Bohemian Rhapsody, Green Book win Globes on night of upsets
LOS ANGELES — The Golden Globes gave Queen musical Bohemian Rhapsody its top prize on Sunday in an unexpected victory over romance A Star is Born, and named 1960s segregation-era roadtrip Green Book the best comedy or musical film.
Nespresso gears up for Mediterranean summer
NESPRESSO is launching a new color and flavors fit for the summer (in Europe at least) with the Unforgettable Mediterranean Summer collection. Inspired by...
Two K-pop fan meets in two days
In the hierarchy of Korean stardom, there are legitimate superstars, true celebrities, award-winning actors, and chart-topping singers. Only a few who can rightfully claim to belong to each class and 41-year-old So Ji Sub is one of them. So when he visited Manila for his first fan meeting two weeks ago, the Titas of Manila expectedly came in droves, beating their millennial K-pop counterparts to the box-office. Mr. So of Oh My Venus and My Secret Terrius fame is recognized, and rightfully so, as the total package, who has more to offer than those freshly minted, lip syncing teenage idols.
Animals, food, cars, and more at Discovery Festival
THE Discovery Festival returns to BGC’s Bonifacio High Street on Dec. 8.
Video game highlights PH’s war on drugs
TULAK, an award-winning indie game that tackles the country’s war against illegal drug, is now available to the general public.
Can luxury fashion brands ever really be inclusive?
By Paurav Shukla and Dina Khalifa
LUXURY goods tend to be associated with exclusivity rather than inclusivity. But thanks to the universal scrutiny of social media and consumer activism, high-end brands are under increasing pressure to be seen as companies who care.
CODA lands top SAG award on road to the Oscars
LOS ANGELES — CODA, a coming-of-age drama about the only hearing member of a deaf family, won the Screen Actors Guild’s (SAG) top film award, raising its chances of success at next month’s Oscars ceremony.
Victoria’s Secret fashion show set for a comeback after six-year gap
THE POPULAR annual runway show from Victoria’s Secret, featuring supermodels with jewel-encrusted bras and angel wings, will be back this fall season after a...
Arts & Culture (04/03/24)
WATERCOLOR painter and architect Joven Ignacio has opened a new solo exhibition titled “Mithi.” It showcases 30 carefully crafted works of art that feature some of the beautiful birds and fauna that are slowly becoming extinct due to man-made factors and climate change.
Lecture and book launch
THE AUTHOR James Hamilton-Paterson will give a talk on “The Writer As Misanthropist,” followed by a conversation with Jessica Zafra, at the launch of the 30th anniversary reprint of his book Playing With Water: Passion and Solitude on a Philippine Island, published by the ADMU Press, this afternoon from 5 to 7 p.m., at the 2nd floor Art Wing of the new Arete complex (just inside Gate 3), Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City.
Lilo & Stitch live-action remake brings human connection to the fore
LONDON — Lilo & Stitch is the latest Disney animation to get a live-action remake, with the medium allowing a closer look at the...
Care packages
IN these very unkind times — the elections, the pandemic, conflict, and all the things that keep us awake at night — gestures of love and kindness go a long way. There is now a business selling care packages that can be a way to express those feelings to someone you love or even yourself.