Entertainment News (07/24/24)

A COMPILATION featuring the top 12 songs that made it to the final round of this year’s PhilPop Himig Handog songwriting competition has been released.

Artist swaps British Museum coin with fake

A BRAZILIAN conceptual artist swapped a historic British coin for a fake in the British Museum to highlight the large number of foreign objects...

Looted after a war, priceless antiquities brought back to Cyprus

NICOSIA — Cyprus has taken delivery of priceless antiquities looted after war split the island in 1974, as part of an ongoing effort to...

Nigerian artist aims at world record for largest individual drawing

LAGOS — Nigerian artist Fola David is seeking the Guinness World record for the largest drawing by an individual after spending six days on...

The post-pandemic cosplay boom

IT IS common nowadays to see people wearing costumes of animated characters, superheroes, and video game characters in and around malls and convention centers....

Apple in talks to license more films from Hollywood

APPLE, INC. is having discussions about licensing more films from major Hollywood studios as it looks to bolster its Apple TV+ streaming service, people...

Poet and translator Marne Kilates, 71

MARIANO L. KILATES (known as Marne by his family and friends) passed away at the age of 71 on July 20, announced the largest...

Gen Z and Millennial stars unite for wide-leg pants

UNIQLO is trying to make a statement with wide-leg pants, and they did it with a style talk with two stars. During a July 18...

Payless marks 14th year in the Philippines with new look, new stores

THE DISCOUNT shoe brand’s name says it all: pay less. Payless, a leading affordable shoe retailer from Kansas, USA, founded in 1956, came to...

Style (07/22/24)

PUMA and K-pop star Rosé from South Korean musical quartet BLACKPINK are unveiling their first official campaign.

New Burberry chief faces tough choices on high-end ambitions

PARIS — Burberry’s new boss Joshua Schulman faces an immediate strategy dilemma. Last Monday, the former head of Coach was appointed to replace Jonathan Akeroyd,...

Armani, Dior face Italian antitrust probe on labor practices

ITALY’S Competition Authority opened an investigation into some companies controlled by luxury fashion groups Giorgio Armani SpA and LVMH’s Christian Dior over alleged unfair...