Stuff to Do (11/28/25)

AT THE Upper Ground B, Quantum Skyview, of Gateway Mall 2, National Bookstore is holding a book fair that runs until Nov. 30 during mall hours. The Sulit Reads Fair in Araneta City invites visitors to seek book hauls through their bundles and discounts, to save up for more gifts this holiday season.

Who needs birthday cake when you have a basket of dumplings?

DIN TAI FUNG celebrates 10 years in the Philippines this month through a special Birthday Basket featuring mainstays and one-off dumplings through the years.

The coquette has grown up

WHEN Lartizan first opened its doors in Bonifacio Global City’s Serendra in 2014, BusinessWorld wrote that it “had an air of a dollhouse that had grown up around the young girl who once played with it.”

Ice cream only: Magnum braces for life on its own as Unilever spin-off nears

GLOUCESTER, England — Unilever’s ice cream business is gearing up for its multi-billion-dollar spin-off next month, ready to tackle challenges from logistics to the...

Dining In/Out (11/27/25)

CELEBRATE the holiday season at Casa Buenas at Newport World Resorts (NWR). The restaurant showcases the flavors of the country’s major island groups starting Dec. 2.

Four further suspects arrested in Louvre heist probe

PARIS — French police arrested four further suspects on Tuesday as part of the investigation into the audacious Louvre jewel heist last month, Paris...

Star Wars, Elf memorabilia on sale in Propstore movie auction

LONDON — From Will Ferrell’s Elf costume to Star Wars props, an array of movie memorabilia spanning cinematic history heads to auction next month. More...

Does art have a place in business?

FACING more pressure from activist investors to increase returns, one Japanese company has turned to its art holdings, raising more than $100 million selling paintings by the likes of Monet and Renoir.

In remembrance of Oryang’s heroism

THIS YEAR marks the 150th year of Gregoria de Jesus’ birth, and there have been multiple takes in different art forms telling her story as the Mother of the Philippine Revolution.

Arts & Culture (11/26/25)

THE 60-year-old Solidaridad Bookshop, founded by the late National Artist for Literature F. Sionil José, has been sold to Batangas Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste, who is also the founder of Solar Philippines and son of Senator Loren Legarda.

5 great podcasts about art forgery

By David Forrest
WITH its longer forms of storytelling, the podcast is sufficiently supple to investigate the labyrinthine qualities of art forgery, the peculiar celebrity of the...

Call My Manager to honor Philippine cinema, showbiz

CELEBRITY EGOS, industry politics, and personal ambitions fuel the cutthroat world of show business, which is the center of the Filipino series Call My...