Dining In/Out (05/15/25)
Solaire Resort North marks its first year
SOLAIRE RESORT NORTH is celebrating its first anniversary, marking a year since its grand opening on May 25,...
Robert De Niro calls for protest against ‘philistine’ Trump as Cannes opens
CANNES, France — Hollywood icon Robert De Niro lambasted “philistine” US President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday and his proposed film tariff at the...
Kim Kardashian tells accused in Paris jewel heist that she forgives him
PARIS — Reality TV star Kim Kardashian told the alleged mastermind of a jewel heist in which she thought she was going to die...
Paris court convicts actor Depardieu of sexual assault, imposes suspended sentence
PARIS — A Paris court on Tuesday found actor Gerard Depardieu guilty of sexually assaulting two women on a film set and handed him...
Big Bad Wolf goes to Greenhills
COMING FROM a successful March edition in Clark, Pampanga, the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale is back again in Metro Manila, to be held...
New York’s billion-dollar May art auctions could actually be a success
IT’S HARD to imagine less auspicious conditions for May’s New York auction season. The art market is limping, hobbled by high prices and low...
A drag-fueled showstopper mirrors the real world
THE power of drag, the Filipino obsession with rags-to-riches fairy tales, and the unenviable crisis of identity at an age of heightened scrutiny online all come together in the latest jukebox musical, Delia D: A Musical Featuring the Songs of Jonathan Manalo. Directed by Dexter M. Santos, the show is a cautionary tale about change that is both campy and empowering. Most of all, it’s brimming with the production’s sheer passion for music and performance.
Arts & Culture (05/14/25)
9 living treasures awarded at GAMABA ceremony
FOR the first time in the history of the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan (GAMABA), nine awardees were...
Citing military threats, Taiwan’s Palace Museum says no China cooperation planned
TAIPEI — Taiwan’s National Palace Museum, home to one of the world’s biggest collections of imperial Chinese treasures, does not plan any joint events...
Stars strive to dispel tariff gloom at Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, FRANCE — Movie legends from Tom Cruise to Denzel Washington will gather in Cannes this week for the 78th incarnation of its film...
Ben&Ben preps for world tour
NINE-PIECE band Ben&Ben are set to kick off a global album tour this May and June, with shows in Cebu, Bacolod, and Davao —...
The Who to say goodbye with North America tour
LEGENDARY rock band The Who announced their final tour of North America on Thursday, saying after six decades of making music, all good things...