THE THIRD installment of the Fantastic Beasts franchise follows Professor Albus Dumbledore as he devises a plan to prevent the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald from gaining control of the wizarding world.

IT BEGAN with a white wall in the attic of his old home where Stephen Ozo would paint murals and explore the use of color with the small pints of paint he’d purchased. But nobody knew about it.

THE 14th century is known for catastrophe. By midcentury, the first wave of plague spread through a Europe already weakened by successive famines and the Hundred Years War between England and France. And crises just kept coming. After the first wave, which has come to be called the Black Death, the disease returned at least four more times before 1400. All the while, fresh conflicts kept erupting, fueled in part by the rising number of soldiers available for hire.

A TINY nipa hut serving as a chapel in Barrio San Miguel, Manila in 1851 held the image of Nuestra Señora del Rosario — Our Lady of the Rosary — which is venerated by the villagers.

THE PHILIPPINE Educational Theater Association’s (PETA) marks its 55th anniversary by streaming A Game of Trolls, Liza Magtoto’s martial law musical, on ktx.ph on April 22 and 23.

THE CULTURAL Center of the Philippines (CCP) and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts will hold a necrological tribute for the late National Artist for Literature Bienvenido Lumbera on April 23.

ON EASTER Sunday, the Shangri-La Plaza will host a whimsical SpEGGtacular Easter Hunt as the Grand Atrium transforms into a tropical paradise on April 17. The egg hunt is open to children from one to 12 years old.

LONDON —  British actor Hugh Laurie, best known for playing an eccentric doctor in the TV series House, brings what he says is his favorite Agatha Christie novel to the screen with his new TV show Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?.

SINGER Britney Spears announced she is pregnant with her third child by posting a message on Instagram on Monday.

WASHINGTON — The latest chapter in Hollywood star Johnny Depp’s legal battle with ex-wife Amber Heard kicked off on Monday as a US defamation trial began over allegations Heard made about domestic abuse.

FOR author, playwright, screenwriter, and film scholar Clodualdo “Doy” Del Mundo, Jr., evoking sadness in the reader of his books is never the goal. But writing which requires recollection sometimes inevitably involves sadness, especially if what is remembered is something that is lost.

THERE’s a good chance you’ve heard a song by Ed Sheeran called “Shape of You.” It’s been streamed over 3 billion times on Spotify and viewed over 5 billion times on YouTube.