BLACKSTONE, INC. is among the several bidders for British rock band Pink Floyd’s catalog, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, as the private equity firm looks to bolster its music rights collection.

BOSTON — Celebrity chef Mario Batali has agreed to settle lawsuits by two women alleging he sexually assaulted them in separate encounters in Boston, one of whose accusations were the focus of a #MeToo-era criminal prosecution that ended in his acquittal.

ECLECTIC objects from pop culture and history, including a guitar owned by blues legend B.B. King and early photos of film star Marilyn Monroe, will be up for sale at Guernsey’s auction house in New York next month.

DR. NATE Daniels, who grew up in South Africa, left the savannah to build a new life in the United States with his wife. After his wife’s death, he returns to his homeland with his two daughters to pay homage to his late wife, feeling his life finally coming in full circle.

SHANGRI-LA Plaza wraps up a #DealightfulAugust with the sweetest event of the year at the Sweet Escape, a dessert fair whipped up in partnership with The Honest Harvest community market.

ALL THREE Peter Parkers — played by Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield, and Tobey Maguire — are swinging back into theaters with the re-release of Spider-Man: No Way Home.

WITH a new partnership comes a new look, but the taste remains the same for Yoshinoya in the Philippines.

IT’S NATIONAL Burger Day on Aug. 25 and Newport World Resorts’ signature restaurants are grilling up hefty and juicy offers. There is the Buenas Burger of Casa Buenas at the GF Newport Grand Wing.

AFTER two years of virtual events, the City of Davao’s Kadayawan Festival has returned to face-to-face celebrations on its 37th year.

IN an effort to draw more visitors to the walled city, a special tour has been organized that mixes history, Filipiñana fashion, and photography.

FOUR works by National Artist for Visual Arts Fernando C. Amorsolo have been donated to the National Museum of the Philippines.

NEW YORK — Under the watch of counterterrorism officers and police in tactical gear, hundreds of people gathered in front of the New York Public Library last Friday to show support for Salman Rushdie, the author stabbed multiple times at a literary event on Aug. 12.