Dior appoints Jonathan Anderson as design chief for women’s wear and haute couture
PARIS — Dior is appointing its menswear designer Jonathan Anderson to also head womenswear designs and haute couture, replacing Maria Grazia Chiuri and widening...
JBL releases new party speakers, compact portables
AUDIO EQUIPMENT manufacturer JBL has dropped its latest line of audio essentials, ranging from booming party speakers to more compact portables.
The updated line...
Record labels in talks to license music to AI firms
MAJOR MUSIC companies are in talks to license their work to artificial intelligence (AI) startups Udio and Suno, deals that would establish a framework...
Rome’s ‘Hollywood on the Tiber’ plans comeback despite Trump tariff threat
ROME — Europe’s largest film studio Cinecitta is aiming to re-launch Italy as a movie powerhouse, even as US President Donald J. Trump’s proposed...
Entertainment News (06/03/25)
THE first stop of the blockbuster film Superman world tour is Manila this month. Filmmakers James Gunn and Peter Safran and stars David Corenswet (who plays Clark Kent/Superman) and Rachel Brosnahan (who plays Lois Lane) will be traveling all over the world. Scheduled for June 19, the Manila stop includes a fan event to be held at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall. The movie itself opens in cinemas and IMAX on July 9, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Being tough
WHAT HAPPENS when you put a basketball star and a watch together? For the release of the G-Shock’s latest releases in the Philippines, the watch line from Casio tapped Filipino-American basketball player Dwight Ramos as its ambassador.
Celebrity fitness brand Alo now in the Philippines
LOS ANGELES-BASED wellness and lifestyle brand Alo Yoga opened in Greenbelt 5 on May 30. During a preview on May 29, BusinessWorld got a...
Dior shows Maria Grazia Chiuri’s cruise collection in Rome
PARIS — French fashion house Dior showed creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri’s cruise 2026 and fall-winter haute couture 2026 collections at a fashion show...
Style (06/02/25)
Rustan’s has end-of-season sale
THE Rustan’s End-of-Season Sale makes a stylish return from May 30 until June 15, happening in all stores nationwide and online...
Doctor Who regenerates as Ncuti Gatwa leaves and Billie Piper returns
MANCHESTER, England — Ncuti Gatwa, the first Black actor to play the lead role in British sci-fi show Doctor Who, departed the series on...
Loretta Swit, ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan on M*A*S*H, 87
NEW YORK — Loretta Swit, the Emmy Award-winning actress who played no-nonsense US Army combat nurse Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan in the hit...
Taylor Swift gains control of her music catalog
LOS ANGELES — Pop superstar Taylor Swift said on Friday she had purchased the master recordings of her first six albums, giving her control...