Chanel’s Manchester fashion show draws celebrities and protesters
MANCHESTER, England — French luxury label Chanel took its annual Metiers d’Art runway show to a rainy northern England street late Thursday where an...
Oppenheimer to screen in Japan next year after nuclear controversy
TOKYO — Universal Pictures’ Oppenheimer will screen in Japan next year, a local distributor said on Thursday — a launch that had been in...
UNESCO adds Aklan piña handloom weaving to list of intangible cultural heritage
THE UNITED Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has inscribed Aklan Piña Handloom Weaving in its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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Personal history and identity in public space
“THE MORE recent artists keep making the same things and, despite the growing number of galleries in the Philippines, you rarely find an immersive yet well-curated art exhibition,” declared Prim Paypon, lead curator of experimental art initiative THE ANNEXT, short for The Alternative Nest for the Next Rising and Emerging Artists.
Taylor Swift named Time’s ‘Person of the Year,’ capping her record-breaking 2023
AFTER launching a record-shattering global tour and becoming the world’s most-streamed musical artist in 2023, Taylor Swift notched yet another accolade on Wednesday when...
Italian opera singing added to UNESCO World Heritage list
ROME — Italian opera singing has been added to the United Nations’ (UN) cultural heritage list, a prestigious accolade for the four-centuries-old art mixing...
Showbiz in 2023: Hollywood strikes, Beatles last song, ‘Swift effect’
LONDON — From strikes paralyzing Hollywood to the Beatles releasing their last ever song, the world of entertainment provided many headlines this year.
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Stuff to Do (12/08/23)
Pomeranz returns to the Philippines
NEWPORT World Resorts welcomes Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter David Pomeranz back with a Coming Home concert that marks the 40th anniversary...
Emmy-winning TV producer-writer Norman Lear, 101
PRODUCER-WRITER Norman Lear, whose groundbreaking hit comedies such as All in the Family and Maude addressed race, abortion, and other social issues rarely seen...
Everything Everywhere and other A24 movies heading to HBO and Max
LOS ANGELES — Oscar-winning film Everything Everywhere All at Once and other movies from independent studio A24 will become available on Warner Bros. Discovery’s...
Actors ratify three-year contract, ending Hollywood’s labor turmoil
LOS ANGELES — Members of the SAG-AFTRA actors union approved a three-year contract with major studios on Tuesday, formally ending six months of Hollywood...
Blackpink agency shares skyrocket after K-Pop stars renew deals
YG ENTERTAINMENT, INC. said all four members of Blackpink renewed their contracts with the K-pop agency, dispelling concerns over the band’s continuation after their...