Inside the music industry’s battle with the UK government over AI song generators
By Hayleigh Bosher
UNIVERSAL Music Group has been asking music streaming services like Spotify to stop developers from scraping its material to train artificial intelligence (AI) bots...
Wes Anderson, Ken Loach among big names competing at Cannes Film Festival
WES Anderson, Ken Loach, Todd Haynes, and Wim Wenders are among the directors vying for the top prize at next month’s Cannes Film Festival,...
‘Ternocon 3 Exhibit’ to travel outside Metro Manila
WHILE the “Ternocon 3 Exhibit” at the Ayala Center ended this weekend, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) is going to bring it...
Two out of three hit the spot
WHILE the London City airport has dropped the 100 mL limit for liquids in one’s carry-on luggage, the rest of the world is yet to follow suit. This means that we still have to pack our skincare in our check-in luggage, and we’re not quite willing to open our suitcase to a sight of broken bottles of serum.
Lacoste dresses up ‘Netflix and Chill’ uniform in fashion collab
NETFLIX, Inc. and Lacoste SA are launching a clothing collaboration that will see the garment-maker’s iconic crocodile dressed up as show characters, with the...
World of Barbie experience brings iconic doll into the real world
LOS ANGELES — From the first blonde haired Barbie created by Mattel in 1959 to the upcoming Barbie film, the iconic doll with small...
LVMH’s caution points to Americans’ waning lust for luxury
PARIS — Luxury shoppers in the United States are curtailing purchases of high-end fashion and leather goods, LVMH’s first-quarter sales report showed, adding to...
How beauty filters like TikTok’s ‘bold glamor’ affect tweens using social media
By Claire Pescott
TIKTOK’s new “bold glamor” filter “enhances” physical features in a way that makes it difficult to distinguish whether someone is using a filter or...
Swinging Sixties fashion designer Mary Quant dies aged 93
LONDON - Fashion designer Mary Quant, often credited with popularizing the miniskirt that helped define Britain's "Swinging Sixties" era, has died aged 93.
Born and brought up in Blackheath,...
Summer Metro Manila Film Festival 2023: Tense, thrilling, full of talent
By Brontë H. Lacsamana, Reporter
Movie Review
About Us But Not About Us
Directed by Jun Robles Lana
MTRCB Rating: R13
It’s exciting to witness a Filipino film pulling off the challenge...
Encantada: Women, worship, and the wild
By Sam L. Marcelo
Dance
Encantada by Agnes D. Locsin
Alice Reyes Dance Philippines
Samsung Performing Arts Theater: April 14 and 15, 7:30 p.m.; April 15, 2 p.m.
Manila Metropolitan Theater: April...
About Us but Not About Us top winner at first summer MMFF
ABOUT Us but Not About Us was the big winner at the awards night of the first summer edition of the Metro Manila Film...