500 years of Christianity in the nation. TV Maria was created to fulfill the vision of being the Filipino Catholic TV Channel. And it has served this purpose not just within the Philippine archipelago but has also reached many Filipinos across the globe.

CINEMALAYA Philippine Independent Film Festival 2021 is now open for submission of entries for its Short Film Category. Interested filmmakers must submit their application on or before March 5, 2021 (Friday), 6:00 p.m. to the Film, Broadcast, and New Media Division (FBNMD), 4F Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), Roxas Blvd., Pasay City. Only entries by Filipino filmmakers are accepted to the Short Feature Category.

THE TEASER trailer for the new Netflix film Space Sweeper starring Song Joong-Ki and Kim Tae-Ri drops ahead of its February 5 release date.

Flo, Calm, and MyFitnessPal are the most popular health apps in the world in 2020, according to the Health App Index from Uswitch, a UK-based comparison website. Half of mobile app users relied on health and fitness apps in order to achieve their fitness goals before the pandemic. That number rose to 75% after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. 

JUST because vaccines are rolling out to some officials do not mean that the general public can be lax about their own restrictions.

WHILE a new coronavirus strain threatens to ravage Europe anew, for now, fashion councils in fashion capitals have released provisional schedules for their shows. Last year saw alternative online presentations due to lockdowns and health concerns (Moschino, for example, presented its collections through a puppet show), and there is an expectation that most shows this year will still present on digital platforms.